Street 2 has broken a major record at the Indian box office. The horror-comedy sequel is a follow-up to 2018 Street and sees a new threat descend on the city of Chanderi, namely a headless ghost named Sarkata who kidnaps women. The Indian horror film became a box office sensation, starting by debuting on the domestic Top 10 chart during a particularly competitive weekend and eventually becoming the highest-grossing Hindi-language film in India for the year, while crossing the $70 million milestone worldwide.
Per Forbes, Street 2 has now earned $96 million worldwide. This includes $69.9 million from India, which makes it The highest-grossing Hindi-language movie of all time in the country. Javan From 2023, a movie that remains the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of all time worldwide. This record also makes Street 2 The fifth highest grossing Indian release of all time in its home territory.
What the Box Office Record Means for Stree 2
The horror-comedy sequel is competing well with Tollywood hits
Street 2 is proven to be A major competitive Hindi title in the Indian market. Even though the Hindi-language film industry, which is best known as Bollywood, is a worldwide phenomenon, in the Indian market, three of the titles above are Tollywood releases, which means they are Telugu-language titles, including the latest box Office. Hit Kalki 2898 ADWhich is also India’s most expensive movie in history at the time of writing. Below, see a breakdown of the four other movies above Street 2 On the all-time Indian box office chart:
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Row |
Title |
Language |
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#1 |
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
Telugu |
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#2 |
CGF: Chapter 2 |
Canada |
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#3 |
Rrr |
Telugu |
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#4 |
Kalki 2898 AD |
Telugu |
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#5 |
Street 2 |
Hindi |
However, it remains to be seen how long the 2024 Bollywood movie can hold this record. While 2016s Dangal Has been the highest-grossing Hindi-language movie in India for nearly a decade, many movies broke its record in 2023. JavanWhich is now the number 6 movie in India, this includes Animal (No. 7), Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathan (No. 8), and Godard 2 (Number 9). The fact that there has been a modern wave of record-breaking titles may mean that An upcoming Hindi-language movie from 2024 or 2025 may claim Street 2s title before long.
Our take on the Street 2 Box Office
This movie could help kickstart a major franchise
In addition to being a sequel, Street 2 is the fifth installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe, which also includes 2021’s Rohi2022 S Bhadiyaand 2024s MunjyaAlthough it is the highest-grossing of the five by a wide margin. The second highest is the original Streetwhich earned less than a quarter of its sequel’s overall worldwide gross. This new record Likely means that the franchise will find new life And 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.
Source: Forbes