The film has garnered mixed reviews, with some praising the action
Released alongside Rajinikanth's Coolie, the film has faced stiff competition at the box office. Coolie initially led the box office battle and has maintained a strong lead.
The film is part of the YRF Spy Universe and also features Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana, and Anil Kapoor. Despite its considerable star power with Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR leading the cast, the film hasn't performed to
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, War 2minted ₹31.3 crore (rough data) on day 4 in all languages. This brings its total business in India to ₹173.9 crore net. The film witnessed a decline of 5.86% in earnings on day 4 as it collected ₹33.25 crore on its previous day (Saturday).
War 2 had an overall 33.09% Hindi occupancy on Sunday, August 17. War 2 earned an estimated ₹52 crore net (all languages combined) on its opening day, August 14, followed by ₹57.35 crore on day 2.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh rated the spy action thriller 1.5 stars and called it ‘disappointing.’
On X, he wrote, “Weakest film in #YRFSpyUniverse... Has star power, scale, style, stunts - but lacks soul... Writing is the biggest culprit here... Not even #HrithikRoshan and #NTR can save this royal mess! #War2Review.”
#OneWordReview...#War2: DISAPPOINTING.
Rating: ⭐½
Weakest film in #YRFSpyUniverse... Has star power, scale, style, stunts - but lacks soul... Writing is the biggest culprit here... Not even #HrithikRoshan and #NTR can save this royal mess! #War2Review pic.twitter.com/4cgJEq0Ljp
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 14, 2025
Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film is produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash
