Border 2 box office collection day 7: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh film mints over ₹223 crore

Border 2 box office collection day 7: Anurag Singh's film earned over ₹10 crore in India on Thursday. The film released on January 23.

Border 2 box office collection day 7: Since its release, the Sunny Deol-starrer has been minting money and dominating the box office in India. As per Sacnilk.com, the film has earned over ₹223 crore in India by Thursday.

Border 2 domestic box office collection day 7

Border 2 box office collection day 7: Sunny Deol in a still from the film.

The film earned ₹30 crore on day one with 6078 shows and an average occupancy of 37.0%. On day two, it collected ₹36.50 crore with an average occupancy of 43.1% and 6297 shows. On day three, the film collected ₹54.50 crore with 6434 shows and 62.5% average occupancy. On day four, a Republic Day holiday, the film minted ₹59 crore from 6465 shows with 65.2% average occupancy.

On day five, the movie witnessed a dip, earning ₹20 crore with a 25.5% average occupancy across 6797 shows. On day six, the film earned ₹13 crore from 6422 shows and 17.7% average occupancy. On day seven, the film earned ₹10.08 crore nett in India as per early estimates.

A sequel to the 1997 blockbuster Border, it is backed by T-Series and J P Films. Border 2 also features Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty. While the 1997 film was based on the events of the Battle of Longewala during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, Border 2 is also set against the backdrop of the same conflict.

The Anurag Singh-directed movie released in theatres on January 23. Border 2 is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Dutta and Nidhi Dutta. It also features Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, Pranav Vashisht and Medha Rana in pivotal roles.

The movie reportedly didn't find a release in six Gulf nations -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).