Student of the Year 2 box office collection Day 3: This Tiger Shroff film is doing quite well despite bad reviews.Tiger Shroff starrer Student of the Year 2 has earned Rs 26.08 crore after two days. SOTY 2 is a sequel to the 2012 Karan Johar directorial Student of the Year which launched the careers of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra.
Directed by Punit Malhotra, the movie also stars debutantes Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh posted Student of the Year 2’s box office figures on his Twitter account. He wrote, “#StudentOfTheYear2 witnesses growth on Day 2, but lacks the appreciation for a solid jump… Mumbai, Delhi, NCR plexes performing better… #IPL2019Final today [Sun] will hit biz, evening onwards… Fri 12.06 cr, Sat 14.02 cr. Total: ₹ 26.08 cr. India biz. #SOTY2.”
SOTY 2 faces competition from Avengers: Endgame, which is by far the most successful Hollywood movie in India and has crossed the Rs 300 crore mark.
Student of the Year 2 has not received a positive response from critics. Most of its reviews are negative.
The Indian Express’ film critic Shubhra Gupta gave it one-and-a-half star.
She concluded the review by saying, “The running time is too long for what is, essentially, yet-another-buffed-up-version of ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’ crossed with ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. Despite its problems, the 2012 flick had a certain goofiness to it. This class of 2019 is awash with predictable beats, which is to be expected from an underdog story, but that it is so clichéd and stilted, is disappointing: from KJo I expect much more swish and sparkle.”
SOTY 2 won't survive on weekdays?
Film trade analyst Sumit kadel posted on Twitter, "Looks like #SOTY2 wont survive on weekdays, film has registered minimal growth on Sat & Sun. ₹38-40 cr weekend on cards, in best case scenario i am expecting ₹ 75-80 cr Lifetime Collection. Providing its budget & distribution price film needs to collect ₹ 90 cr for HIT verdict"
Punit Malhotra is happy with the response to SOTY 2
"Everybody has their point of view, which is justified. But for us, it is the audiences' reaction that matters the most. I'm happy it's working with the target audience and we made the film for them, so I'm really happy about it," Student of the Year 2 director Punit Malhotra told Firstpost.
Tiger Shroff on negative critical reception
In an interview with Firstpost, Tiger Shroff said, "We are just trying to express that it's a commercial fun film. 'Just come and have fun,' that's really our message. It is not something like rocket science cinema. No hard feelings...everybody has their own take so it's fine."
IPL final to affect SOTY 2?
Film trade analysts suggest the Indian Premier League 2019 final and Lok Sabha elections will affect Student of the Year 2's collection on Sunday.
Bad reviews don't bother Tara Sutaria
"I am not feeling disappointed, but I am feeling really happy that it has been accepted so well. I think what we envisioned for the film, according to that, we feel lucky and thankful that it has opened so well at the box office. The entire team of SOTY 2 is very happy and I would like to make an appeal to the audience that keep giving us the love that you have been giving us," Tara Sutaria told IANS.
Early estimates
Early estimates put the Day 3 collection of Student of the Year 2 at Rs 12 crore.