Border 2 box office collection day 1: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh's star power beats Dhurandhar opening

Border 2 box office collection day 1: Sunny Deol's war drama, collected ₹30 crore on its opening day, surpassing Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar.

Border 2 box office collection day 1: Sunny Deol’s war drama hit theatres on Friday, riding high on record-breaking advance bookings. According to Sacnilk.com, the film outperformed Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar and saw packed theatres on its opening day.

Border 2 box office collection day 1: Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan and Ahan Shetty in the film.

Border 2 box office collection

As per early estimates, Border 2 earned ₹30 crore net in India on its opening day, comfortably surpassing Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar, which collected ₹27 crore on day one.

The film also posted impressive pre-sales figures, raking in ₹12.5 crore gross for its opening day and selling over 4 lakh tickets nationwide—outperforming Dhurandhar, which had emerged as 2025’s biggest hit just over a month ago. A spiritual sequel to J.P. Dutta’s Border, the film was positioned as Bollywood’s first major release of 2026, and it has clearly delivered on that promise.

The film is the first big tentpole release from Bollywood in 2026, and is now looking at a ₹100+ crore opening weekend.

This puts it on course to beat the opening day marks of several of last year’s biggest hits. By the end of the day, Border 2 couldn't beat Chhaava ( ₹32 crore) or Sunny Deol’s all-time day 1 record of ₹40.10 crore, set by Gadar 2 in 2023.

Border 2 HT review

The Hindustan Times review of the film read, “Border 2 is not content with being just another sequel. It wants to make you sit up and salute. While its excesses are hard to ignore, so is its sincerity. The film reaches back into a time when patriotism in cinema was worn unapologetically... when heroes spoke loudly and emotions rang true. And with some genuinely moving moments, Border 2 delivers exactly what it promises: a theatrical experience meant to be felt in a darkened hall, among strangers who momentarily feel like comrades.”

All about Border 2

The film stars Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty in lead roles. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta, the film also stars Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, and Anya Singh in pivotal roles.