Sunny Deol’s Border 2 earned 6 times of Batwara 1947 in 6 days, mints Rs 45 crore worldwide

Sunny Deol's sequel to Border, titled Batwara 1947, generated six times more revenue in its opening six days than Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2, according to box office figures. Despite a massive production budget, the film collected a worldwide gross of Rs 45.42 crore within the initial six days, far below industry expectations. The film opened at Rs 5.75 crore and experienced a significant surge on the second day, collecting Rs 13.50 crore.

However, it encountered a decline on the third day, with declining collections on subsequent days, earning only Rs 1.40 crore on its sixth day with an occupancy rate of 9%. The reunion of Rajkumar Santoshi and Sunny Deol, the driving force behind the film's release, failed to generate the anticipated footfall in theatres. In contrast, Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 surpassed the Rs 160 crore mark worldwide, even on a working day, with 11,000 shows recorded and an occupancy of 16%.

Sunny Deol had recently triumphed with Gadar 2 and Border 2, but Batwara 1947 marked Preity Zinta's return to the big screen after a hiatus of eight years. The film's success may depend on momentum gained over the weekend, as the Independence Day weekend proved unsuccessful for the film. Batwara 1947 might soon exit theatres, making way for Yash's upcoming release, Toxic.