Independence Day box office clashes

Updated On: 10 August, 2023 11:28 AM IST | Tanmayi Savadi

The Independence Day weekend plays a crucial role in Bollywood. Given the fact that it amounts to a long weekend, filmmakers try their best to draw the audience to theatres for a delightful experience with families. Films with the theme of independence and freedom are preferred over other genres. In the past, we`ve seen movies based on real-life incidents and patriotism releasing on the occasion.  This year, Akshay Kumar`s OMG 2, a socio-drama, will be clashing with Sunny Deol`s India-Pakistan-centric film Gadar 2 at the box office. As the industry gears for this big film festival in theatres, let`s take a look at the films that clashed on Independence Day weekend

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The Independence Day weekend plays a crucial role in Bollywood. Given the fact that it amounts to a long weekend, filmmakers try their best to draw the audience to theatres for a delightful experience with families. Films with the theme of independence and freedom are preferred over other genres. In the past, we`ve seen movies based on real-life incidents and patriotism releasing on the occasion.  This year, Akshay Kumar`s OMG 2, a socio-drama, will be clashing with Sunny Deol`s India-Pakistan-centric film Gadar 2 at the box office. As the industry gears for this big film festival in theatres, let`s take a look at the films that clashed on Independence Day weekend

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Akshay Kumar`s Rustom and Hrithik Roshan`s Mohenjo Daro were released in theatres on August 12, 2016. Both films were period dramas. Rustom was based on an actual incident and Mohenjo Daro was a drama

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Rustom opened to positive reviews and was ahead of Mohenjo Daro, which was panned by critics. The Akshay Kumar starrer reportedly made Rs. 218.12 crores globally. Hrithik Roshan`s period drama reportedly earned Rs. 108 crores worldwide

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Akshay Kumar`s Raksha Bandhan clashed with Aamir Khan`s Laal Singh Chaddha on August 11, 2022. The former failed to meet expectations 

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Laal Singh Chaddha was ahead of Raksha Bandhan at the box office. It reportedly collected Rs. 129.64 crores whereas the reported figure of Raksha Bandhan was Rs. 61.61 crores

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Akshay Kumar`s Gold, based on the Indian hockey team winning a gold medal in the Olympics, released along with John Abraham`s vigilante action thriller Satyamev Jayate on August 15, 2018

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Gold reportedly collected Rs. 158 crores globally whereas Satyamev Jayate was criticised by critics but managed to reportedly earn Rs. 108.32 crores

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Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menon and Akshay Kumar`s Mission Mangal released on August 15, 2019, with John Abraham and Mrunal Thakur`s Batla House

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Globally, Mission Mangal raced ahead of Batla House with a reported collection of Rs. 291 crores. The latter reportedly made Rs. 113 crores worldwide

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One of the biggest clashes of the year is between Akshay Kumar`s OMG 2 and Sunny Deol`s Gadar 2. They are releasing on August 11 in theatres globally

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A day before the release, Gadar 2 is racing ahead of OMG 2 which got stuck in censorship matters. After 25 modifications, the socio-drama is releasing with an `A` certificate

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