Punit Malhotra's Student of the Year 2, starring Tiger Shroff and debutants Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria, released in theatres on May 10. Bankrolled by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, the film minted enjoyed an opening collection of 12.06 crore on Friday followed by a steady collection of Rs 14.02 crore on day 2 at the domestic box-office. Now on Day 3, the first Sunday, SOTY 2 raked in Rs 12.75 crore, taking the total first weekend collection to Rs 38.83 crore within three days of its release.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted Student of the Year 2’s box office figures on his Twitter account and mentioned that IPL 2019 finale impacted the day 3 collections of the film. “#StudentOfTheYear2 saw limited growth on Day 2, while the sixth phase of polling [cinemas were shut till evening] + #IPL2019Final [evening onwards] affected its biz on Day 3… Fri 12.06 cr, Sat 14.02 cr, Sun 12.75 cr. Total: 38.83 cr. India biz. #SOTY2," he wrote. On day 2, the collections were affected by sixth phase of Lok Sabha 2019 polls as the theatres were shut till evening.
#StudentOfTheYear2 saw limited growth on Day 2, while the sixth phase of polling [cinemas were shut till evening] + #IPL2019Final [evening onwards] affected its biz on Day 3... Fri 12.06 cr, Sat 14.02 cr, Sun 12.75 cr. Total: 38.83 cr. India biz. #SOTY2
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 13, 2019
Although the film has witnessed a decent first weekend but as compared to Tiger's earlier releases like Baaghi (2016) and others, SOTY 2 needs to maintain the pace on weekdays. In the coming Friday, the film faces competition from Ajay Devgn and Tabu starrer De De Pyaar De apart from John Wick: Chapter 3.
