Awarapan 2 worldwide box office collection: Emraan Hashmi film opens at ₹27 crore, crosses Murder lifetime haul in a day

Awarapan 2 worldwide box office collection day 1: Emraan Hashmi's film has minted ₹27 crore worldwide on the back of a a strong start domestically.

Awarapan 2 worldwide box office collection day 1: Awarapan 2 has released smack in the middle of Emraan Hashmi’s renaissance. The actor’s resurgence over the last few years has led to the sequel to this cult classic release amid heavy anticipation. The result is Emraan Hashmi registering the biggest opening of his career as a lead actor, and that too, by quite a margin.

Awarapan 2 worldwide box office collection day 1: Emraan Hashmi in a still from the film.

Awarapan 2 box office update

Awarapan 2 set a new record for Emraan Hashmi by grossing over ₹8 crore in advance bookings alone. This enabled the film to have a record-breaking start on Friday, its release day. The film minted ₹21 crore net ( ₹25.20 crore gross) on its release day in India. This was, by far, the best opening of Emraan’s career, beating Badshaho’s start of ₹12.50 crore comfortably. Awarapan 2 was a rage in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, registering up to 90% occupancy on Friday night shows in many cities.

Overseas, the film did not do much, beyond a couple of centres in the Middle East and North America. However, it still managed to bring in over $220K from international territories. This gives the film a worldwide start of over ₹27 crore. Before this, no film of Emraan Hashmi (where he had the lead role) had ever earned over ₹18 crore in a single day. The makers will be happy because early reports suggest day 2 could be even bigger for the film, leading to a potential ₹100 crore opening weekend.

Awarapan 2 beats many Emraan Hashmi films’ lifetime hauls

Just how big is Awarapan 2’s start can be gauged by the fact that the film has surpassed the lifetime collection of part 1 ( ₹13 crore) in under a day. But Awarapan was a box-office dud, so comparing it to that is probably unfair. Regardless, Awarapan 2 has surpassed the lifetime collections of Emraan’s most popular film - Murder - as well. The 2004 film had earned ₹16 crore net in India and ₹25 crore gross worldwide. Awarapan 2 has surpassed both those marks on day 1 itself.

All about Awarapan 2

Directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced by Vishesh Bhatt, Awarapan 2 brings back Emraan Hashmi in his iconic role of Shivam Pandit. The film also stars Shabana Azmi, Disha Patani, and Suvinder Vicky. The film received mixed to positive reviews, but praise for Emraan Hashmi’s performance and the overall tone.