After a blazing start and a brief mid-week slowdown, Border 2 has found its footing again at the box office. The war drama, led by Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty, registered a noticeable
rise in collections on its second Sunday. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Border 2 earned Rs 22.50 crore on Day 10. The jump comes after a clear dip following its Republic Day peak, when the film clocked its highest single-day net collection of Rs 59 crore in India. With the latest figures added, Border 2 now stands at a total net collection of Rs 277 crore in India. The film’s gross domestic collection has crossed Rs 330 crore, while worldwide earnings are reported to be over Rs 367 crore. The makers have stated that the film collected Rs 277.67 crore net in India within its first nine days. Occupancy numbers on Sunday also point to steady audience interest. As per Sacnilk, the film recorded an overall occupancy of 36.64 percent across 4,395 shows nationwide. Jaipur emerged as the strongest market, with 61 percent occupancy across 186 shows. Chennai followed with 43 percent occupancy from 81 shows. In Mumbai, Border 2 saw 31 percent occupancy across 727 shows, while Delhi NCR recorded 39.50 percent occupancy from 1,239 shows. Beyond its overall performance, the film has also delivered career milestones for its cast. Directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 is a sequel to JP Dutta’s 1997 classic Border. Along with its four male leads, the film features Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, and Medha Rana in key roles. The film has received a largely positive critical response. News18 Showsha awarded it four stars. An excerpt from the review read, “Comparing it to Border (1997) is inevitable. The original felt raw and lived-in, powered by simplicity. Border 2 is more polished, louder and far more ambitious. It doesn’t quite recreate the magic of the first, but it doesn’t disrespect it either. Instead, it feels like a modern extension, messier at times, broader in vision, but driven by the same emotional intent. Border 2 isn’t perfect. It’s indulgent, occasionally overlong and visually uneven in parts. But it’s also sincere, emotional and unapologetically patriotic. It reminds you why war films still work, not because of explosions, but because of the people behind the uniforms.”
