User SageWispher took to Reddit and wrote, "The movie was a frustrating watch. Almost everything about it annoyed me. Rashmika's character was incredibly irritating and spineless. You're in a long-term relationship and engaged to be married, yet you can't have one honest conversation about your insecurities or what's bothering you? Even worse, you continue being friends with someone who is actively trying to sabotage your relationship. It made no sense. Kriti's character was even worse. Not every strong emotion is love, and the film seemed determined to romanticize behavior that was simply selfish. She was a terrible friend, constantly crossing boundaries and disrespecting an existing relationship. I've seen people compare her to Veronica from the first Cocktail, but Veronica was never a backstabber. The comparison doesn't work. As for Shahid's character, the film treats him like a saint, but his actions were far from perfect. When someone confesses their love to you while knowing you're in a committed relationship and about to get married, you don't keep having intimate late-night conversations and sharing emotional moments. You make your position crystal clear and tell your partner what happened. Instead, he kept sending mixed signals. And when his fiancée misunderstood situations, he rarely made a serious effort to clear things up. The biggest problem with the movie is that it tries to present all this as tragic romance when, in reality, most of the conflict could have been solved through basic honesty, communication, and respect for boundaries."
Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandann's film Cocktail 2 crosses Rs 50 crore net mark in India.Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna’s romantic drama Cocktail 2 has been performing well at the box office. However, the film recorded its lowest single-day collection on Monday, earning Rs 6.35 crore net in India across 9,785 shows. This marks a 64.2% drop from its Sunday collection of Rs 17.75 crore.
With this, Cocktail 2’s total India gross collection has reached Rs 64.56 crore, while its India net earnings stand at Rs 53.85 crore. The film’s worldwide gross collection has climbed to Rs 85.78 crore.
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The film saw an overall occupancy of 16% on Monday, with morning shows at 10.31%, afternoon shows at 16.15%, evening shows at 16.54%, and night shows at 18.85%.
While there was a significant dip on Monday, it has been faring well compared to recent theatrical releases like Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga, Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted 3D: Echoes Of The Past, and the Hollywood horror film Obsession.
With the Akshay Kumar starrer Welcome to the Jungle and Alia Bhatt-Sharvari’s Alpha set to hit the big screens on June 26 and July 3, respectively, it would be interesting to see if Cocktail 2 is able to sustain its numbers.
Helmed by Homi Adajania, Cocktail 2 is a spiritual sequel to the blockbuster 2012 hit, Cocktail. In her review of the movie, SCREEN’s Shubhra Gupta wrote, “There’s no getting past the conservatism which comes wrapped in this pyaar ka punchnama: for all its modern vibe, it’s the guy who gets the last word.”
User CEO_1608's note on Reddit read, "So my thoughts. I liked it. Exotic Place, Hot people and Romcom its a good combo I will always watch these kind of movie. So people who like Romcom and such movie definitely do watch. Now this is a Romcom so very subjective how people like it or not. But got to admit, the plot was bad, Cocktail 1's plot was better. There were something in the movie which were definitely a let down like Rashmikas accent which other people have pointed out, but some good things as well. First half the comic things landed and made you laugh, few of the songs are amazing and fit correctly in the movie, Sicily what a beautiful Place! And finally! Kriti! GORGEOUS! JUST GORGEOUS! I would say I enjoyed it more than Saiyaara if i have to compare recent movie. And please release the Shilpa Rao version of 'Tujhko'"
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna’s romantic drama Cocktail 2, currently running across 9,285 shows, has earned around Rs 5.86 crore net as of 9 pm on Tuesday.
User huh206 shared on Reddit, "Movie was written by Luv Ranjan and followed his usual template - terribly written female characters. Kriti’s character was so bad with no redeeming quality. Maybe they can give Ally a backstory so that audience could connect to her personality better. Deepika’s role in cocktail 1 was very different and there was some reasoning to her actions. Rashmika’s character is dumb as rocks. Shahid is shown as innocent man with no faults even tho he had quite a few. It was like 2 really dumb and villainous women with one very flawless man. I liked the music and visuals, the Italy scenes looked beautiful."
A post by user ManhattanThatsIt on Reddit read, "Do yourself a favor and leave at the interval. The second half is an absolute slog. Shahid Kapoor tries way too hard to emote, but the performance comes across as forced and unconvincing. A stylish setup ultimately collapses into a messy, exhausting film."
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna’s romantic drama Cocktail 2, currently running across 8,407 shows, has earned around Rs 5.09 crore net as of 8 pm on Tuesday.
User ExactPack6533 shared on Reddit, "I don't understand why does luv ranjan make the men in his movie saint and women the b**ch always! also why is there scheming involved in all his movies like I will ruin the marriage etc! I liked the movie though but as a standalone one..when I compare it with cocktail there was so much depth in that."
