Merely a day after Amar Kaushik's horror comedy Stree 2 surpassed the Hindi version of SS Rajamouli's 2017 action epic Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-led film has beaten Siddharth Anand's spy thriller Pathaan to become the second highest grossing Hindi film in India, as per Sacnilk . Pathaan, which released last year, starred Shah Rukh Khan in the titular role. (Also Read: Alia Bhatt’s Jigra director Vasan Bala is apologising to Shraddha Kapoor’s fans.
Here’s why ) Stree 2 beats Pathaan Stree 2 brought up its total domestic box office collection to ₹ 516.25 crore nett on Saturday, surpassing that of the Hindi version of Prabhas-starrer Baahubali 2, in order to become the third highest grossing Hindi film in India. It lagged behind only two Shah Rukh Khan blockbusters from last year – Atlee's action thriller Jawan and Pathaan.
Then, on Sunday, Stree 2 added another ₹ 10 crore, as per early estimates, to its earnings, bringing up its total to roughly ₹ 527 crore nett, thus beating that of the Hindi version of Pathaan ( ₹ 524.53 crore). It's now become the second highest grossing Hindi film in India.
However, in order to secure the historic first spot, it still has a long way to go. The domestic box office collection of the Hindi version of Jawan stands at ₹ 582.31 crore.
Stree 2 hasn't been facing any competition at the box office for a couple of weeks now. Kangana Ranaut's maiden solo directorial, political thriller Emergen.