Awarapan 2 vs Batwara 1947 Box Office 1st Wednesday Collection: This August, the Indian box office witnessed an interesting box office clash wherein two of the most anticipated releases of the year locked horns at the ticket windows. We are talking about Awarapan 2 and Batwara 1947. While Awarapan 2 is the sequel to the 2007 release Awarapan and is an action thriller, Batwara 1947 is a period drama set against the backdrop of the India and Pakistan partition of 1947.
To note, Awarapan 2, which is directed by Nitin Kakkar, features Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patni, Shabana Azmi and Suvinder Vicky in the lead and has been creating waves with its soulful music. On the other hand, Batwara 1947 comes with a stellar cast of Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol and Ali Fazal. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, Batwara 1947 marks the filmmaker’s reunion with Sunny after three decades. While Sunny and Emraan have locked horns at the box office for the second time, the latter has been ruling the game this time despite witnessing a continuous dip in numbers
Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Day 6
According to a report published in Sacnilk, Batwara 1947 saw a drop of 37.8% and made a collection of Rs 1.4cr on day 6 (first Wednesday) which took the overall collection to Rs 32.15cr nett and the gross collection to Rs 38.17cr after 6 days of release
Awarapan 2 Box Office Collection Day 6
On the other hand, Awarapan 2 saw a dip of 30.8% in numbers on day 6 (first Wednesday) and minted Rs 6.75cr which took the overall net collections to Rs 107.5cr and gross collections to Rs 128.29cr.
Awarapan 2 vs Batwara 1947 Box Office Collection Day 6
To note, given the box office numbers Awarapan 2, which earned over 4 times more than Batwara 1947, was leading by over 382% on day 6 and it clear box office winner.
