War 2 1st day box office collection: Bollywood’s much-anticipated action spectacle War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR, opened to an average start at the box office on 14 August 2025. Its Day 1 performance was slightly underwhelming when compared to expectations — and especially when placed alongside the mammoth opening of Rajinikanth’s Coolie.
According to early estimates, War 2 (Hindi version) netted approximately Rs 29 crores on its first day in India. The film has just not taken off at the box office, as the footfalls were low in the mass centers and also the urban areas.
Back in 2019, the original War, directed by Siddharth Anand and also starring Hrithik Roshan alongside Tiger Shroff, opened to Rs 53.35 crore net on its first day — a record at the time for a Hindi film. It benefitted from a Gandhi Jayanti release (2 October), limited competition, and immense anticipation around the Hrithik vs. Tiger showdown.
What’s surprising is that the Day 1 business of War 2 is not just lower than War (2019), but also falls short of Ek Tha Tiger (2012), which had earned Rs 32.93 crore on its opening day.
With Friday (15 August) being Independence Day — a national holiday — and a strong weekend ahead, War 2 still has the runway to become a major hit. Much will depend on audience word-of-mouth and how the film performs in mass circuits and smaller towns, where Coolie currently has an edge.
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