The epic war drama ‘Border 2’, starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty in lead roles, has seen a considerable slowdown at the box office on its first Tuesday. The film was theatrically released on January 23, 2026, to cash in on the Republic Day 2026 buzz.The film that made the most of the extended Republic Day weekend witnessed a huge drop in collections on Day 5, which also happened to be its first regular day at the box office. Without the support of the holiday, the film collected just around Rs 19.5 crore, as per early estimates.
Border 2 Movie ReviewThese numbers were a steep decline from the film’s Republic Day bumper collection of Rs 59 crore. The film on Monday not only recorded its highest single-day collection, but also saw the film register itself in the record books as one of the highest Republic Day collections of all time.
‘Border 2’ week 1 collections
‘Border 2’ hit theatres in India on Friday, just in time for the extended holiday weekend. The movie began its box office run, earning an impressive Rs 30 crore. Over the three-day weekend, the film saw an upward graph at the ticket window, earning an estimated Rs 36.5 crore on Saturday, Rs 54 crore on Sunday and Rs 59 crore on Monday. With an estimated Rs 19.5 crore added to its collections, the film’s overall net collections stand at Rs 196.50 crore.
‘Border 2’ occupancy
Directed by Anurag Singh, the film recorded a drop in Hindi occupancy, scoring an estimated footfall of 24.82%, as compared to Monday’s overall 64.27% Hindi occupancy. While the film’s footfalls remained low during the day, it only picked up during the night shows, which registered 34.07% occupancy.
‘Border 2’ worldwide collections
With the final collections expected to rise, ‘Border 2’ could likely pass the Rs 200 crore net mark. Meanwhile, its gross total has hit an impressive Rs 235.7 crore. With an additional Rs 35 crore coming in from international markets, the film’s worldwide total now stands at an impressive Rs 270.7 crore. All eyes will now be on the box office to see if the film can maintain a steady graph and cross the Rs 300 crore mark at the worldwide box office.
‘Border 2’ makers reveal collections
According to the makers, ‘Border 2’ collected Rs 32.10 crore on its opening day, followed by Rs 40.59 crore on Day 2 and Rs 57.20 crore on Day 3. The film continued its strong box office run, registering a Republic Day collection of Rs 63.59 crore net on Day 4. With this, the film earned a total of Rs 193.48 crore.
‘Border 2’ vs ‘Gadar 2’
While ‘Border 2’ has been dominating the box office this week, it is still far behind the records set by Sunny Deol’s 2023 film ‘Gadar 2’. As per box office reports, the film had earned an estimated Rs 280 crore in just its first week before going on to score a huge Rs 525 crore lifetime collection after a 10 week run at ticket windows.
‘Border 2’ vs ‘Dhurandhar’
While ‘Dhurandhar’ has quietly bowed out of the box office race, ‘Border 2’ with its stellar performance, is on its way to break the records set by the Hindi film. The film is just a few crore shy of beating the week 1 box office collection of ‘Dhurandhar’. While the Ranveer Singh starrer hit the Rs 1,000 crore mark at the box office, in its first week, the film only managed to rake in an estimated Rs 207 crore. With two more days left to go, it will be interesting to see just how much ‘Border 2’ can rake in as its week 1 total haul. DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from diverse public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.
