Ayushmann Khurrana's comedy-drama Dream Girl 2 had a promising start at the box office with a collection of Rs 10.69 crore on opening day. The weekend set the right tone for the film, as on Saturday, it earned Rs 14.02 crore, followed by Rs 16 crore on Sunday. But collections dropped significantly on day four, the all-important first Monday test. The much-anticipated sequel to 2019's Dream Girl, Dream Girl 2 managed to earn around Rs 5.42 crore on Monday, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. The overall Hindi occupancy of the film was recorded at 17.72%. In three days, the total collection of the film is Rs 46.31 crore. It might show some growth during the week, especially with the Raksha Bandhan holiday in north India around the corner. Dream Girl 2 to have 'unopposed' first week and second weekend Film trade expert Taran Adarsh noted that Dream Girl 2 needs to extract as much revenue as possible during its first week and on its second weekend, when it has no competition. After Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan releases on September 7, the going will get tough for director Raaj Shaandilyaa's film. "Besides the #RakshaBandhan holiday on Wed [which should witness a spike in biz], #DreamGirl2 will continue to enjoy an unopposed run in its *Weekend 2*… The film needs to collect as much as it can, before #Jawan strikes on [Thu] 7 Sept 2023," Adarsh wrote on X (formerly Twitter). As per a Bollywood Hungama report, Dream Girl 2 should end its run in the cinema halls with a total collection of Rs 80 crore, which doesn't seem to be a difficult milestone, given how it has braved the Gadar 2 storm at the box office. Gadar 2 is now in its third week of release, and is showing signs of slowing down. On its third Monday, the film added Rs 4.5 crore, bringing its total collection to Rs 460.55 crore. With Dream Girl 2, Ayushmann Khurrana got his career-best opening. Elated with the audience's response to his film, the actor told ANI, "It feels amazing to deliver my career’s best opening with Dream Girl 2. Dream Girl is a franchise that has given me a lot of love and I’m really happy with the start that Dream Girl 2 has got at the box office.”
