Gadar 2: The Katha Continues All Box Office Records

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August 24, 2023 at 10:40 PM IST
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Gadar 2: The Katha Continues All Box Office Records

Mumbai, August 12, 2023 - "Gadar 2," featuring noted actors Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma, has taken the Box Office by storm, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" in 2001. The highly anticipated "Gadar 2," directed by Anil Sharma, made its grand debut on Friday, 11th August, captivating the Indian cinema audience.





Notably, the movie has already achieved the distinction of securing the second-highest opening collection of 2023 among Hindi-language films, underscoring its remarkable performance at the box office.





On its inaugural day in the nation, Gadar 2 amassed a noteworthy sum of Rs 40.1 crore. The clash between Deol's Gadar 2 and the much-celebrated sequel, Akshay Kumar's OMG 2, added a thrilling dimension to the cinematic landscape.





Let's have a look at some of its achievements thus far; the film has already set several records and is anticipated to shatter even more monumental milestones in the near future.





-Gadar 2 is the second biggest opener this year and 9th of all-time among Hindi-language films.





-Gadar 2 emerges Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel's biggest opener of all-time





-Gadar 2 becomes the highest-grossing movie of Sunny Deol in terms of net collection (without inflation) in just two days





-The film "Gadar2" has also struck the 100 Crore mark in Hindi Net collections[in 3 days], making it the 110th movie to accomplish this feat.





-Notably, "Gadar2" holds the honor of being the inaugural film for Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma in joining the 100 Crore box office club.





-Gadar 2 Becomes 3rd Highest Second Day Hindi Net Collection Movie Of All Time





-The film becomes the highest 3rd Day Hindi Net Collection Movie Of All Time; Also 2nd Highest for 1st Sunday.





-Gadar 2 collected INR 39 CR. on its first Monday. So, it becomes 2nd highest 1st Monday collection movie.





-Gadar 2 becomes the second fastest Hindi movie To Cross INR 200 CR Net.





-Highest First Tuesday Hindi Net Of All Time.





-Second Highest 5th Day Hindi Net Of All Time.





-Gadar 2 Becomes The First Bollywood Movie To Score 6 Consecutive 30+ CR India Net Days





-With a collection of INR 284.63 Cr, Gadar 2 becomes the 2nd highest 1st Week Hinid Net.





-Gadar 2 collected INR 20.5 CR on its 2nd Friday, thus becoming the highest 2nd Friday Hindi Net.





-Gadar 2 collected INR 31.07 CR on its 2nd Saturday, thus becoming the highest 2nd Saturday Hindi Net.





-Gadar 2 collected INR 38.9 CR on its 2nd Sunday, thus becoming the highest 2nd Sunday Hindi Net.





-Gadar 2 collected INR 13.50 CR on its 2nd Monday, thus becoming the 3rd highest 2nd Monday Hindi Net.





-Gadar 2 collected INR 12.10 CR on its 2nd Tuesday, thus becoming the 2nd highest 2nd Tuesday Collection Movie.





-6th highest 2nd Wednesday Hindi Net. - 10 CR





-With a collection of INR 535 CR Gadar 2 holds the 6th position in the list of top Indian Movies (India Net Collection).





-With a collection of INR 535 CR Gadar 2 holds the 9th position in the list of Top Indian Movies (India Gross Collection).





-Gadar 2 with a collection of INR 535 CR has the 16th position in the list of Top Indian Movies (Worldwide Gross Collection).





-Gadar 2 collected INR 135.18 Cr in its initial 3 Days, thus becoming the 3rd Fastest 100 Cr. Hindi Net.





-Second fastest INR 200 CR Hindi Net. - 5 Days (229.08 Cr).





-Second fastest INR 300 CR Hindi Net. - 8 Days (304.13 Cr)





-Second fastest INR 400 CR Hindi Net. - 12 Days (400.7 Cr)





-Gadar 2 Scores Second Biggest Second Week of All-Time In Hindi






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Mumbai, December 20 - Mega blockbuster Pushpa 2 - The Rule shattered records in the second week in Hindi by a long margin after creating a sensation in the opening week in which it minted a record 425 crores net collection. ## The Allu Arjun-starrer action drama scored almost 200 crores net in the second week, comfortably beating the long-standing record of SS Rajamouli's directorial Baahubali 2 (143.25 crores net). During the second week, Pushpa 2 also became the biggest Hindi grosser by beating Stree 2 (598 crores net). ## Directed by Sukumar, the movie has minted approximately 621 crores net collection, including a historic 200+ crores net collection from Mumbai city alone. Overall, Pushpa 2 is heading towards a sensational 750+ crores net finish in Hindi. ## The Top 5 Biggest Second Week In Hindi - ## 1. Pushpa 2: The Rule - 196.50 crores net approx.## 2. Baahubali 2 - 143.25 crores## 3. Stree 2 - 141.40 crores## 4. Gadar 2 - 134.50 crores## 5. Animal - 130.75 crores## Stay tuned...

