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'Batwara 1947' BO collection Day 2: Sunny Deol film eyes Rs 10 crore milestone

Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947 is having a slow-burn start at the box office, and Day 2 collections are trickling in as the Rajkumar Santoshi directorial looks to build on its opening day numbers. Released smack in the middle of a crowded Independence Day weekend, the film is up against stiff competition, most notably from Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2, which released on the very same day. Here's a live…

'Batwara 1947' BO collection Day 2: Sunny Deol film eyes Rs 10 crore milestone

The Sunny Deol-starrer period drama Batwara 1947 made a strong start at the box office on its opening day, collecting Rs. 5.75 crore net from 8,721 shows across India. This amounted to a total India gross of Rs. 6.84 crore. Overseas, the film added Rs. 1.50 crore, pushing its worldwide gross to Rs. 8.34 crore on Day 1. Day 2 saw a remarkable surge, with Batwara 1947 collecting Rs.

13.50 crore net from 8,071 shows nationwide, a 134.8% increase from its opening day. This propelled the film's total domestic net collection to Rs. 19.25 crore and its gross to Rs. 22.91 crore in just two days. Internationally, the period drama earned Rs. 2.00 crore on Day 2, bringing its overseas gross to Rs. 3.50 crore, and its worldwide gross to Rs. 26.41 crore so far.

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