Border 2 continued its stellar box office run, collecting Rs 129 crore in its opening weekend after a massive Rs 57.2 crore haul on Sunday. The Sunny Deol-led war drama outperformed Dhurandhar and Chhaava despite pre-release negativity
Still from Border 2
Anurag Singh's directorial Border 2 was released in theatres on January 23, in time for the Republic day weekend. After a strong opening of Rs 32.1 crore at the domestic box office, Border 2 has gone from strength to strength in the first weekend. The film has registered a massive number of Rs 57.2 crore on Sunday in India. With this, the film has collected Rs 129 crore in its first weekend, beating Dhurandhar and Chhaava's weekend one collections. The film also stars Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, Mona Singh and others.
Border 2 box office
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to X and shared an update on the Border 2 box office. He wrote, "Urban centres are performing exceptionally well, but it's the mass pockets that are in a league of their own... In fact, the Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets are outstanding, with housefull boards making a strong comeback across circuits."
He finally stressed that the negative buzz around the film had no impact on its business. "THIS IS IMPORTANT... No amount of online noise or social-media negativity – pre-release or post-release – has had any impact whatsoever on Border2's business."
He further wrote, "Like Dhurandhar, the Border2 boxoffice rampage once again proves that ground reality is what truly matters... When audiences connect, it reflects instantly in hourly ticket sales on #BMS... And boxoffice is what matters eventually, right?"
With Republic Day holiday, the Monday numbers of Border 2 is also expected to set new benchmark.
IT'S A TSUNAMI – 'BORDER 2' RUNS RIOT AT THE BOXOFFICE... Last month, #Dhurandhar and now, #Border2 has brought joy, hope, confidence and optimism back in #Bollywood... The Sunday numbers are nothing short of SENSATIONAL.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 26, 2026
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Karan Johar celebrates box office success
Filmmaker Karan Johar decided to celebrate the success of the recent Bollywood releases, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar and Sunny Deol's Border 2.
KJo shared that the box office results of both these movies hint that Bollywood is here to stay. He added that people are willing to go to cinema halls, provided that they are able to connect with the film, something which has happened in the case of Dhurandhar and Border 2.
The 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' maker took to the Stories section of his Instagram handle and penned, "The mega success of the two recent back-to-back mega Hindi film successes proves one thing...Bollywood (yes, incorrect terminology, but here to stay) is back. Naysayers can fly a kite. All Dhurandhars will cross borders of excellence when the films strike emotional chords with a paying audience (sic)".
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