Box Office: 'Stree 2' Beats 'Gadar 2' To Score Second Biggest Second Week In Hindi Bollywood
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Box Office: 'Stree 2' Beats 'Gadar 2' To Score Second Biggest Second Week In Hindi

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Mumbai, August 29 - Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-fronted horror-comedy Stree 2 scored a sensational second week at the domestic box office, scoring over 140 crores net collection after an estimated 8+ crores net on its 3rd Thursday (15th day). ## Directed by Amar Kaushik, the mega-blockbuster movie has beaten Sunny Deol-fronted action drama Gadar 2 to score the second biggest second week ever in the Hindi language. Prabhas-fronted Baahubali 2, directed by SS Rajamouli, remains the biggest second-week grosser even after 7 years. ## Here are the top 5 movies with the second-week net collection in Hindi (approx.) - ## 1. Baahubali 2 The Conclusion - 143.25 crores## 2. Stree 2 - 141.40 crores## 3. Gadar 2 - 134.50 crores## 4. Animal - 130.75 crores## 5. Jawan - 125.50 crores## The total net collection of Stree 2 is around 433 crores net after two weeks (15 days+previews) and by the third Friday (16th day) it will beat Yash-fronted KGF: Chapter 2 (435+ crores net) to become the 6th biggest net grosser in Hindi at the domestic box office. ## Stay tuned...

Stree 2 vs Gadar 2 Day Wise Domestic Box Office Comparison Bollywood
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Stree 2 vs Gadar 2 Day Wise Domestic Box Office Comparison

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Mumbai, August 27 - Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-Fronted horror-comedy Stree 2 is heading towards the 500 crores net club which will make it only the 6th movie ever to do so in Hindi. The film, directed by Amar Kaushik, is by far the biggest Indian blockbuster of the year and one of the biggest of all time. ## Stree 2 was released on August 15, the same week Sunny Deol-fronted Gadar 2 debuted on the big screen last year (August 11). Just like the latest blockbuster, the Gadar sequel also turned out one of the biggest Indian blockbusters ever by earning over 500 crores in net collection and close to 700 crores at the worldwide box office. ## Interestingly, there isn't much difference between the domestic collection of Stree 2 and Gadar 2 in the first 12 days with the Shraddha Kapoor-starrer having a slight edge. Both the films' initial day-wise box office trending remained frontloaded, followed by a good hold after that (for Gadar 2).## Here is the day-wise domestic box office comparison of Stree 2 vs Gadar 2 (in net collection)DayStree 2Gadar 2Day 1₹ 60.30 Cr (incl. previews)₹ 40.10 CrDay 2₹ 41.40 Cr₹ 43.08 CrDay 3₹ 43.85 Cr₹ 51.70 CrDay 4₹ 55.90 Cr₹ 38.70 CrDay 5₹ 38.10 Cr₹ 55.40 CrDay 6₹ 25.80 Cr₹ 32.37 CrDay 7₹ 19.50 Cr₹ 23.28 CrDay 8₹ 16.80 Cr₹ 20.50 CrDay 9₹ 17.50 Cr₹ 31.07 CrDay 10₹ 33.00 Cr₹ 38.90 CrDay 11₹ 42.40 Cr₹ 13.50 CrDay 12₹ 18.50 Cr₹ 12.10 CrDay 13₹ 11.75 Cr₹ 10.00 CrDay 14₹ 9.75 Cr₹ 8.40 CrDay 15₹ 8.50 Cr₹ 7.10 CrDay 16₹ 8.50 Cr₹ 13.75 CrDay 17₹ 16.50 Cr₹ 16.10 CrDay 18₹ 22.00 Cr₹ 4.60 CrDay 19₹ 6.75 Cr₹ 5.10 CrDay 20₹ 5.50 Cr₹ 8.60 CrDay 21₹ 5.60 Cr₹ 8.10 CrDay 22₹ 5.35 Cr₹ 5.20 CrDay 23₹ 4.50 Cr₹ 5.72 CrDay 24₹ 8.50 Cr₹ 7.80 CrDay 25₹ 11.00 Cr₹ 2.50 CrDay 26₹ 3.25 Cr₹ 2.50 CrDay 27₹ 3.10 Cr₹ 2.75 CrDay 28₹ 3.00 Cr₹ 1.08 CrDay 29₹ 2.75 Cr₹ 1.05 CrDay 30₹ 3.35 Cr₹ 1.85 CrDay 31₹ 5.40 Cr₹ 2.13 CrDay 32₹ 6.75 Cr₹ 0.60 CrDay 33₹ 3.00 Cr₹ 0.60 CrDay 34₹ 2.50 Cr₹ 0.55 CrDay 35₹ 2.00 Cr₹ 0.50 CrTotal₹ 562.35 Cr₹ 517.28 Cr## Note -: The table will be updated every day.## Stree 2 had a Thursday release, on National Holiday (August 15) while Gadar 2 was a regular Friday release ahead of Independence Day. As you can see in the above table, Stree 2 is ahead by around 44 crores in net collection over Gadar 2 after the first 25 days. ## It has outgrossed the lifetime domestic collection of Sunny Deol-fronted action drama. Gadar 2 finished its run at 525.70 crores net, and during its run, it faced competition from multiple films which went on to film big box office successes.## Stay tuned...