Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's much-anticipated comedy horror, Stree 2 made an impressive debut at the box office on Thursday (Independence Day), exceeding all expectations.
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film recorded a massive Rs 54.35 crore, thus outpacing Kalki 2898 AD in its Hindi release and becoming the biggest opener this year.
Directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, the film is a sequel to the 2018 comedy horror flick Stree. Featuring a star-studded cast including Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, and Abhishek Banerjee, Stree 2 opened to positive reviews.
The film enjoyed an impressive overall Hindi occupancy rate of 77.09% on its first day, with theatres in major cities like Mumbai, NCR, Pune, and Bengaluru being houseful.
Stree 2 clashed with John Abraham-Sharvari’s Vedaa, and Akshay Kumar starrer Khel Khel Mein. Although Vedaa was released in Tamil as well as Telugu, it could only reap Rs 6.52 crore whereas Khel Khel Mein minted only Rs 5 crore.
This Shraddha Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao film is part of producer Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe, which began with Stree and includes films like Roohi (2021), Bhediya (2022) and Munjya (2024).