Stree 2has broken a major record at the Indian box office. The horror-comedy sequel is a follow-up to 2018’sStreeand sees a new menace descend upon the town of Chanderi, namely a headless ghost named Sarkata who kidnaps women. TheIndian horror moviehas become a box office sensation, beginning with debuting on the domestic Top 10 chart during a particularly competitive weekend and eventually becoming the highest-grossing Hindi-language movie in India for the year while climbing past the $70 million milestone worldwide.
PerForbes,Stree 2has now grossed $96 million worldwide. This includes $69.9 million from India, which makes itthe highest-grossing Hindi-language movie of all time in the country, surpassing the $69.7 million gross of the Hindi release of the Shah Rukh Khan smash hitJawanfrom 2023, a movie that remains the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of all time worldwide. This record also makesStree 2the fifth highest-grossing Indian release of all time in its home territory.
What This Box Office Record Means For Stree 2
The Horror-Comedy Sequel Is Competing Well With Tollywood Hits
Stree 2is proving to bea majorly competitive Hindi title in the Indian marketplace. Even though the Hindi-language film industry, which is best known as Bollywood, is a worldwide phenomenon, in the Indian marketplace three of the titles above it are Tollywood releases, which means that they are Telugu-language titles, including the recentbox office hitKalki 2898 AD, which is also India’s most expensive movie in history at the time of writing. Below, see a breakdown of the four other movies aboveStree 2on the all-time Indian box office chart:
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However, it remains to be seen how long the2024 Bollywood moviecan hold onto this record. While 2016’sDangalwas the highest-grossing Hindi-language movie in India for nearly a decade, many movies raced past its record in 2023. In addition toJawan, which is now the No. 6 movie in India, this includesAnimal(No. 7), Shah Rukh Khan’sPathaan(No. 8), andGadar 2(No. 9). The fact that there has been a modern wave of record-breaking titles could mean thatan upcoming Hindi-language movie from 2024 or 2025 could claimStree 2’s title before long.
Our Take On The Stree 2 Box Office
The Movie Could Help Kickstart A Major Franchise
In addition to being a sequel,Stree 2is the fifth installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe, which also includes 2021’sRoohi, 2022’sBhediya, and 2024’sMunjya, though it is the highest-grossing of the five by a wide margin. The second-highest is the originalStree, which grossed less than a quarter of its sequel’s overall worldwide gross. This new recordlikely means that the franchise will find new lifeand continue to expand at an even more rapid pace, potentially rivaling some of the country’s biggest existing franchises if follow-up titles can also achieve this level of success.
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The town of Chanderi is being haunted again. This time, the women are mysteriously abducted by a terrible headless entity. Once again, it’s up to Vicky and her friends to save the town and their loved ones.
