Awarapan 2 Vs Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Day 2 Early Updates: Awarapan 2 and Batwara 1947 have taken the Bollywood box office by storm, with all eyes now on their Independence Day 2026 weekend clash. While Emraan Hashmi headlines the romantic drama, Sunny Deol leads the Partition-based period film. Both movies, offering very different cinematic experiences, arrived in theatres on August 14. With the Independence Day holiday giving both releases an added boost, the big question is: which film is winning the weekend box office race?
Awarapan 2 Box Office Collection Day 2 Early Trend (Today)
Riding high on nostalgia, Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 is setting the box office on fire. Directed by Nitin Kakkar and co-starring Disha Patani, Shabana Azmi and Puran Gabbi, among others, the sequel opened to a whopping ₹22 crore, as per Sacnilk, marking Hashmi’s biggest opening day to date.
According to Sacnilk’s live data, the film has already crossed the ₹50 cr mark today. As of 9 PM, Awarapan 2 has recorded an India net collection of ₹22.42 cr, taking its total India gross to ₹52.86 crore and India net to ₹44.42 cr so far.
Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Early Trend Day 2 (Today)
Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, Batwara 1947 centres on a Muslim family forced to leave Lucknow in the aftermath of Partition. Backed by Aamir Khan, the period drama stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol and Kanikka Kapur, among others.
The film opened to a decent ₹5.75 cr on Day 1. Benefiting from the weekend momentum and the Independence Day 2026 holiday, Batwara 1947 witnessed a significant jump in collections today. As per the live data, the film has earned approximately ₹8.88 cr net till 9 PM. Its total India gross collection stands at ₹17.32 cr, while the India net collection has reached ₹14.63 cr so far.
Awarapan 2 Vs Batwara 1947 Collection Day 2 Early Trend: Emraan Hashmi Vs Sunny Deol; Who Is Winning?
Despite the weekend and Independence Day holiday boost, Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947 is trailing Emraan Hashmi’s Awarapan 2 by a considerable margin. On Day 2, Emraan’s film is ahead of the Sunny Deol starrer by over ₹13 crore. The overall collection gap between the two films is even wider.
