Released on August 14th, ‘War 2’ starring Hrithik Roshan has underperformed, causing concern for its success. The YRF spy universe’s plans have been disrupted after only four days, with the film’s earnings significantly lower than expected. The film’s Sunday performance was its weakest, while Rajinikanth’s ‘Kuli,’ released on the same day, continues to outperform it. This article analyzes the Sunday box office numbers of ‘War 2’.
Reports indicate that ‘War 2’ is trailing behind the earnings of Hrithik Roshan’s earlier film, ‘War’. The budget for ‘War 2’ is estimated at 400 crore, with a total collection of 173 crore in India within the first four days. The performance on Monday will be a crucial indicator of its success.
On its opening day, the film earned 52 crore, with subsequent earnings decreasing each day. The second-day collection was 57.35 crore. Despite expectations of higher earnings on Saturday and Sunday, the results were disappointing, with 33.25 crore on the third day and 31 crore on Sunday. The Hindi version has contributed the most to the collection in the first three days: 29 crore on the first day, 44.5 crore on the second day, and 26 crore on the third day. Telugu also performed well.
‘War,’ which was released in 2019, made 37.40 crore on its first Sunday, significantly surpassing the Sunday earnings of ‘War 2’. The previous film did not involve any contribution from the South Indian industry. This time, Jr. NTR’s involvement was a major aspect, which has not paid off as expected. It remains to be seen if ‘War 2’ can outperform ‘War’ on its first Monday.
The YRF spy universe had ambitious plans for this film, but the current performance is concerning. Given the current response, the ability to recover the 400 crore budget is a challenge. This film was intended to build momentum for future projects, but its current state puts its future at risk. The existence of numerous issues in the film significantly increases the possibility of it being a flop.