Box Office: Gadar 2 Becomes Sunny Deol's Highest-Grossing Film Domestically

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Mumbai, August 12 - Sunny Deol-led period action drama film "Gadar 2 - The Katha Continues" is running riot at the box office and brings the magic of the first movie back. The theaters are once again witnessing housefull boards and at the same time, the capacity issue is also arising.

Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" scored gigantic 40.10 crores net collection on the opening day, taking the second biggest opening in Hindi this year. The second day scored a jump of around 7% for 43.08 crores net and with this, it has become the highest-grossing film of Sunny Deol, beating its predecessor in terms of net collection.



The original movie "Gadar: The Katha Continues" (2001) scored approx. 77 crores net (not adjusting with inflation) collection which has now been surpassed by the sequel after 22 years. However, in terms of footfalls, "Gadar 2" is nowhere near the first movie which scored a mighty 5+ crore footfalls to mint 77 crores net. The sequel reached crossed the first movie with just (still good) approx. 45 lakh admissions (expected, 2 days).

The latest blockbuster is unlikely to generate 5 crore admissions due to high ticket prices but it has become Sunny Deol's biggest-earner movie of his career. As far as the gross collection is concerned, "Gadar" scored approx. 127 crores gross and "Gadar 2" will cross this mark by the end of its third day (Sunday).

Check out the list of Sunny Deol's top 5 highest-grossing movies (in net collection, without adjusting to inflation) -



1. Gadar 2 - 83.18 Cr (2 days)

2. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha - 76.65 Cr

3. Yamla Pagla Deewana - 55.12 Cr



4. Border - 39.30 Cr

5. Ghayal Once Again - 35.75 Cr

In terms of footfalls, "Gadar" is the third biggest Indian movie of all time with 5+ crores, while "Border" (1997) ranks 6th with 3.71 crores.

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