# Batwara 1947 collects Rs 3.10 crore in second weekend, total Rs 37.70 crore

2026-08-25T02:22:18+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets (4 source reports)

Sunny Deol and Aamir Khan's period drama 'Batwara 1947' collected Rs 3.10 crore in its second weekend, taking its 12-day India net total to Rs 37.70 crore. The film earned Rs 0.82 crore on Friday, Rs 1.07 crore on Saturday and Rs 1.21 crore on Sunday. Day 11 brought Rs 35 lakh and day 12 added Rs 55 lakh. The Rajkumar Santoshi directorial opened with Rs 5.75 crore on day one and peaked at Rs 13.50 crore on day two, but collections fell sharply thereafter. Times of India reports the film is well behind the competing release 'Awarapan 2', which collected Rs 136.25 crore in 10 days. Bollywood Hungama notes the weekend trend showed steady day-on-day growth but describes overall numbers as modest. Made on a reported budget of Rs 120 crore, the film is heading for a significant loss. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh told Bollywood Hungama he was surprised by the failure, calling it a well-made film that did not get its due. The release of Yash's 'Toxic' this week is expected to end 'Batwara 1947's theatrical run.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All four sources report the same box office figures for 'Batwara 1947', leading with the day 11 or second weekend collections. Bollywood Hungama frames the performance as a 'modest second weekend' with 'encouraging' day-on-day growth, while Times of India two articles use stronger language: 'struggles', 'fails', and 'negligible', foregrounding the comparison to the competing film 'Awarapan 2'. NDTV Profit keeps it neutral. The split in framing is between spin (growth) and outcome (underwhelming total). The balanced reading: the film collected Rs 3.10 crore in its second weekend, but its total of Rs 37.70 crore after 12 days is far below its reported Rs 120 crore budget, and the release of 'Toxic' this week will likely end its run.

## Coverage

Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
- bollywoodhungama.com (neutral report) <https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/batwara-1947-box-office-sunny-deol-starrer-collects-rs-3-10-crore-in-second-weekend/>
  ledes with 'modest' and 'encouraging' growth, downplays weak total
- ndtvprofit.com (neutral report) <https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-11-sunny-deols-period-drama-holds-its-run-mints-this-amount-11952471#publisher=newsstand>
  one-sentence neutral wire copy with no framing
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-11-the-sunny-deol-starrer-nears-end-of-its-box-office-run-with-just-rs-35-lakhs-on-second-monday-struggles-to-touch-rs-40-crore-india-net/articleshow/133485347.cms>
  stresses 'struggles', 'fails', compares unfavourably to rival film
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/batwara-1947-box-office-collection-day-12-sunny-deols-film-falls-short-of-rs-40-crore-in-india-as-it-nears-end-of-theatrical-run-while-awarapan-2-races-ahead-toxic-to-intensify-competition/articleshow/133526941.cms>
  lead uses 'fails', analyses reasons for loss, quotes trade analyst

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources. Last updated 2026-08-26T03:31:27+00:00.

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