Son of Sardaar 2 box office Day 3: Despite receiving mixed reviews, the Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur-starrer Son of Sardaar 2 has been holding steady at the box office. After a decent opening on Friday, the film showed an upward trend over the weekend, though it fell short of making a major impact. On Sunday, the film earned Rs 9.64 crore, bringing its total domestic collection to Rs 25.15 crore.
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Son of Sardaar 2 box office journey and occupancy
Son of Sardaar 2 opened at the box office on Friday by raking in Rs 7.25 crore. It saw an over 13 percent increase in its collection on Saturday, earning Rs 8.25 crore. Making the most of its first weekend, the film saw another jump of 16 percent on Sunday, taking the total to Rs 25.15 crore.
The film recorded an overall 34.90% Hindi occupancy on Sunday, with the highest footfall of 51.58% observed during evening shows. In terms of city-wise performance, it did particularly well in Jaipur with 49% occupancy and in Lucknow with 42.50%, both emerging as top contributors. The NCR region followed closely with 41.75% occupancy. Chennai registered 37%, while Pune and Bengaluru saw moderate footfalls at 35.25% and 33.75%, respectively.
Comparison with Dhadak 2 and Saiyaara
Ajay Devgn’s film released in theatres alongside Karan Johar’s Dhadak 2, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri. While the latter earned glowing reviews from critics, its box office performance was modest compared to the comedy film. Within three days of its release, Dhadak 2, which deals with the subject of caste and class discrimination in India, minted Rs 11.50 crore — nearly half of what Son of Sardaar 2 earned in the same time frame.
Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara, which has turned out to be the year’s biggest surprise hit, is still maintaining its momentum in its second week, giving tough competition to new releases. The film earned Rs 8 crore on Sunday, and Son of Sardaar 2 edged past it by only a small margin despite being a new release.
Comparison with Bhool Chuk Maaf and Housefull 5
When compared to other major comedy releases this year — Housefull 5 and Bhool Chuk Maaf — Son of Sardaar 2 has not been able to surpass either. While Housefull 5 raked in Rs 87.5 crore within its first three days of release, the Rajkummar Rao-starrer Bhool Chuk Maaf earned Rs 28 crore — both higher than SoS 2’s Rs 25.15 crore collection.
Son of Sardaar 2 is directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and also stars Ravi Kishan and Sanjay Mishra in key roles.
