EXCLUSIVE! War 2 box office: 'Hrithik Roshan-Jr NTR to take Rs 75 crore opening in India, Rs 125 crore globally,' predicts trade expert

Hrithik Roshan is back as Agent Kabir with War 2, and this time he will battle it out with Jr NTR, who is portraying the character of Agent Aditya. While the buzz of the film is gaining momentum as it is a few days away from its grand release, the mega-actioner biggie is clashing with another pan-India massy movie Coolie, featuring Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Upendra, Sathyaraj, Soubin Shahir and Shruti Haasan with a cameo from Aamir Khan.

Undoubtedly, War 2 is an event film and is expected to open with big numbers. “War 2, I’m expecting probably, around, India will be like Rs 75 to Rs 80 crores, and worldwide will be Rs 125 crore plus or something,” said Ramesh Bala.

When questioned whether Jr NTR’s presence will help War 2 in the Telugu-speaking states, Bala replied, “Certainly, it will help in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. So if Hindi will be huge, Telugu will also be huge and might be just behind Hindi by a small margin. But, certainly, Jr NTR will help in the Telugu states. They also did a pre-release event in Hyderabad on Sunday, and that is also helping. So Telugu, I think, it should do it should do very well.”

While War 2 has been gaining momentum with every passing day, it will witness a monstrous upward trend once the bookings open in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where Jr NTR enjoys a huge fanbase.

Talking about War 2, the movie also features Kiara Advani in a lead role. Directed by Ayan Mukerji of Brahmastra, Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani fame, the movie is bankrolled by YRF.