Hrithik Roshan and NTR’s War 2, which was released this August in theaters, was expected to create a phenomenon at the box office. However, the film failed to meet the expectations. War 2 Worldwide Closing collections are out now.
Because it was made with the biggest combination of a big South star and a big North star and was a part of the franchise, everyone expected the film to easily collect 1000 Cr at the box office.
War 2: Poor Buzz From The Start
However, somehow the film’s promotional content failed to create any hype among audiences, and the spy series’ downfall impacted the film from pre-bookings itself. The film received below-par advance bookings, and on the opening day, the numbers were also not up to expectations.
At the same time, the competition with Rajinikanth’s Coolie also added to the low buzz for the War sequel, and the film opened with unanimous negative reviews. Because of all these, the film sees poor numbers at the box office.
War 2 Box Office: Dismal Performance in Telugu States
Undoubtedly, for War 2, the Telugu states’ performance was a shocking one. Telugu state rights were bought for 82 Cr excluding GST, and the film collected around 150 Cr gross, whereas the film ended up with just 67 Cr in collections, incurring huge losses.
The rest of the South states provided 26 Cr gross, and in North India, even though the collections were low, compared to Telugu, the numbers are reasonable, as the spy action drama collected 190 Cr gross.
So, the total all-India gross was 283 Cr, and overseas also the film had disappointing collections and ended up with $9.5M overseas.
Overall, War 2’s worldwide closing collections (gross) stand at 367 Cr, and its box office verdict is a disaster in all territories.