It is hardly a surprise that one film has become the undisputed champion among the Independence Day 2024 releases. August 15 saw three Bollywood biggies clashing at the box office, releasing on the same day. However, neither the trade experts nor the fans doubted who would emerge the winner among the three movies. It was such a forgone conclusion that many wondered why Nikkhil Advani's Vedaa and Mudassar Aziz's Khel Khel Mein even bothered to clash with Amar Kaushik's Stree 2, despite knowing that the sequel to the 2018 film is bound to dominate over them. That's exactly what happened. ‘Stree 2’ Box Office Collection Day 1: Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s Movie Earns INR 64.80 Crore, Beats ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Animal’ But Fails to Smash ‘Jawan’ Record.

The horror-comedy, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, has stormed the box office by collecting INR 64.80 crore on the opening day (night previews on August 14 included) as per Bollywood Hungama. Stree 2 has outperformed its release-day competitors by miles and is expected to do so comfortably over the extended opening weekend, and perhaps even outperform Fighter, the present highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024, overshadowing its lifetime earnings of INR 199.45 crore.

With such a huge first-day earning, Stree 2 has not only outperformed its box office competitors from Bollywood but also consumed the lifetime collections of these other big releases from Bollywood in 2024! ‘Stree 2’ Movie Review: A Stellar Rajkummar Rao and a ‘Massy’ Shraddha Kapoor Are Electrifying Together in This ‘Laughs & Spooks’-Packed Sequel.

20 Movies Whose Lifetime Collections Were Eclipsed By 'Stree 2' on Day 1

1. Bad Newz - INR 63.53 crore

2. Chandu Champion - INR 62.95 crore

3. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan - INR 59.17 crore

4. Maidaan - INR 52.29 crore

5. Srikanth - INR 50.05 crore

6. Madgaon Express - INR 38.47 crore

7. Mr & Mrs Mahi - INR 36.28 crore

8. Yodha - INR 32.45 crore

9. Kill - INR 24.15 crore

10. Swatantrya Veer Savarkar  - INR 23.99 crore

11. Sarfira - INR 22.13 crore

12. Laapataa Ladies - INR 20.24 crore

13. Merry Christmas - INR 18.30 crore

14. Crakk - INR 13.32 crore

15. Bhaiyya Ji - INR 9.60 crore

16. Main Atal Hoon - INR 8.65 crore

17. Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha - INR 7.34 crore

18. Ulajh - INR 6.55 crore

19. Do Aur Do Pyaar - INR 4.63 crore

20. Ishq Vishk Rebound - INR 4.59 crore

It is funny to note that Akshay Kumar has a crucial and funny cameo in Stree 2, but his own film Khel Khel Mein has reportedly earned INR 5 crore on its first day, falling even behind Vedaa (INR 6.35 crore). What's more, Stree 2's first-day collections have out-earned the lifetime earnings of his other releases of 2024 - Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Sarfira. For that matter, we can say the same for Stree 2's leading man, Rajkummar Rao, as Stree 2 also defeated the lifetime earnings of his 2024 releases, Srikanth and Mr and Mrs Mahi.

 

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Aug 16, 2024 01:36 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).