Ajay Devgn Scores A Hit With Raid 2

Raid
2
is
a
hit
at
the
box
office.

The
sequel
factor
seems
to
have
worked,
as
audiences
have
given
a
thumbs
up
to
the
film.
That
reflected
in
the
opening
day
numbers
(Rs
19.71
crore/Rs
197.1
million),
which
was
almost
double
of
its
predecessor

Raid
(Rs
10.04
crore/Rs
100.4
million).
The
extended
weekend,
which
started
on
Thursday,
May
1,
scored
Rs
73
crore*
(Rs
730
million).

In
comparison,
the
entire
first
week
of
2018’s

Raid had
stood
at
Rs
63.05
crore
(Rs
630.5
million).
Here,
the
film
has
comfortably
surpassed
that
mark
by
a
distance
in
just
four
days.

The
extended
first
week
of
eight
days
will
easily
surpass
the
lifetime
score
of

Raid,
which
stood
at
Rs
103.07
crore
(Rs
1.03
billion).

Clearly,
audiences
were
interested
in
checking
out
the
Rajkumar
Gupta
directorial
and
that
ensured
the
first
day
to
be
amongst
the
best
of
the
year
so
far.

Secondly,
audiences
liked
what
they
saw
and
that’s
the
whole
reason
why
the
drop
on
Friday,
a
regular
day,
was
minimal
after
coming
from
the
May
Day
holiday.
Saturday
saw
a
huge
growth,
followed
by
a
steady
Sunday.

Ajay
Devgn
had
last
scored
a
solid
hit
with

Shaitaan
in
March
2024.
Even
though

Singham
Again
had
scored
a
double
century,
expectations
had
been
much
higher.

Raid
2
will
not
be
a
double
century
maker
but
going
by
its
budget,
even
Rs
150
crore
(Rs
1.5
billion)
would
be
good.

As
for
Riteish
Deshmukh,
he
has
shown
yet
again
that
given
an
opportunity,
he
can
show
his
range
as
an
actor
and
as
the
cool
and
calculated
antagonist.
In

Raid
2,
he
has
made
a
mark
for
himself
before
he
gears
up
for
his
comic
turn
in

Housefull
5.

The
Bhootnii
saw
a
restricted
release,
with

Raid
2
getting
a
good
showcase
and

Kesari:
Chapter
2
still
in
the
running.

It
did
not
get
good
reviews
either,
and
though
word-of-mouth
was
decent,
the
collections
hardly
registered.

The
weekend
numbers
have
totalled
Rs
crore
(Rs
30
million)
and
the
first
week
collections
will
close
around
the
Rs
5
crore
(Rs
50
million)
mark.

*Estimates.

Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.