Actors Shahid Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Kriti Sanon’s romantic drama Cocktail 2 opened to a solid start. Despite receiving mixed reviews from audiences and critics, the film still managed to score well at the box office.
According to trade website Sacnilk, the Homi Adajania directorial earned an estimated Rs 13.50 crore nett in India on its opening day. Screened across 10,835 shows nationwide, the film recorded an India gross of around Rs 16.20 crore, while its overseas gross was estimated at Rs 4 crore, taking its worldwide gross total to Rs 20.20 crore on Day 1.
The coming days are expected to be crucial for the film’s box-office run, with its first Monday likely to offer a clearer picture of its long-term prospects. is also expected to benefit from the absence of any major Bollywood releases this week, giving it a relatively .
Cocktail 2 is a spiritual successor to the 2012 hit Cocktail. The first part, which starred Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty, was a box-office success and opened at Rs 10.47 crore. While Cocktail 2 has comfortably surpassed that figure in absolute terms, the comparison becomes more complex when adjusted for inflation and changing ticket prices. To truly outperform its predecessor in terms of footfall and real value, the sequel would have needed an opening in the Rs 18–19 crore range, a milestone it appears unlikely to achieve.
About Cocktail 2
The story follows Diya and Kunal, whose decade-long relationship is thrown into turmoil when Ally, an old friend, re-enters their lives. What begins as a carefully planned arrangement soon spirals into chaos, setting off an emotional and often humorous chain of events that changes all three lives.The film also features Tiku Talsania in a key role, along with a cameo by Pulkit Samrat.
reads, “In a nutshell, Cocktail 2 is a beautiful-looking love story with surprisingly little love in it. By the end, you’ll remember the songs, the locations and the outfits, but you’ll probably want to forget the characters and the story.”