Stree 2 box office collection Day 1: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao-starrer surpasses Animal, makes over Rs 64 cr

Stree 2 box office collection Day 1: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao-starrer has collected Rs 64.8 on its opening day, making it the biggest Hindi opener of the year. This is a bigger opening that those of Animal and Pathaan.

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The Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-starrer Stree 2 delivered a massive opening at the box office on Independence Day, demolishing all expectations. The film has surpassed the opening day collections of 2023’s hits Animal and Pathaan, which made Rs 63.8 crore and Rs 57 crore respectively. Stree 2 had preview shows on Wednesday evening, followed by a proper release on Thursday. As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film has made Rs 64.8 crore collectively on both days. On Wednesday night, the film made Rs 9.4 cr and Rs 55.4 crore on Thursday.

Directed by Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 is by far the biggest opener of the year. Before this, the biggest Hindi opener of the year was Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer Fighter, which made Rs 24.6 crore on its opening day in January. Kalki 2898 AD, which was released across multiple languages, including Hindi, Telugu and Tamil, made Rs 95 crore on its opening day, making it the biggest Indian opener of the year.

As per Sacnilk, Stree 2 observed an overall occupancy of 77.09 percent on Thursday. In the Delhi-NCR region, the film had 1200 shows with 86.75 percent occupancy, and in Mumbai, where the film had 1103 shows, the film saw an occupancy of 81 percent. Stree 2 released on Independence Day, and will now reap the benefits of the extended five-day weekend; Monday is also a holiday for Raksha Bandhan in many parts of the country.

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Stree 2 clashed against John Abraham’s Vedaa and the Akshay Kumar-starrer Khel Khel Mein. Vedaa was also released in Tamil and Telugu, but could only bring in Rs 6.52 crore across India, while Khel Khel Mein only made Rs 5 crore.

The Rajkummar Rao-Shraddha Kapoor film is a part of producer Dinesh Vijan’s horror-comedy universe, which started with Stree in 2018. and also includes Roohi, Bhediya and Munjya. Munjya was released earlier this year without much promotions, and managed to bring in Rs 107.48 crore during its theatrical run, making it the third biggest Hindi hit of the year after Fighter (Rs 199.45 crore) and Shaitaan (Rs 149.49 crore).

Stree 2 also stars Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bannerjee, among others.

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