{
  "id": 1626017,
  "title": "Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Day 4: Sunny Deol & Preity Zinta's Film Crashes On First Monday, Collects Just ₹2 Crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-4-sunny-deol-preity-zintas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T03:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-4-sunny-deol-preity-zintas-film-crashes-on-first-monday-collects-just-2-crore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the fourth day of its box office run, Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta's period drama Batwara 1947 experienced a sharp decline in collections. The film, which also stars Karan Deol, Ali Fazal, and Khushi Hajare, was released on August 14 and faced competition from Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2. As of Day 4, Batwara 1947 collected approximately Rs 2 crore net in India, bringing its total India net collection to Rs 28.50 crore. The film's India gross collection stands at Rs 33.95 crore. Overseas, Batwara 1947 earned Rs 75 lakh, raising its total overseas gross to Rs 6.25 crore. Collectively, the film has generated a worldwide gross collection of Rs 40.20 crore. The significant drop from Rs 7.25 crore on Sunday to Rs 2 crore on Monday highlights the film's slow performance. With a production budget of around Rs 120 crore, Batwara 1947 still has a long way to go to recoup its investment through theatrical revenues. However, the film's performance in the following weekdays and its second weekend could potentially signal a recovery.",
  "summary": "Sunny Deol, Shabana Azmi and Preity Zinta’s period drama Batwara 1947 witnessed a major drop in collections on its first Monday. The film, which also stars Karan Deol, Ali Fazal, Abhimanyu Singh, Khushi Hajare, Kanikka Kapur, Waseem Rajput and Isha Sandhir, was released on August 14 and clashed with Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2. Since its release, Batwara 1947 has been performing slowly at the box…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}