Stree 2 Box Office: Shraddha Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao Film Slows Down After Record-breaking 2nd Weekend

Stree 2 Box Office: The Shraddha Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao movie hit the big screens on August 15 alongside John Abraham starrer Vedaa and Khel Khel Mein headlined by Akshay Kumar. The film opened to a tremendous response at the box office and has been attracting audiences to houseful theatres. The film has broken several box office records already and is on the course to become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie ever.

Stree 2 slows down at box office 

Stree 2 opened to a staggering ₹60 crore at the domestic market, as per Sacnilk. The film became the highest-opening Bollywood movie of the year. After a 13-day theatrical run, the Shraddha Kapoor starrer has amassed a total of ₹414.8 crore. 
 

While the movie continues to register good business at the box office, the pace has slowed down a bit. The Independence Day, Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami holiday gave the film's business a boost. As per a trade analyst, “Despite a dip in collections due to the regular working day [second Tue] and heavy rainfall in parts of the country, #Stree2 continues to display remarkable consistency, maintaining its strong performance at the #BO.” He also added that the movie would become the first Hindi film of the year to gross ₹500 crore.

Stre 2 director claims they did not expect such high box office collection for the film 

In an interview with PTI, Stree 2 director Amar Kaushik said that the team has partied hard but now he wants to catch a wink before thinking about his next. The film, a much-awaited follow-up to 2018's box office dark horse Stree, has been lapped up by the audiences and is nearing the Rs 300 crore mark globally. "We had a party and enjoyed it very much. We were confident that the film was good but we didn't expect that it would get these big numbers," Kaushik told PTI. 
 

"...I’m sleep deprived. I barely slept, so first I’ll sleep and then I’ll start thinking of my next movie," he added. Kaushik revealed that he didn't want to start his filmmaking journey with a horror film. Had it been up to him, he would have made his debut with Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga with Rajkummar Rao, who eventually went on to play the gentle tailor of Chanderi in Stree franchise. "People are more intelligent than us as filmmakers, they understand when a film is offering them a new experience, which they felt during ‘Stree’. The film then opened at Rs 6.5 to 7 crore, then it did Rs 50 crore and Rs 130 crore," he said recalling the success of his first film.

Stree 2 also starring Shraddha Kapoor, Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi, and Abhishek Banerjee, released on August 15. The film also features cameos by Akshay, Varun and Tamannaah Bhatia.