Awarapan 2 box office collection day 11: Emraan Hashmi's sequel drops 69% on 2nd Monday; inches towards ₹140 crore

Awarapan 2 box office collection day 11: The film arrived in theatres on August 14 alongside Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947.

Awarapan 2 box office collection day 11: Awarapan 2 is proving that its box office run is far from slowing down. After a strong second weekend, the Emraan Hashmi-led sequel faced its second Monday with a major drop in audience turnout. However, despite the weekday slowdown, the film managed to stay steady and continued to attract audiences across cinemas. The film arrived in theatres on August 14 alongside Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 and it has left the latter behind, giving it a tough competition.

Awarapan 2 box office collection

Awarapan 2 box office collection day 11: Film faces nearly 69% second Monday drop.

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Awarapan 2 collected ₹2.75 crore net in India on Day 11, August 24, taking its total India net collection to ₹139 crore. The film recorded around 10% overall occupancy across 11,344 shows on its second Monday. The film saw a 68.6% drop on its second Monday, collecting ₹2.75 crore net compared to ₹8.75 crore net on Sunday.

From a strong opening to ₹139 crore

Awarapan 2 opened strongly at the box office with ₹22 crore net on Day 1. The Independence Day holiday gave the film an even bigger push on Day 2, when it recorded a 53.4% jump and earned ₹33.75 crore net, its highest single-day collection so far. It followed this up with ₹26 crore net on Day 3, taking its opening weekend total to ₹81.75 crore. The film crossed ₹100 crore in its first week and ended the opening week with ₹113.50 crore net in India.

Directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced by Vishesh Bhatt, Awarapan 2 brings Emraan Hashmi back as Shivam Pandit. The film also features Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi in key roles, with Puran Gabbi, Anirudh Rawal, Surendar Vicky, Vijayant Kohli and Atul Kumar rounding out the cast.

With the film excelling in theatres, is Awarapan 3 in the works? Writer Bilal Siddiqui recently spoke to Hindustan Times and said, “As for part three, Vishesh (Bhatt, the film’s producer) and I have not had time to speak beyond just a few messages after the film came out. I am yet to hear from him what his plans are. I hope he thinks of it soon, of taking it forward soon, and then we'll see what it is. I'm very excited.”