Sunny Deol‘s ‘Batwara 1947’ has arrived in theatres on Friday and is raking in decent numbers at the box office. The story set during the partition drama has received a mixed response from the audience; however, the actor has earned praise for his performance in the film. Now, let’s take a look at how it has performed at the box office on its second day.Batwara 1947 Movie Review
‘Batwara 1947’ box office collection Day 2
On Day 2, the film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi witnessed a growth of 134.8% compared to its opening day collection. According to the Sacnilk report, ‘Batwara 1947’ netted an amount of Rs 13.50 crore across 8,071 shows in India on the first Saturday (day 2).
‘Batwara 1947’ total box office collection
With that, the total India net collection of the partition drama has reached Rs 19.25 crore. Meanwhile, the total India gross collection stands at Rs 22.91 crore.Overseas, the Sunny Deol starrer has minted Rs 2.00 crore on Day 2, taking its total overseas gross to Rs 3.50 crore. This has pushed the worldwide gross collection to Rs 26.41 crore.
Occupancy on Day 2
As per the report, the overall occupancy of ‘Batwara 1947’ on the first Saturday (August 15, 2026) was 35.37%, with evening shows witnessing the highest footfalls.
Box office clash
‘Batwara 1947’ clashed with ‘Awarapan 2’ at the box office, and the Emraan Hashmi starrer has emerged victorious. The movie also faced competition from Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Home’, which has turned out to be a massive blockbuster in India, collecting over Rs 557 crore until August 15, 2026.
More about ‘Batwara 1947’
The film marks the collaboration of the hit actor-director pair of Rajkumar Santoshi and Sunny Deol after decades. They previously worked together on films like ‘Ghayal’, ‘Damini’, and ‘Ghatak’.Apart from Sunny Deol, ‘Batwara 1947’ also stars Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal, Karan Deol, Abhimanyu Singh, Khushi Hajare, Kanikka Kapur, and Isha Sandhir. Backed by Aamir Khan, the film was released in theatres on August 14, 2026.
