Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR & Kiara Advani starrer War 2, which released amid high expectations, managed to earn over Rs 53 crore on its opening day in all languages at the box office. With these numbers, the action-thriller has created 7 records on its first day. Let’s look at them…
Biggest Opener of the year
War 2 has earned around Rs 29.50 crore in its Hindi (original) version, approximately Rs 23 crore in its Telugu version and close to Rs 30 lakhs in its Tamil version. The cumulative business of the movie stands at Rs 53.10 crore. With this number, it has managed to emerge as the biggest Bollywood opener of the year by beating Vicky Kaushal-Jr NTR starrer Chhaava (Rs 33.10 crore) by a huge margin.
Hrithik Roshan’s 2nd biggest opener
It has turned out to be Hrithik Roshan’s biggest opener of all-time as it marginally fell short of War (Rs 53.35 crore).
Jr NTR’s biggest opener in his Bollywood debut
Jr NTR registered the record of getting the biggest opener as a Bollywood debutant, beating Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda starrer Saiyaara, which collected Rs 22 crore.
Ayan Mukerji’s biggest opener
It has also emerged as director Ayan Mukerji’s biggest opener, beating Brahmastra, which raked in Rs 36 crore on its first day.
3rd biggest opener in the YRF Spy Universe franchise
War 2 became the third biggest opener in the YRF Spy Universe franchise after Pathaan (Rs 57 crore) and War (Rs 53.35 crore)
Kiara Advani’s highest first-day grosser
By beating MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (Rs 21.30 crore) and Kabir Singh (Rs 20.21 crore), War 2 emerged as the biggest opener for Kiara Advani.
Highest Telugu dubbed day 1 grosser for a Bollywood film
War 2 crushed Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal to become the highest Telugu dubbed day 1 grosser for a Bollywood film.
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