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Stree 2 directed by Amar Kaushik and starring Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee and others continued its glory run at the box office as it added Rs 4.50 crore on its 4th Friday. The drop from the previous day is just 10 percent and the movie will see solid growth over the weekend. Stree 2 has officially entered the Rs 500 crore net India club and that is a phenomenal achievement. In the past, only Baahubali 2, Pathaan, Jawan, Gadar 2 and Animal have managed it for their Hindi versions.
Stree 2’s hold over the next few weeks will determine whether it will become the highest grossing Indian film in Hindi in India or not. Regardless, given the movie’s budget, it is perhaps the biggest money-spinner of Bollywood with profits even higher than Gadar 2. The movie was always going to do great business in India but the overseas business for the movie has also been incredible. It will be doing over 15 million dollars from international circuits and that will positively propel it to a global lifetime of Rs 800 crore.
Stree 2 has lifted the prospects of all other Maddock Horror Comedy films. The reception that Stree 2 has received will lead to higher acquisition of other films from the universe that Maddock has created. India is slowly turning into an IP based market where successful movie sequels can really shatter records.
Day
India Net Collections
Extended Week 1 with previews
Rs 292 crore
Week 2
Rs 140 crore
3rd Friday
Rs 9 crore
3rd Saturday
Rs 16 crore
3rd Sunday
Rs 20 crore
3rd Monday
Rs 6.50 crore
3rd Tuesday
Rs 5.25 crore
3rd Wednesday
Rs 5 crore
4th Thursday
Rs 5 crore
4th Friday
Rs 4.50 crore
Total
Rs 503.25 crore net in 23 days in India
Stree 2 continues from where Stree ends. The slogans on the walls of Chanderi change from ‘O Stree Kal Aana’ (Oh woman, come tomorrow) to ‘O Stree Raksha Karna’ (Oh woman, please protect us). This time around, there is a new ghost in the form of Sar-Kata (The one with a cut head), who abducts women with modern thoughts and beliefs. Vicky (Rajkummar Rao) and his friends come together to find and fight the headless ghost who holds even more power than Stree. To help Vicky and his friends out, there’s a woman (Shraddha Kapoor) who Vicky really loves.
What is the truth of the woman that Vicky really loves? Will Vicky, along with his gang, be able to defeat Sar-Kata? What does the future hold for the people of Chanderi? Watch Stree 2 to find out.
Stree 2 plays at a theatre near you, now. The movie’s tickets can be booked online or from the box office. Have you watched the horror-comedy yet?
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Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao’s Stree 2 have been ruling the box office like anything. However, initially, when the first few posters of this horror-comedy were released, eagle-eyed fans couldn’t ignore its striking resemblance to the Stranger Things poster. Director Amar Kaushik has finally shared his two cents on the same and said it was purely coincidental.
“We did not realize it honestly,” Amar said while sharing that when the designer had sent that Stree 2 poster, they liked it and it was much later they realized that its resemblance with Stranger Things was quite uncanny. “I know the audience is more intelligent than the filmmaker. They will catch plagiarism. So, I know what the audience feels but the intention was not to copy. It was co-incidental. Had I known, we would have avoided it,” Kaushik added.
Several nuances around Stree 2 were also alleged to have drawn great reference from Harry Potter and when asked about this, Amar denied even watching the film series. “My team has watched and they keep telling me and advising me if any scene is even remotely similar to the ones in other series,” said Amar further admitting that he has indeed watched the other one in reference – Stranger Things.
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Kaushik, however, argued that in his world of Stree, the story originates from deep cultural roots, unlike any other titles in reference. He gave the example of Stree 2’s climax where it was only Vicky’s goodness that could take out the sword and in Stree 1 as well, Stree was able to be fought off because of his innocence. “Technically, Raj has no superpower in this movie, his kindness and innocence are his superpowers. That was the idea,” Amar shared.
Talking about Stree 2, then this blockbuster movie also features Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurrana in lead roles with exciting cameos by Varun Dhawan, Tamannaah Bhatia and Akshay Kumar. The third part of Stree has already been announced which was first initiated in 2018.
Watch Amar Kaushik’s candid and unfiltered conversation with Pinkvilla about Stree and Munjya’s success, Bhediya 2, and Thamba’s production among many other things, here!
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