The craze of ‘Stree 2’, the sequel of ‘Stree’ which was released in 2018, had taken over the audience even before its release. The film had bumper advance booking and the film collected more than 20 crores in pre-ticket sales for the first day. After the film hit the theatres, the audience thronged to watch it and it had a smashing opening.
Talking about the first day collection of ‘Stree 2’, according to the early trend report of Saccanilk, Shraddha Kapoor’s film earned 8.35 crores in paid previews on Wednesday and 46 crores after its release in theatres on Thursday. With this, the total collection of ‘Stree 2’ on the first day has become Rs 54.3 crores. In such a situation, ‘Stree 2’ has achieved the number 1 position in terms of earnings among all the films released on 15 August.
John Abraham and Sharvari Wagh’s action thriller film ‘Veda’ was also released in theatres on the occasion of Independence Day. However, this film had to face tough competition from ‘Stree 2’. While Shraddha Kapoor starrer horror comedy film dominated the box office, Veda remained at second place in terms of earnings among Hindi released films.
Talking about the opening day collection of ‘Veda’, according to the early trend report of Saccanilk, this John Abraham film has earned 6.52 crores on the first day of its release.
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Khel Khel Mein’ was the last among the Hindi films released on 15 August. Although this comedy film is being praised a lot, in terms of earnings, ‘Khel Khel Mein’ was left behind by ‘Stree 2’ and ‘Veda’. Talking about the collection of ‘Khel Khel Mein’, according to the early trend report of Saccanilk, this film starring Akshay Kumar, Taapsee Pannu, Fardeen Khan and Amy Virk, earned Rs 5 crore on the first day of its release.
Puri Jagannath’s directorial film ‘Double iSmart’ was also released in theatres on 15th August. Sanjay Dutt and Ram Pothineni have played the lead roles in this film. This film has had a good opening. According to the report of Saccanilk, ‘Double iSmart’ has collected 7.5 crores on the first day of its release.
P Ranjit’s directorial film ‘Tangallan’ also reached the theatres on the occasion of Independence Day. This is a period-drama film in which Chiyan Vikram has played an important role. This film was the most awaited film of the year 2024. At the same time, the film has got a good opening. According to the early trend report of Saccanilk, ‘Tangallan’ has collected 12.6 crores on the first day of its release.
‘Mr. Bachchan’ is also included in the South films releasing on the occasion of 15th August. Ravi Teja has played the lead role in this film directed by Harish Shankar. According to the report of Saccanilk, ‘Mr. Bachchan’ has opened with 5.3 crores amidst the mega clash.
The sequel of Demonte Colony, Demonte Colony 2, is also released on 15 August. This film has earned Rs 3.3 crore on the first day.
South’s comedy film Nunakuzhi has also hit the theatres on 15th August. Basil Joseph and Grace Antony are in the lead roles in the film. The film has earned Rs 1.7 crore on the first day of its release.
Vaazha, the biopic of a billion boys, is also a film released on 15 August. This movie has collected 1.15 crores on the first day.
Published at : 16 Aug 2024 10:10 AM (IST)
