‘War 2’ released in theatres on August 14, a day before Independence day and clashed at the box office with ‘Coolie’. While it’s one of the biggest clashes of movies, it’s also a long three-day weekend which may end up in the favour of both the movies. While on the first day, ‘War 2’ was behind ‘Coolie’ as both the movies made Rs 51.5 crore and Rs 65 crore respectively. However, on day 2 which is Independence Day, ‘War 2’ performed better. Over the weekend the film has remained decent with more than Rs 30 crore each on Saturday and Sunday. War 2 Movie ReviewDespite lukewarm critical reviews and a mixed response from audiences online, the film’s second-day performance has been impressive. According to Sacnilk, the day 2 collection of the film which saw growth due to Independence day, is Rs 56.50 crore. Thus, it has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark within two days in all languages, according to Sacnilk. ‘War 2’ has released in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. The Telugu version of the film also got a great response due to Jr NTR‘s presence but on day 2 there was growth in the Hindi belt. The spike was fueled by stronger occupancies in key metros and robust evening-to-night show numbers. The holiday effect in certain territories, coupled with steady single-screen turnout in mass markets, also played a big role in the Hindi version’s rebound.
On Saturday, the film made Rs 33 crore of which the Hindi version made Rs 26 crore. There was a huge drop in the collections of the Telugu version of the film. While the Telugu version made Rs 22.75 crore on Day 1, the number dropped to Rs 12.5 crore on Day 2 and more down to 50 percent of that on day 3. On Sunday, the total collection of ‘War 2’ in all languages was Rs 31.3 crore which was a drop from the Saturday numbers. And now on Monday, of course, it is expected that the film will be recording lower numbers when compared to the weekend. It has started on a slow note on day 5, Monday and has made Rs 1.69 crore till afternoon. The total collection of the film so far in all languages, now stands at Rs 175.59 crore. Meanwhile, ‘Coolie’ has collected Rs 195.48 crore so far.Day wise collection of the film: Day 1 [1st Thursday] ₹ 52 Cr [Hi: 29 Cr ; Ta: 0.25; Te: 22.75] –Day 2 [1st Friday] ₹ 57.35 Cr [Hi: 44.5 Cr ; Ta: 0.35; Te: 12.5] Day 3 [1st Saturday] ₹ 33.25 Cr [Hi: 26 Cr ; Ta: 0.3; Te: 6.95] Day 4 [1st Sunday] ₹ 31.3 Cr [Hi: 26 Cr ; Ta: 0.3; Te: 5] * rough data Day 5 [1st Monday] ₹ 1.69 Cr ** –Total ₹ 175.59 Cr
