New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Border 2 showed a sharp opening trend, followed by a steep weekday drop. But, then, the war movie witnessed a strong second-weekend recovery.

Sunny Deol's sequel opened on Day 1 (Friday) with Rs.30 crore. Box office collections rose by 21.67% on Day 2 (Saturday) to Rs.36.5 crore. It then jumped by a massive 49.32% on Day 3 (Sunday), reaching Rs.54.5 crore. This strong weekend momentum continued into Day 4 (Monday, Republic Day) with Rs.59 crore, an 8.26% rise.

The first major correction came on Day 5 (Tuesday), when collections crashed by 66.10% to Rs.20 crore. The decline continued on Day 6 (Wednesday) with Rs.13 crore, down 35%. Day 7 (Thursday) collected Rs.11.25 crore, a further 13.46% drop. Week 1 closed at Rs....