'Gadar 2' vs 'OMG 2' box office collection day 5: Sunny Deol's film to cross Rs 200 crore; Akshay Kumar-starrer inches closer to Rs 75 crore

'Gadar 2' vs 'OMG 2' box office: Sunny Deol-led commercial potboiler Gadar 2 will likely cross the Rs 200 crore mark on Independence Day. The film, directed by Anil Sharma, is likely to mint around Rs 228.88 crore at the Indian box office within five days of its release. Gadar 2 raked in Rs 40.10 crore on its opening day, Rs 43.08 crore on its first Saturday, Rs 51.70 crore on its first Sunday, around Rs 39 crore on its first Monday, and is estimated to collect around Rs 55 crore on its first Tuesday (Independence Day).

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Gadar 2 has become Sunny Deol’s highest grossing film in terms of gross box office collections. Deol's other big hits are: Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (Rs 76.65 crore), Yamla Pagla Deewana (Rs 55.12 crore), Border (Rs 39.30 crore), and Ghayal Once Again (Rs 35.75 crore), according to trade portal Sacnilk.

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Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi-starrer OMG 2 is inching closer to the Rs 75 crore mark at the domestic box office. The film collected Rs 10.26 crore on its opening day, Rs 15.30 crore on its first Saturday, Rs 17.55 crore on its first Sunday, around Rs 11.50 crore on its first Monday, and will likely collect around Rs 20 crore on its first Tuesday.

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Gadar 2 had occupancy of 54 per cent across Hindi shows and saw gross footfalls of 33.53 crore as of August 14. OMG 2, on the other hand, logged occupancy of 39 per cent across all shows and witnessed a gross footfall of 11.32 crore as of August 14.

Gadar 2 is the sequel to the 2001 blockbuster film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, also directed by Anil Sharma. While the first part of the film was focused on Tara Singh’s efforts to bring his wife Sakeena back from Pakistan, the second part focuses on his efforts to save his son Charanjeet Singh and bring his wife and son back to India. The Gadar: Ek Prem Katha sequel features Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simratt Kaur, Manish Wadhwa, Gaurav Chopra, and Rakesh Bedi in pivotal roles.

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OMG 2, on the other hand, is second installment of the Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal-starrer OMG or Oh My God!. The film focuses on Kanti Sharan Mudgal, an unhappy civilian who approaches the courts to make comprehensive education mandatory in schools. OMG 2 features Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Yami Gautam, Govind Namdev, and Arun Govil in significant roles.

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While Gadar 2 has an IMDb rating of 6.5/10, OMG 2 has a rating of 8.3/10. Both the films released in theatres on August 11, a day ahead of the Independence Day weekend.

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