Emraan Hashmi’s latest action romantic drama Awarapan 2 is currently creating absolute waves at the global box office, achieving an impressive milestone by minting ₹144 crore worldwide gross in just five days of its release. Released in theatres nationwide on August 14, 2026, the sequel to the 2007 cult classic has continued its dominant run through weekdays after enjoying a massive opening weekend. The film collected over ₹81 crore net over its first three days, followed by solid weekday holds on Monday and Tuesday, bringing its total domestic net collection to ₹100.75 crore. This marks a monumental moment in Emraan Hashmi’s career, as Awarapan 2 officially stands as his first-ever solo lead film to cross the coveted ₹100 crore net mark in India, comfortably surpassing his previous solo best Raaz 3.
The box office impact of Awarapan 2 becomes even more significant when compared to recent high-profile Bollywood releases, as its five-day worldwide gross of ₹144 crore has officially overtaken the lifetime global earnings of major films like Alpha, which wrapped up around ₹99 crore, and Cocktail 2, which ended its run at ₹143 crore. With the domestic gross climbing to ₹120.33 crore and international markets in North America and the Middle East contributing an additional ₹23.80 crore gross ($2.5 million), the sequel has quickly established itself as the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026. Directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced under the Vishesh Films banner, the movie also stars Disha Patani, Shabana Azmi, and Suvinder Vicky in key roles. Backed by strong word of mouth, steady theater occupancy, and nostalgia around Hashmi’s iconic character Shivam Pandit, trade analysts expect the film to comfortably surpass the ₹170 crore worldwide mark by the end of its first week.