India, Aug. 15 -- After what was called a subpar opening day, Ayan Mukerji's War 2 has picked up pace at the box office on its second day i.e. Friday, August 15. Buoyed by the Independence Day holiday, the film has taken its total collections close to Rs.100 crore. According to Sacnilk, by 5 pm on Friday, War 2 had earned Rs.32 crore in India on day 2.

War 2 opened at Rs.52.250 crore net in India on its first day. This included Rs.29 crore in Hindi and Rs.23.25 crore in Telugu. While a Rs.50+ crore opening is normally celebrated in Indian cinema, this was not the case for War 2. For starters, it failed to surpass the Rs.53 crore opening of part 1. Then, many trade analysts felt that the combined stardom of Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR ought...