Stree 2 Box Office Report: Shraddha Kapoor’s Horror-Comedy Crosses ₹323 Crore Worldwide on Day 5
The latest horror-comedy release in Bollywood, Stree 2, has stormed the box office this Independence Day. Notwithstanding the stiff competition for the film from other big-budget releases like Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa, Stree 2 has turned out to be the clean winner. Sacnilk.com now reports that the film has grossed ₹322.5 crore worldwide in its first five days of release. This includes ₹275.5 crore from business in the domestic market and ₹47 crore in international markets. The movie would cross the ₹350 crore mark on the sixth day itself, as the box office juggernaut keeps on increasing.
Plot and performances
By Amar Kaushik, Stree 2 is a sequel to the 2018 hit Stree. The plot follows a group of friends who are hounded by some unknown woman, essayed by Shraddha Kapoor, behind strange happenings in the small, quiet town named Chanderi, where Vicky, a tailor played by Rajkummar Rao, lives. Their peaceful town is disrupted by a mysterious woman who starts terrorizing people and later with an antagonistic henchman called Sarkata. The cast also includes major actors like Abhishek Banerjee, Pankaj Tripathi, and Aparshakti Khurana, who provide quite significant assistance to the engaging narrative throughout.
This sequel also banks on that blend of horror and humor that worked so well for its predecessor. The plot centers on the deeds of the group in fighting against the supernatural threat while trying to overcome personal problems. Its good storyline, together with great performances from all actors, made it an overall good reception at the box office.
Critical Acclaim and Audience Reception
The film has been critically acclaimed as well as commercially successful. As hinted in a review by Hindustan Times, it is in the humor that Stree 2 really scores to be a prime mover of appeal of the film. Niren Bhatt has been credited for the story, screenplay, and dialogues; he did a great job in keeping up the tempo of the film without a single dull moment and managed to bring out humour in almost every scene. In other words, jokes in a film come frequently and are well-timed.
Most of the praise has been coming in for Rajkummar Rao. According to the reviewer, Rao does a great job balancing the comic timing and serious aspects of his part with ace acting skills. This year, Rao has shown the scope of his acts by playing the role of a specially-abled businessman in Srikanth and a frustrated ex-cricketer in Mr and Mrs Mahi. His act in Stree 2 seals his position as one of the finest performers in Bollywood.
Production and Reception
Stree 2 is a production by Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan, and the result of its production quality clearly reflects in the way that the film has been mounted. The movie has benefited from a well-conceived blend of horror and comedy, and that formed one of the reasons behind the mass appeal for the movie. Some fine performances combined with an exciting storyline and high production value mix to make the film work at the box office.
The success of the film is also evident through its box office collections. The heavy collection in the first five days itself speaks for the film’s popularity and the effective marketing campaign undertaken by the makers. In simple words, there was huge anticipation as to how this film was going to perform, and Stree 2 has really matched up with expectations through its box office figures.
What lies ahead?
With Stree 2 continuing to run successfully at the box office, surely everybody’s eye is on how much it will collect in the coming weeks. Plainly, the film has been great at attracting audiences in huge numbers and has retained strong earnings on a day-to-day basis; thus, it looks like it is going to be strong competition at the box office for many more weeks to come. What more, with a heady mix of horror and comedy elements, great acts from the leading leads, it’s all that Stree 2 ultimately needs to cement its position as one of the main releases in Bollywood’s recent lineup.
The success of the film has proved that horror-comedies work; the collective kismet of the creative team behind Stree 2 does, too. With the movie reaching the end of its first week, how it goes in these days and if it could hold on for a more powerful journey at the box office would be very interesting to see.
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