After 130 crore net over four day weekend, War 2 dropped drastically on day 5 Monday by 75% and collected 7 crore net. Word of mouth finally came to into the play and now film will nosedive from here.
War 2 trending poorly over the weekend. It’s hold in the subsequent days will determine what it can do in its lifetime. A Rs 400 crore worldwide should be a face-saving result, but that won’t be easy if the movie fails to sustain on Monday.
Kiara Advani’s last three releases have all struggled at the box office. After Satyaprem Ki Katha earned only average numbers and Game Changer flopped outright, her latest big-ticket film War 2 is also faltering. Despite a ₹400 crore budget and star power from Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR, the spy thriller is facing mixed reviews, poor word-of-mouth, and sharp drops in collections, putting Kiara’s career at a critical juncture.
Rajvir Ashar, who worked as an assistant director on War and Pathaan, has expressed his disappointment with War 2.
The next couple of days will be critical for War 2. There is still room for the film to stabilise. However, the below par start means it will need a strong hold in collections to meet expectations and sustain beyond the first week.
War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji, and starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR and Kiara Advani among others, is not trending as well as it should at the box office, given the stakes involved.
War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR and Kiara Advani, hit theaters on August 14. The film opened to mixed reviews and has been performing average at the box office.
War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji and starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR and Kiara Advani, hit theatres on 14 August 2025 as part of the YRF Spy Universe.
War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji, and starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR and Kiara Advani among others, is expected to trend well over the weekend, to crack Rs 300 crore worldwide by end of Sunday.
War 2 opened to a below par ₹28 crore nett in India on its first day, with national chains contributing ₹13 crore. The extended Independence Day weekend will be crucial for its box office recovery.
Set against a global backdrop and featuring large-scale action set-pieces, the film was expected to raise the stakes for the franchise. However, despite its star-studded cast and technical scale, War 2 falters on several critical fronts.
Despite the star power of War 2 and Coolie, both films are trailing behind Saiyaara in early advance booking figures.
