'Awarapan 2' Box Office Day 3: Emraan Hashmi Starrer Dominates Sunday, Recovers Budget Within First Weekend

Emraan Hashmi’s highly anticipated release Awarapan 2 is proving to be an absolute juggernaut at the box office, maintaining an unstoppable momentum through its opening weekend. Released on August 14, 2026, exactly nineteen years after the cult classic original, the sequel has completely shattered expectations and captured the hearts of audiences nationwide. While industry experts initially wondered how the sequel would perform, the film has delivered historic numbers, outshining rival releases and rewriting box office records right from its opening day.Phenomenal Weekend Collection and Budget Recovery by Day 3Riding high on immense audience acclaim and stellar word-of-mouth, Awarapan 2 opened with a staggering ₹22 crore on its first day, followed by an even bigger surge on Saturday with ₹33.75 crore. Maintaining its strong grip on theaters, the film raked in an additional ₹12 crore by 5 PM on Sunday, pushing its total three-day earnings past the impressive ₹68 crore mark by late afternoon, with final night collections expected to cross ₹35 crore for the day alone. Trade analysts report that with a production budget estimated between ₹45 to ₹50 crore, the makers have successfully recovered their entire investment and secured profitable returns within just the first three days of its theatrical run.Box Office Clash: Emraan Hashmi's 'Awarapan 2' Outpaces Sunny Deol's 'Partition 1947'The Independence Day weekend box office featured a high-profile cinematic clash between Emraan Hashmi and veteran star Sunny Deol, echoing their historical 2007 face-off. This time around, Awarapan 2 has emerged as the definitive winner. In comparison, Sunny Deol’s historical drama Partition 1947—directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and featuring an ensemble cast including Preity Zinta, Karan Deol, and Shabana Azmi—opened to a modest ₹5.75 crore on Day 1, followed by ₹13.50 crore on Day 2, and over ₹2 crore by Sunday evening, bringing its total collection to past ₹20 crore. While Partition 1947 portrays the deep emotional trauma of India's historical partition, it has lagged significantly behind Awarapan 2 in overall ticket sales, cementing Emraan Hashmi's undisputed box office dominance this weekend.