Pushpa 2: The Rule was set for August 15, 2024 a perfect national holiday. Because of delays, it shifted to December 5, a non-holiday Thursday.
Even without the benefit of holidays, it opened to ₹65 crore in Hindi, breaking the record of Jawan. Now fans are left to wonder how it would have fared had it stayed on with August 15.
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On August 15, three films—Stree 2, Khel Khel Mein, and Vedaa—collected ₹75 crore combined. With Pushpa 2’s hype, analysts believe it could have opened to ₹90-100 crore.
The holiday boost could have made it a box office phenomenon and shown the full power of pan-Indian cinema in the Hindi market.
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It would have released on Independence Day and utilized the unmatched footfalls of a national holiday. Riding on Allu Arjun’s growing Hindi fan base and the legacy of Pushpa, the sequel could redefine benchmarks and challenge the dominance of South Indian cinema over Bollywood.
WAR 2, the film that is scheduled to come on 14th August 2025 under the directorial team of Hrithik Roshan and NTR, has to just make it work out of its Independence Day slot for opening day ₹100 crores. Clash with the Delhi Files may scuttle things however. Holiday will be utilized though for box office test of critical benchmarks.
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Pushpa 2 proved its strength with a non-holiday record, but August 15 might have showcased its true box office might. Fans now look forward to WAR 2 as the next big opportunity to test Hindi cinema’s limits on a national scale.
