With this, Gadar 2 is estimated to cross Rs 300 crore in India today. The Sunny Deol-led film sold 3,13,038 tickets all over India on the seventh day of its advance booking, as per trade portal Sacnilk.
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Gadar 2 sold around 4.5 million tickets on online ticketing portal BookMyShow during the Independence Day weekend. Given its stellar bookings, advance booking and box office numbers, Gadar 2 has become the first Bollywood movie to mint over Rs 30 crore at the domestic box office for six consecutive days.
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OMG 2, on the other hand, is likely to cross the Rs 100 crore mark at the domestic box office in its second weekend, as per film critic and trade analyst Sumit Kadel. The film has so far collected around Rs 86.22 crore within its first seven days at the theatres.
The Akshay Kumar film raked in Rs 10.26 crore on its opening day, Rs 15.30 crore on its second day, Rs 17.55 crore on its third day, Rs 12.06 crore on its fourth day, Rs 17.10 crore on its fifth day, around Rs 7.75 crore on its sixth day, and will likely earn around Rs 6.20 crore on its seventh day.
OMG 2 sold 50,793 tickets all over India on the seventh day of its advance booking. The Akshay Kumar film sold around 1.7 million tickets via BookMyShow on the Independence Day weekend.
Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 focuses on truck driver Tara Singh’s efforts to rescue and bring back his wife Sakeena and their son Charanjeet Singh from Pakistan. The film is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Gadar 2 features Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simratt Kaur, Manish Wadhwa, Gaurav Chopra and Rakesh Bedi in pivotal roles.
Helmed by Amit Rai, OMG 2 is centered on Kanti Sharan Mudgal, an unhappy civilian who takes the legal route to make comprehensive education mandatory in schools after suffering from a personal tragedy. The film is a sequel to the 2011 satirical-comedy OMG or Oh My God! , which featured Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in key roles.
OMG 2, on the other hand, features Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Yami Gautam, Arun Govil of Ramayan fame, and Pavan Malhotra in significant roles. Gadar 2 and OMG 2 hit the silver screens worldwide on August 11.
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