India, Aug. 15 -- War 2 worldwide box office collection: The latest instalment in YRF Spy Universe - Ayan Mukerji's War 2 - was released in theatres on August 14 ahead of the long Independence Day weekend. Mounted on the shoulders of Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, this pan-India spy thriller clashed with Rajinikanth's Coolie. Even as War 2 had a decent showing at the box office, Coolie mania and lukewarm reviews seemed to have hurt its prospects.

War 2 opened at Rs.52.50 crore net in India, a healthy but still subpar collection for the film. This collection is less than the opening of War and Pathaan, two of the most successful films from the YRF Spy Universe. Given that War 2 had the added appeal of Jr NTR in the Telugu states, it makes thi...