Cocktail 2 Box Office: Rom-Com Sequel Tops 100 Crore Worldwide Within First Week

By Sunit Jangir
June 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM IST
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Cocktail 2 Box Office: Rom-Com Sequel Tops 100 Crore Worldwide Within First Week

Mumbai, June 25 - Maddock and Luv Films' romantic comedy-drama Cocktail 2 has crossed the 100 crore mark at the worldwide box office within its first week, emerging as one of Bollywood's strongest performers of 2026 so far. Starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna, the film has maintained good momentum during the weekdays, which was important.

As per estimates, the film crossed the 100 crore worldwide milestone by Day 6 of its theatrical run. In India, the sequel to 2012's movie has grossed approximately 79 crore (66.25 crore net) while overseas gross is 24 crore (estimated) so far, for the worldwide total of 103.25+ crores gross.

Released on June 19, the film opened strongly with around 13.5 crore net in India on Day 1, making it one of Shahid Kapoor's biggest openings after Kabir Singh. The movie also benefited from strong advance bookings and urban multiplex audiences, particularly over its opening weekend.

By the end of the opening weekend, Cocktail 2 had already grossed over 76 crore worldwide, signalling audience interest in the romantic entertainer. It was, however, important for the movie to hold well during the weekdays to have the chance to emerge as a box office success, and it did well by keeping the momentum with regular drops.

But things will now get tough for Cocktail 2 to continue the momentum with the arrival of Akshay Kumar's Welcome To The Jungle on June 26. The comedy entertainer is expected to have one of the widest releases, which will make it tough for Homi Adjania's directed flick to retain more screens. However, Cocktail 2 is still expected to perform well over the second weekend as appreciation is there for the film.

Cocktail 2 serves as a spiritual sequel to the 2012 hit Cocktail and marks another collaboration between director Homi Adajania and producer Dinesh Vijan. The original film, starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Diana Penty, developed a cult following over the years.

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