‘Cocktail 2’ the all-new rom-com starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna, witnessed a significant slowdown at the box office on its first Monday. The film, which was off to a good start at the box office on its opening weekend, saw a huge drop in numbers on Monday, earning just around Rs 6.35 crore net in India on Day 4.After a strong opening weekend, the romantic drama saw the expected weekday decline. On Monday, the film reported a 64.2% drop in numbers as it played across 9,785 shows.The film began its theatrical run with an impressive opening-day collection of Rs 13.50 crore net. 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. With Monday’s earnings added to its tally, ‘Cocktail 2’ has now amassed an estimated Rs 53.85 crore in India net collections. Meanwhile, the film’s India gross collections currently stand at Rs 64.56 crore.The film has also continued to maintain a steady grip over the international markets. On Day 4, it added an estimated Rs 1.50 crore overseas, taking its total overseas gross to Rs 20.75 crore. As a result, the film’s worldwide gross collection has climbed to an estimated Rs 85.31 crore.‘Cocktail 2’, directed by Homi Adajania, serves as a sequel to the 2012 hit ‘Cocktail’ and features a new cast comprising of Shahid, Kriti and Rashmika in lead roles, taking over from Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty and Saif Ali Khan.The film’s early box office performance has also helped it secure a place among Shahid Kapoor’s highest-grossing films. With its current India net collection of Rs 53.85 crore, the film has already climbed to the seventh spot in the actor’s list of highest earning films. It is now closing in on the lifetime collection of ‘Haider’ (2014), which earned approximately Rs 55.93 crore net in India.If the film continues to maintain momentum over the coming days, it could potentially surpass the India net total of Rs 84.85 crore achieved by Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon’s previous collaboration, ‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’. At present, ‘Padmaavat‘ and ‘Kabir Singh‘ remain the actor’s highest-grossing films.
