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Awarapan 2 advance sales beat original film’s lifetime collection
Awarapan 2 has sold over 1.3 lakh tickets in advance through its first 48 hours, with trade estimates placing the value of those bookings at around Rs 9 crore gross. That figure…
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Awarapan 2 has sold over 1.3 lakh tickets in advance through its first 48 hours, with trade estimates placing the value of those bookings at around Rs 9 crore gross. That figure has already surpassed the entire lifetime theatrical collection of the original Awarapan, which earned only Rs 7.7 crore net in 2007. The sequel is projected to open between Rs 15 crore and Rs 20 crore net on August 14, potentially giving Emraan Hashmi the biggest opening day of his career.
Emraan Hashmi, who returns as gangster Shivam Pandit in the Nitin Kakkar-directed sequel, has a reported net worth of Rs 105 crore, according to Financial Express. He charges around Rs 12 crore per film and earns Rs 2 crore per brand endorsement. The actor owns properties in Goa, Bandra, and Lonavala, and a car collection including a Lamborghini Huracan and a Range Rover Vogue. Awarapan 2 will clash at the box office with Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947.
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The advance booking numbers for Awarapan 2 are impressive, but the real test is whether walk-in audiences will match the pre-release hype. The original film's cult status on streaming may not translate to opening day crowds, especially with Batwara 1947 releasing on the same date. The true measure of success will be the weekend numbers and whether the sequel can sustain beyond the first three days. Will the film's advance momentum convert into a Rs 100 crore global opening, or will it fizzle out?
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, odishatv.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
