Stree 2 is breaking box office records. The highly anticipated movie of the year arrived in theatres on August 15, and as expected, it has gotten an outstanding response from the audience and critics alike.
With a fabulous earning of Rs 64.80 crore, the movie emerged as the biggest opener of the year, surpassing Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer Fighter, which earned Rs 24.6 crore on its opening day.
The horror-comedy movie has even crossed the first day collection of blockbusters such as Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal, and Yash’s KGF 2 (Hindi) collections.
Taran Adarsh, an Indian film critic and trade analyst took to X and said, ”#Stree2 CREATES HISTORY… When #Boxoffice speaks louder than words… #Stree2 defies *all* pre-release expectations and predictions… Opens to a FANTABULOUS START, emerging as the BIGGEST OPENER OF 2024 [#Hindi films]. #Stree2 *Day 1* biz is AHEAD of #Pathaan [₹ 55 cr], #Animal [₹ 54.75 cr], #KGF2 #Hindi [₹ 53.95 cr], #War [₹ 51.60 cr] and #TOH [₹ 50.75 cr].”
The movie had earned Rs 9.40 crore from the previews. On the first day, the horror-comedy raked in Rs 55.40 crore, taking the total collection to Rs 64.80 crore.
As per Sacnilk, the movie had an overall 37.46 per cent Hindi Occupancy on Friday, August 16, 2024. The movie is earning phenomenal numbers at the box office, despite facing competition from other major releases like Akshay Kumar’s Khel Khel Mein and John Abraham’s Vedaa.
More About Stree 2
Directed by Amar Kaushik, the movie, which is a sequel to the 2018 movie, has received outstanding reviews from both critics and audiences. The movie takes back to the fictional town of Chanderi and this time, the town is facing a new terror of Sarkata. Rajkummar and Shraddha reprise their roles of Vicky and the unnamed witch, respectively.
Abhishek Banerjee, Aparshakti Khurana and Pankaj Tripathi play a pivotal role in the movie.
Stree 2 Review
WION’s film critic Shomini Sen gave a positive review of the movie. She wrote, “Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor carry the film well. Rao’s comic timing is well known and is well displayed here as well. Kapoor plays the mysterious, enchanting witch with absolute ease and even performs a few action sequences. The stars of Stree 2, however, are Abhishek Banerjee and Pankaj Tripathi, who play their characters to perfection and make the film such a fun watch. Banerjee’s Jana is silly, cute and gullible who is taken for a ride ever so often by his friends. He gets the best moments and delivers to his part brilliantly.”