Gadar 2 Box Office Collection Day 5: Sunny Deol's film surpasses Rajinikanth's Jailer

Gadar 2 did historic numbers at the box office on Day 5, which coincided with India's 77th Independence Day. The Sunny Deol starrer has made the record for the highest-ever Tuesday collection, thanks to the fan frenzy that surrounds the film set against the backdrop of Indo-Pak war of 1971. 

3 things you need to know

• Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel reprise their roles as Tara Singh and Sakina in Gadar 2.
• The movie entered the Rs 200 crore club in five days. 
• Gadar 2 now holds the record for the highest collection for a film on August 15.     

Gadar 2 makes box office history

As per a report in Box Office India, on August 15, Gadar 2 witnessed its best day since its release. The film minted Rs 55.40 crore and ran with houseful boards on single screens across mass centers in India. The five-day total of the film stands at Rs 228.98 crore and it is already the fourth-highest grosser of 2023, behind Pathaan, Adipurush and The Kerala Story.

(Gadar 2 has entered Rs 200 crore club in just 5 days | Image: Sunny Deol/Instagram) 

As per BOI, the multiplex audience rose from 80 percent on Monday to 90 percent on Tuesday. Single screens on the other hand have been running extra shows which too were sold out. If OMG 2 had not been released alongside Gadar 2, the latter would have added its share to its collection. 

Gadar 2 enters Rs 200 club in record time

Gadar 2 has entered the Rs 200 crore club in record time. It is only behind Pathaan which took four days to breach the box office benchmark. The Sunny Deol starrer has defeated KGF 2 and Baahubali 2 by a considerable margin on its way to the Rs 200 crore club.

Meanwhile, Gadar 2 has also established a lead over Rajinikanth starrer Jailer at India box office. While Jailer's collection in six days stands at Rs 206.52 crore in India, Gadar 2 sits at Rs 229.08 crore in five days.