The advance bookings for Awarapan 2 began just 48 hours before release, but were off to a rollicking start on Wednesday itself. By 3 PM on Thursday, just 18 hours before the film hits screens, Awarapan 2 has sold over 1.3 lakh tickets for release day The advance bookings for Awarapan 2 began just 48 hours before release, but were off to a rollicking start on Wednesday itself. By 3 PM on Thursday, just 18 hours before the film hits screens,...
The advance bookings for Awarapan 2 began just 48 hours before release, but were off to a rollicking start on Wednesday itself. By 3 PM on Thursday, just 18 hours before the film hits screens, Awarapan 2 has sold over 1.3 lakh tickets for release day. According to Sacnilk, the film has sold tickets worth ₹4 crore for its opening day. Trade insiders estimate that total advance bookings for the film's opening weekend and beyond exceed ₹9 crore gross ( ₹7-8 crore net). This means that even before release, Awarapan 2 has surpassed the lifetime collection of its predecessor.
Awarapan had an opening-day collection of ₹79 lakh and netted ₹ 2.88 crore in its first weekend. Even after accounting for inflation, this was a low figure. In contrast, Awarapan 2 is expected to be Emraan Hashmi’s highest opener, potentially reaching the ₹20 crore mark on day 1.
Awarapan 2 is clashing with Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947 at the box office. But trade analysts say that Awarapan 2 will be the winner of this battle. Most estimates put the film’s opening at a staggering ₹20 crore net. Even the more conservative estimates are around ₹15-18 crore, a solid figure. As things stand, Awarapan 2 should be looking to cross ₹100 crore worldwide in its opening weekend itself, eight times part 1’s lifetime collection. That is an extraordinary turnaround.
Directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced by Vishesh Bhatt, Awarapan 2 brings back Emraan Hashmi in his iconic role of Shivam Pandit. The film also stars Shabana Azmi, Disha Patani, and Suvinder Vicky. Awarapan 2 arrives in theatres on August 14.