# Hanuman Ansh earns Rs 401 crore worldwide, beats War 2

2026-09-28T11:11:24+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Devotional drama Hanuman Ansh has earned Rs 401.20 crore at the worldwide box office, beating the lifetime global collection of Hrithik Roshan's War 2 at Rs 364.35 crore. The Neem Karoli Baba biopic, directed by Vishal Chaturvedi, has also become the 31st Indian film ever to cross Rs 300 crore in domestic box office, with its India net collection at Rs 309 crore as of day 53. The film, released on August 7, had a Rs 10 lakh opening but grew steadily through word-of-mouth. It is now in its eighth week, still running at over 4,000 shows daily. The movie features Shobhinaw Satyaa as the lead, with music by Sadhu Tiwari among others. A sequel has not yet been confirmed.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The three outlets are uniform in their straight reporting of box office figures, sourced from Sacnilk and presented without editorial slant. All lead with the Rs 400 crore milestone and the film's unusually long theatrical run. Times Now adds a quote from a co-producer praising industry support, while Cinema Express contextualises the achievement as the 28th Hindi and 45th Indian film to reach that mark. The Times of India supplies granular day-by-day occupancy data. The balanced reading is that the numbers are undisputed and consistently reported, though two outlets frame the feat as a record-holder. The story's enduring takeaway is whether Hanuman Ansh can sustain against the upcoming release of Drishyam The Conclusion on 2 October 2026.

## Coverage

- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/hanuman-ansh-worldwide-box-office-neem-karoli-baba-biopic-earns-over-rs-400-crore-beats-hrithik-roshans-war-2-article-156240653>
  Led with worldwide figure and compared to War 2, plus soft co-producer quote
- cinemaexpress.com (neutral report) <https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2026/Sep/28/hanuman-ansh-becomes-31st-indian-film-ever-to-cross-300-crore-mark-at-domestic-box-office>
  Contextualised as 28th Hindi film to cross Rs 400 crore, with domestic milestone data
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/hanuman-ansh-box-office-collection-day-53-vishal-chaturvedis-film-earns-rs-1-97-cr-on-monday-india-gross-touches-rs-365-03cr/articleshow/134553792.cms>
  Detailed day 53 collection and week-wise breakdown, no global comparison

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