‘Cocktail 2’ stars an all-new rom-com Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon And Rashmika MandannaThe first Monday witnessed a significant slump at the box office. The film, which had a good start at the box office in the first weekend, saw a huge drop in the numbers on Monday, grossing around Rs 6.35 crore in India in 4 days.After a strong opening weekend, the romantic drama dropped the expected weekday. On Monday, the film saw a 64.2% drop in numbers as it ran across 9,785 shows.The film started its theatrical run with an impressive opening day collection of Rs 13.50 crore nett. Positive audience response helped the film grow over the weekend, earning an estimated Rs 16.25 crore on Saturday and Rs 17.75 crore on Sunday. Added to Monday’s earnings, ‘Cocktail 2’ has now collected an estimated Rs 53.85 crore in India nett collection. Meanwhile, the film’s total collection in India currently stands at Rs 64.56 crore.The film has maintained a steady hold in the international market as well. On Day 4, it added an estimated Rs 1.50 crore overseas, taking its total overseas total to Rs 20.75 crore. As a result, the film’s worldwide total collection rose to an estimated Rs 85.31 crore.‘Cocktail 2’, directed by Homi Adajania, serves as the sequel to the 2012 hit ‘Cocktail’ and features a new cast with Shahid, Kriti and Rashmika in the lead roles taking over from Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty and Saif Ali Khan.The film’s early box office performance also helped secure it a place among Shahid Kapoor’s highest grossing films. With a current net collection of Rs 53.85 crore in India, the film has already climbed to the seventh position in the list of highest grossing films by the actor. It is now closing in on the lifetime collection of ‘Haider’ (2014), which grossed around Rs 55.93 crore in India.If the film continues to maintain momentum in the coming days, it could potentially surpass the Rs 84.85 crore India total earned by Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s previous collaboration, ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’. At present,’Padmavat‘and’Kabir Singh‘remains the actor’s highest grossing film.