User Transitionals said via Reddit, "Its 5/10 for me. I found myself cringing throughout. Kriti looked stunning and acted really well, but who wears only a bikini bra all the time everywhere you go? Rashmika gave an earnest performance with her limitations and looked gorgeous as well. Shahid was just phoning it in throughout except probably in the last scene. The transitions from casual to serious were so abrupt. I didn’t feel anything towards the characters. There was hardly any build with a payoff. Writing and direction were quite mediocre."
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna’s romantic drama Cocktail 2, currently running across 7,484 shows, has earned around Rs 4.49 crore net as of 7 pm on Tuesday.
User learner_1802 posted on Reddit, "I would rate Cocktail 2 - 1.5/5. The film has the same unrealistic glamorous lifestyle and foreign vacation scenes, with meaningless enjoyment scenes from abroad, which we have seen many times in recent Luv Ranjan movies. There was no depth in the story. It feels like an immature story of three 1st year college friends. The story of just 10 minutes was stretched to 2 hours and 30 minutes with no depth in the plot. Kriti's character unnecessarily tried to be the Veronica from Cocktail 1. Only Shahid delivered a decent performance in my opinion, but even that was not justified by the weak plot. The movie ended with the same style of emotional monologue that we have seen many times before."
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna’s romantic drama Cocktail 2, currently running across 7,101 shows, has earned around Rs 3.91 crore net as of 6 pm on Tuesday.
User @shakyamitra said via X, "Like it always happens…#cocktail2 is being compared to #cocktail like the latter was some classic. Truth is that it wasn’t a universally acclaimed film even if a good number of ppl liked it. The criticism directed at #cocktail2 is no different from #cocktail 14 years on."
Director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2 is finally soaring at the box office, after struggling for hours trying to pick up momentum on Tuesday, June 23. As of 4.30 pm, the romantic comedy-drama's India nett collection for Tuesday stood at Rs 2.80 crore across 5,456 shows with an overall occupancy of 17 per cent, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
Actor Ishaan Khatter recently joined his half-brother, actor Shahid Kapoor, for a special screening of the latter's new film, Cocktail 2. They were accompanied by Shahid's wife, Mira Rajput. "With family for Cocktail 2 at the OG Priya cinema (Dilli). Go watch it in cinemas, folks; it's the summer rom com you've been waiting for," Ishaan wrote in the caption.
Director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2 is slowly witnessing an uptick in its daily collections for Tuesday, June 23. Starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles, the movie has thus far earned Rs 55.87 crore in the domestic market.
As of 2.30 pm, the movie's India nett collection for Tuesday stood at Rs 1.62 crore across 4,396 shows with an overall occupancy of 15 per cent, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
After a dull morning, director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles, has started showing improved box-office performance. As of 1.30 pm, the movie's India nett collection for Tuesday, June 23, stood at Rs 1.10 crore across 3,509 shows with an overall occupancy of 13 per cent, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
It seems that her character, Diya, from director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2, will remain close to actor Rashmika Mandanna's heart forever, as she shared a special post on social media explaining why it's special. "We've always believed in the forever kind of love, and it was lived. Signing off with love. Yours, Diya Reddy and Rashmika," she wrote while sharing a clip of herself from Cocktail 2.
Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna's romantic comedy-drama Cocktail 2, directed by Homi Adajania, is finally witnessing a spike in its day 4 earnings on Tuesday, but is yet to touch the Rs 50 lakh mark. As of 11.50, the movie's India nett collection for the day stands at Rs 41 lakh across 2,376 shows with an overall occupancy of 10 per cent, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
As director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2 continues its serviceable run at the box office, actor Rashmika Mandanna, who plays a key role in the movie alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, is elated. During a recent interview, she revealed what prompted her to accept the opportunity to play a central character in the spiritual sequel to the widely successful Saif Ali Khan-Deepika Padukone-Diana Penty starrer Cocktail (2012).
"When I heard the story, it was like an entirely different world and entirely different characters. No character is called the same, no character is the same. What drew me to it is because Homi [Adjania] was directing it, Dinoo [Dinesh Vijan] was producing it, and of course, we had Shahid [Kapoor] and Kriti [Sanon], who I've always wanted to work with," she told Gulf News.
Director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2 is off to a slow start on Tuesday, June 23, and has not crossed even the Rs 25 lakh mark thus far. As of 10.15 am, the movie's India nett collection for the day stood at Rs 20 lakh across 1,569 shows with an overall occupancy of 9 per cent.
After registering earnings in double digits for three days in a row, director Homi Adajania's Cocktail 2 witnessed an anticipated dip on Monday, June 22. During the day, the romantic comedy-drama witnessed an overall occupancy of just 15.46 per cent in the Hindi market.
While the morning shows commenced with a meagre 10.31 per cent occupancy, the rate improved only nominally as the day unfolded, reaching 16.15 per cent in the afternoon, 16.54 per cent in the evening, and 18.85 per cent during the night screenings.
After earning Rs 17.75 crore in India on its third day, which was a Sunday, Cocktail 2 has observed a massive crash in its collections as the film could only earn Rs 6.35 crore on its first Monday. The film's collections have dropped by around 64 percent, and it would be safe to say that the film has failed its Monday test.
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