Border 2 collection Day 2: Sunny Deol’s war movie shines at box office, beats lifetime earnings of 120 Bahadur and Ikkis

Border 2 has opened on a strong note at the box office. The war drama is a sequel to Border (1997), an iconic Bollywood movie directed by JP Dutta. Border 2 stars Sunny Deol, Ahan Shetty, Varun Dhawan and Diljit Dosanjh in key roles.

On Day 1, which was the first Friday, the box office collection was ₹30 crore net across all languages in India. On Day 2, the first Saturday, collections improved further. Early estimates suggest the film earned around ₹35 crore net, taking the two-day total to ₹65 crore, according to Sacnilk.

However, the number is higher, according to Bollywood Hungama, which says the movie has collected ₹72.69 crore in two days. The publication says that the movie earned ₹32.10 crore on Day 1 and ₹40.59 crore on Day 2.

With ₹86.54 crore gross in India and ₹13.74 crore in the international market, the movie has already reached ₹100.28 crore, according to the publication.

Occupancy figures for Day 2 also reflect this upward trend. Morning shows remained relatively low at 15.51%. Afternoon shows saw a clear rise at 39.97% while evening shows improved further to 49.13%. Night shows performed the best, recording a strong 61.70% occupancy.

Chennai led with an overall occupancy of 67.75%, followed by Jaipur at 62% and the National Capital Region at 53.25%. Chandigarh and Bengaluru also reported strong numbers above 47%.

Mumbai stood at 36.5% while Kolkata recorded 30.5%. Surat remained on the lower side at 20.25%.

Reportedly made with a budget of ₹275 crore, Border 2 has a long way to go before it turns profitable. However, the start definitely looks promising.

On Google, the interest in ‘Border 2’ was high around its release date (23-24 January):

In recent times, there have been two war movies in Bollywood, 120 Bahadur and Ikkis. Let’s find out how Border 2 has performed, compared to those two.

Border 2 vs 120 Bahadur

120 Bahadur, starring Farhan Akhtar, opened with a lukewarm response, earning ₹2.70 gross in India. Day 2 saw a significant rise to ₹4.62 crore gross while Day 3 clocked ₹4.80 crore.

The movie ran in theatres for two weeks and earned ₹22.06 crore gross in India while collecting ₹24.06 crore worldwide. The movie was reportedly made with ₹90 crore.

Border 2 vs Ikkis

Then came Ikkis, starring Agastya Nanda in the lead role. The movie also featured late Bollywood legend, Dharmendra, as well as Jaideep Ahlawat.

The war movie, reportedly made with ₹60 crore, did much better than 120 Bahadur. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the movie is a biopic of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal.

Ikkis opened with a decent start at the Indian box office on its first Thursday, collecting ₹7 crore. However, the film saw a sharp drop on Day 2, Friday, when collections fell by 50% to ₹3.5 crore.

The weekend brought some recovery. On Saturday, Day 3, the film earned ₹4.65 crore, followed by a slightly better ₹5 crore on Sunday.

The momentum did not sustain once the weekdays began. On Monday, Day 5, collections crashed to ₹1.35 crore. Tuesday showed a small improvement at ₹1.6 crore, but Wednesday again dipped to ₹1.15 crore. By the end of Week 1, Ikkis collected ₹25.5 crore.

Week 2 started on a low note. Friday, Day 9, saw collections of just ₹85 lakh. Saturday and Sunday brought mild growth with ₹1.15 crore and ₹1.3 crore, respectively.

From Monday onward, the film struggled badly, dropping to ₹4 lakh on Day 12. Tuesday and Wednesday stayed low at ₹42 lakh and ₹50 lakh. On Day 15, the third Thursday, collections slipped slightly to ₹48 lakh.

By the end of 15 days, Ikkis’ box office collection was ₹30.6 crore. Week 2 contributed only ₹5.1 crore, showing an 80% drop from Week 1.