De De Pyaar De 2 Box Office Day 7: Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan film crosses ₹50 cr but faces sluggish growth

Romantic-comedy

De De Pyaar De 2, starring Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, and Rakul Preet Singh, wrapped its first week in theatres on Thursday with domestic net collections apparently surpassing ₹50 crore.

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the film’s day-wise net collection lists show day 7 estimated at around ₹3.44 crore, bringing the cumulative tally to approximately ₹51.19 crore by week’s end. De De Pyaar De 2 has garnered a total of ₹51 crore, with ₹33 crore generated over the weekend.

The movie released on November 14, at about ₹8.75 crore. It increased to ₹12.25 crore and ₹13.75 crore on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, bringing the total for the weekend to roughly ₹34.75 crore. The midweek receipts dropped significantly: ₹4.25 crore on Monday, ₹5.25 crore on Tuesday, ₹3.50 crore on Wednesday, and a projected ₹3.35 crore on Thursday.

In comparison to its 2019 predecessor, De De Pyaar De, which reportedly made around ₹55.75 crore in its opening week and went on to become a hit, the sequel is perceived as underperforming, yet breaking the ₹50-crore threshold is a modest accomplishment for a genre like the age-gap romantic comedy directed by Anshul Sharma.

Weekday figures dropped despite a comparatively robust beginning, indicating poor foot traffic in the non-weekend slots. The sequel loses the novelty punch of the first movie, and word-of-mouth seems to be mediocre. Its subsequent box office run is anticipated to be constrained by the release of other rival films, including Mastiii 4 and 120 Bahadur, on its second Friday.

The movie's performance in week two is currently being actively monitored: The movie's lifetime potential might be restricted to the ₹70–80 crore range rather than the ₹90–100 crore range that was initially expected if the Monday–Thursday hold is weak. Given current trend lines, one trade commentator projects an end-run of about ₹80 crore.

About De De Pyaar De 2

R Madhavan, Meezaan Jafri, Gautami Kapoor, Ishita Dutta, and Jaaved Jaaferi also play significant parts in the film. It is directed by Anshul Sharma and produced by Luv Ranjan, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, and Ankur Garg.

Ajay Devgn, Tabu, and Rakul Preet played primary parts in the first film, while Jimmy Sheirgill, Alok Nath, Kumud Mishra, and Javed Jaffrey played supporting parts.

In the film, Ashish Mehra, a divorced 50-year-old NRI investor, develops feelings for Aisha, a 26-year-old independent woman. The couple ended up together despite several issues and resistance from Ashish's family and ex-wife Manju.

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