Border 2 box office collection day 16: Despite a strong slowdown at the box office in its second and third weeks, war drama Border 2 has finally crossed the ₹300 crore mark at the domestic box office on its third Saturday.
The film, starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty, has now entered the top 20 highest-grossing Hindi films in India.
Border 2 box office update
Border 2 had a strong opening on the Republic Day weekend. It minted ₹295 crore net in India in its first two weeks, including ₹59 crore on January 26 alone. But its collections witnessed a drastic fall in its third week, with single-day earnings falling to under ₹3 crore by the third weekend. Border 2 earned ₹3.75 crore net on Saturday, taking its domestic haul to ₹301 crore after 16 days. Border 2 will soon face competition as Shahid Kapoor’s O Romeo releases in theatres next week. The film will take the lion’s share of screens across India, making it tough for the Anurag Singh directorial to sustain any momentum. The film is still expected to add ₹15-20 crore to its kitty in India, bringing its lifetime haul to around ₹325 crore. Given its reported budget of ₹275 crore, this is an impressive number, but not an outstanding one.
Border 2 beats Sultan, Dhoom 3
Over its second week, Border 2 steadily climbed the list of highest-grossing Hindi films in India, going past older hits like Krrish 3, Brahmastra, Singham Again, and Kabir Singh. By Saturday, as it entered the ₹300 crore club, it also surpassed all-time blockbusters like Dhoom 3 ( ₹290 crore) and Sultan ( ₹300 crore). The film will now hope to surpass the lifetime collections of Padmaavat ( ₹303 crore) on Sunday, before aiming to overtake War ( ₹318 crore) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan ( ₹320 crore).
All about Border 2
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta, Border 2 also stars Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Medha Rana, and Anya Singh in pivotal roles. The film is a spiritual sequel to JP Dutta’s 1997 hit Border, which is regarded as one of the finest war films ever made in India. Border 2 opened to largely positive reviews and a strong word of mouth that saw it perform well on the Republic Day weekend. A sequel, Border 3, is on the cards, T-Series boss Bhushan Kumar confirmed to Hindustan Times.