Border 2 earned Rs. Collected. It collected around Rs 53 crore at the Indian box office on Monday, taking its four-day extended weekend total to Rs. Approximately Rs 165.50 crore nett. The film recorded its best day of performance due to the Republic Day holiday, as Monday surpassed Sunday’s numbers.
For almost three decades, the original border has been the main theme of Republic Day on television. This time, the sequel was there to watch in theaters across the country and they turned up in large numbers. The development was expected even before the release on Monday, given how well the film coincided with the occasion. However, since a huge surge was recorded on Sunday itself, there was some doubt as to whether Monday would see an even bigger rise. The film crushed those doubts and emerged with unprecedented success.
The increase from Sunday was around 8 per cent, with the highest increase in the Central and Eastern circuits, which saw an increase of 20-30 per cent from Sunday. Maharashtra had a slow start on Friday but has made strong gains every day. Its opening day on Monday in the state was about 2.5 times higher. Similarly, a huge surge was seen in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where CP and CI crossed Rs. 3 crores and Rs. Earning of Rs 2 crore respectively yesterday. Gujarat remains somewhat weak, with Monday seeing a decline compared to Sunday, only then was there scope for an uptick from Sunday.
The Northern Circuit saw relatively little growth as they had already made big gains on Sunday. Still, they remain fantastic, as has been the case since day one. Most of them were at or near record levels. The temperature in East Punjab was a record on Sunday itself and a minimum drop was seen on Monday. Rajasthan, with Rs. The gross of Rs 3.60 crore is a record for Bollywood, although it is much lower than Pushpa 2, which was close to Rs 1 crore. 5 crore nett. Delhi-UP is likely to rank third after Jawan and Pushpa 2.
Overall, Borderlands 2 has posted a huge extended weekend with an extraordinary trend. Based on trends, the film should go north of Rs. 500 crore nett, but will it happen? It’s hard to say, because there are some underlying factors. Tuesday and Wednesday will offer more clarity on this, but for now, the Hindi film industry has bagged its first hit of the year, and it’s going to be a big one. The first day was a bit disappointing, but in the next three days the film did what was expected of it.
The box office collection of Border 2 in India is as follows:
| Day | net |
|---|---|
| Friday | Rupee. 28.50 crores. |
| Saturday | Rupee. 35.00 crores. |
| sunday | Rupee. 49.00 crores. |
| monday | Rupee. 53.00 crores. |
| Total | Rupee. 165.50 crores. |
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