India, May 1 -- Ajay Devgn is returning to the big screen with Rajkumar Gupta's Raid 2, a sequel to his 2018 hit, Raid. The film, which releases in theatres on May 1, is an important one for both the actor and the Hindi film industry. Bollywood has had a lean run in 2025 since the early success of Chhaava, and will look to turn the tide with Raid 2. And if early signs are to be believed, things look positive for Raid 2. (Also read: Raid 2 movie review: Ajay Devgn and Riteish Deshmukh's face off fares well in parts, weak villain brings film down)

Raid 2 sold approximately 2.3 lakh tickets in advance bookings for its opening day. As per Sacnilk, the film collected Rs.6.52 crore gross in pre-sales, a figure higher than Ajay's previous film,...