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STREE 2 had another extraordinary weekend propelled by huge business on Saturday and Sunday. The film has recorded the highest third weekend with collections of 45 crore nett beating the 42 crore nett of BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION. But this happened probably as the weekly business cycle is different now compared to 2017 as the Saturday and Sunday ratio is much higher for the week.

The real deal is the week record and if STREE 2 beats the BAAHUBALI 2 third week record, that would be pretty crazy as its a huge record which very few films have even come close. BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION got almost 70 crore nett in the third week. GADAR 2 managed 62 crore nett but that is with Raksha Bandhan week and support of holidays. The others are at 50 crore nett or below.

STREE 2 now stands at 477 crore nett and looks to be aiming to be around 500 crore nett or close by the end of the week. Then its about whether it can chase down JAWAN which is the number one grosser in Hindi at the moment. It has crossed JAWAN in most of the circuits already but there are big gaps in South and West Bengal and here its not going to reach level of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer.

The trend is phenomenal for the film as it shows a drop of just a little over 50% in the third weekend. The weekly drop will be higher as there is no holiday support like last week.

The collections of STREE 2 till date are as follows.
Week One - 2,93,21,00,000
Week Two - 1,39,58,00,000
Friday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 16,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 20,00,00,000 apprx
Third Weeeknd - 45,00,00,000 apprx 
TOTAL - 4,77,79,00,000 apprx
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STREE 2 has been a box office juggernaut since release on Independence Day and is now aiming to become the highest Hindi grosser of all time. There is a still a long way to go but things are falling in place for the film. The film is getting an open run for six weeks and there seems to be a possibility of a National Cinema Day on September 20 which will push the odds in the favour of STREE 2 to get over the 555 crore nett mark as reduced ticket prices will give it a considerable boost.

STREE 2 stands at 477.79 crore nett apprx after its third weekend while JAWAN (Hindi) was at 482.37 crore nett after its third weeeknd. Hence, its a difference of just 5 crore nett and this will be less by the end of the week and both films could be neck to neck. On this difference and the way STREE 2 is trending you would expect it to cruise past the JAWAN (Hindi) total but its not so clear cut as JAWAN (Hindi) held up very strongly in week four and then on sixth Friday, there was a National Cinema Day.

Now with STREE 2 likely to have Cinema Day on the same day as JAWAN (Hindi) had (sixth Friday), it tips the scales towards the former and its mainly about matching the fourth week business of the latter. JAWAN (Hindi) holds the record for the highest fourth week of all time and STREE 2 either needs to break this record or be very close to it. The fourth Friday is now the next test for STREE 2 in the race to become highest Hindi grosser.

The comparison between JAWAN (Hindi) and STREE 2 is as follows.

Week One
Jawan (Hindi) - 3,32,49,00,000 (Eight days)
Stree - 2,93,21,00,000 (Eight days plus paid previews)

Week Two
Jawan (Hindi) - 1,18,03,00,000
Stree - 1,39,58,00,000

Week Three
Jawan (Hindi) - 50,11,00,000
Stree - 45,00,00,000 apprx (3 Days)

Week Four
Jawan (Hindi) - 31,41,00,000
Stree - 

Week Five
Jawan (Hindi) - 9,12,00,000
Stree - 

Week Six
Jawan (Hindi) - 9,86,00,000
Stree - 

Week Seven
Jawan (Hindi) - 2,15,00,000
Stree - 

Week Eight
Jawan (Hindi) - 75,00,000
Stree - 

Week Nine
Jawan (Hindi) - 35,00,000
Stree - 

Week Ten
Jawan (Hindi) - 3,50,000
Stree - 

TOTAL
Jawan (Hindi) - 5,54,30,50,000
Stree 2 - 4,77,79,00,000 (Till third weekend)
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STREE 2 is on a unstoppable as run as it shows a super strong run hold on the third Monday and there is no holiday support this week. The film has dropped a little over 25% from Friday and is looking at a third week of around 68 crore nett which will be just behind the long standing third week record of BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION.

The hold also pretty much ensures that the film will also become the highest Hindi grosser ever as its pretty much locked the film will go over 550 crore nett. JAWAN (Hindi) holds the record for the highest fourth week and it looks like that STREE 2 will challenge though it is still about where the fourth Friday lands. After three weeks, JAWAN (Hindi) and STREE 2 will be neck to neck.

The total collections of the film so far are 484 crore nett and the film will be standing at around 500 crore nett by the end of the week. The film is also on course to become the second film in history to cross 150 crore nett in Mumbai circuit though it still will be well behind the record of BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION in this circuit. Gujarat/Saurashtra will cross the 50 crore nett mark by the end of the week as it becomes the fourth film to achieve this feat in this crucial belt after BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION, GADAR 2 and KGF - CHAPTER 2.

There is a South domination here and this circuit is a good pointer to longevity and a super strong satellite runs. BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONLCUSION, KGF - CHAPTER 2 and GADAR 2 proved this and no doubt STREE 2 will also follow. Another film which was on a huge run in Gujarat was RRR (Hindi) but its run was curtailed by the release of KGF - CHAPTER 2 and it fell short of 50 crore nett. However, it would have done 50 crore nett it a juggernaut like KGF had not arrived after after 3 weeks. 

Post pandemic, the satellite circuit has seen three huge blockbusters in GADAR 2, RRR (Hindi) and KGF (Hindi) and STREE 2 may well be following these films as Gujarat is huge and UP (the other barometer for longevity of a film) is also extraordinary. Although today, the talk is about the other form of television, which is streaming, but its still huge satellite runs which takes a film to the masses, gives it some longevity and pushes the brand value. The super success of STREE 2 has a lot to do with the satellite presence of STREE which took the franchise to another level.

The collections of STREE 2 till date are as follows.
Week One - 2,93,21,00,000
Week Two - 1,39,58,00,000
Friday - 9,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday - 16,00,00,000 apprx
Sunday - 20,00,00,000 apprx
Monday - 6,50,00,000 apprx
Third Week - 51,50,00,000 apprx (4 Days)
TOTAL - 4,84,29,00,000 apprx