Sunny Deol set to write history, advance booking already beat Jaat, will take opening of Rs 35-40 crore

Border 2-day first forecast: The highly anticipated first big movie of 2026, the war drama Border 2, will be released in theaters on January 23. Pre-bookings for the film are in full swing and according to initial information, Border 2 is expected to have a mega opening at the box office. Touted as a spiritual sequel to the 1997 cult classic Border, the new film is also based on the 1971 Indo-Pak war and stars Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty and Varun Dhawan in lead roles.

Border 2’s advance bookings have already surpassed Jaat

Border 2 is showing a very healthy trend and as of January 20, Anurag Singh’s directorial has officially collected Rs 2.63 Crore in real gross (excluding blocked seats), reported entertainment streaming portal Sacnilk. Border 2’s pre-booking has already been a major milestone as it has already surpassed the first day pre-collection of Sunny Deol’s latest Jaat. According to the portal, Jaat’s final collection on the first day stands at Rs 2.37 Crore. With 48 hours left to release, Border 2 is now approaching the Rs 6 Crore mark and is expected to witness a massive increase in Blocked Seats numbers.

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Border 2 beat Jaat but…

Border 2 comfortably surpasses Jaat, but it remains to be seen whether Border 2 can surpass the historical benchmarks set by Gadar 2. The sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, directed by Anil Sharma, had a huge pre-booking of Rs 17.6 Crore, which of course was driven by an unprecedented frenzy. Unlike Jaat, Border 2 is currently running on fewer schedules (8,371 shows). The report suggests that cinema owners will add more screens for the Republic Day holiday, depending on the audience’s response to the film.

Border 2’s first day collection will be coming soon…

With the 4-day extended weekend, the trade portal has predicted that Border 2 is expected to open at Rs 35-40 million, which will be a direct competition to the opening of Gadar 2. The 2023 blockbuster opened at Rs 40.10 crore.