Street 2, starring Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao and Pankaj Tripathi in the lead roles, is unstoppable at the box office. Despite releasing alongside two big films, Stree 2 has outshined its competitors with ease and continues to reign even after three days of its theatrical release. With this pace, it is clearly evident that Stree 2 will easily surpass the lifetime collections of its predecessor. This will not be the first time that a sequel has performed much better than its original part. We have listed 10 such sequels, which performed better than their first part.
Bridge 2
Released in 2023, the Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel-starrer became one of the highest-grossing films not only of the year but also set an all-time record for a Hindi film. Its net collections in India stood at Rs 525.70 crore after 10 weeks of theatrical run.
Oh my god 2
Starring Akshay KumarStarring Yami Gautam and Pankaj Tripathi in the lead roles, the film performed better than its parent film and collected Rs 151.16 crore nett in India.
Dhoom 2
One of the most popular films of its time, in which Hrithik Roshan played the main antagonist. Directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, Dhoom 2 grossed Rs 80.91 crore in India, more than double that of its predecessor released in 2004.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
In the film, Kartik Aaryan replaced Akshay Kumar as the male lead. However, this did not affect its popularity and the film performed exceptionally well at the box office. It grossed Rs 184.32 crore nett in India and its worldwide collections stood at Rs 265.5 crore.
Dabangg 2
The second installment of the franchise featured Salman KhanSonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Mahie Gill and Vinod Khanna in key roles. The total net collection in India for Dabangg 2 was Rs 155 crore, nearly Rs 15 crore more than the 2010 release.
Race 2
Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor-Starrer Race 2 was released in 2013. The net collections in India for Race 2 were a little over Rs 100 crore, which was much better than the 2008 release which stood at Rs 60.64 crore.
The return of Singham
The second installment of Rohit Shetty‘s Cop Universe starred Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead roles. Singham Again, after six weeks of theatrical run, grossed Rs 140.60 crore nett in India, while Singham (2011) grossed Rs 100.5 crore at the box office.
Drishyam 2
It is the sequel to the 2015 film of the same name. Drishyam 2 broke several box office records upon its release and grossed nearly four times more than its predecessor. The net collections of Drishyam 2 in India stood at Rs 239.67 crore.
Then Hera Pheri
One of the cult classic comedy films featuring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles. The first part of the series was released in 2000 and became a sleeper hit. However, that was not the case for its next edition as Phir Hera Pheri grossed much more than its predecessor film at the box office. The total net collection of Phir Hera Pheri was Rs 40.82 crore in India.
Don 2
Starring Shahrukh Khan (1861-1943) was an American politician and politician. In the lead role, the film grossed Rs 107.21 crore in India and its worldwide collections stood at Rs 210.35 crore.
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