War 2 Facing Downfall After A Blockbuster Start

When War 2 hit cinemas on August 14, expectations were sky-high. With Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani leading the charge under Ayan Mukerji’s direction, the film was positioned as YRF’s next big action spectacle. And for a moment, it delivered. The opening weekend numbers were massive, over ₹170 crore in just four days. But once the holiday buzz faded, the cracks started to show.

Numbers That Tell the Story

By Day 6, the film had pulled in around ₹193 crore across India. Impressive on paper, but the dip was hard to ignore. Monday saw collections fall by nearly 75%, with the film slipping into single digits. Tuesday didn’t do much better, bringing in only about ₹8.3 crore.

Here’s how the journey looked:

• Day 1: ₹52 crore

• Day 2: ₹57 crore

• Day 3: ₹33 crore

• Day 4: ₹32 crore

• Day 5: ₹8.7 crore

• Day 6: ₹8.3 crore
  Total so far: just under ₹193 crore.

The speed at which the film’s momentum dropped has become the talking point.

Competition Heats Up

War 2 isn’t running this race alone. Rajinikanth’s Coolie is stealing the spotlight, crossing the ₹200-crore mark with ease and tightening the competition at the box office. For now, Hrithik and Jr NTR’s film is trailing, still short of entering the ₹200-crore club.

Why It Matters

A film of this scale rumoured to have a budget running into hundreds of crores can’t afford to lose steam so quickly. Big names and larger-than-life action set pieces usually guarantee long legs at the box office, but War 2’s sharp decline raises questions about word of mouth and audience connection.

The Takeaway

War 2 isn’t a flop, it’s far from that. But the early slowdown is a reminder that even star-studded blockbusters can’t coast on hype alone. The big weekend gave it wings, but sustaining that high is proving to be the real battle.