Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar's Jolly LLB 2, which was released on February 10 started on a decent note at the domestic box office and showed decent growth on its second day.
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Jolly LLB 2 opend to good response and collected Rs 13.20 crore at the domestic box office on the first day. The movie received positive talks from the audience and the word of mouth was expected to take its business upwards on Saturday. The film did witness improvement its collections.
The Akshay Kumar starrer showed over 33 percent growth on Saturday. Jolly LLB 2 collected Rs 17.31 crore nett at the Indian box office on the second day, taking its domestic total to Rs 30.51 crore nett. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted: "#JollyLLB2 has SUPER Sat. Plexes are ROCKING. Fri 13.20 cr, Sat 17.31 cr. Total: ₹ 30.51 cr. India biz. Sun should contribute to a BIG total."
However, the Subhash Kapoor directorial venture hade made it to the headlines for several reasons before its release. Firstly, Jolly LLB 2, which is a sequel to courtroom comedy film Jolly LLB, created a buzz when a shoe brand filed a case against the makers for putting it in a negative light.
Secondly, the movie has reportedly been banned in Pakistan. The Pakistani censor board wanted to mute or remove a few scenes from the movie. They strongly recommended that a few dialogues/words related to the sensitive dispute between India and Pakistan, and also regarding Kashmir, be removed.
Akshay's Jolly LLB 2 is expected to cross Rs 100 crore soon at the box office as the actor's previous movies did. His 2016 releases – Airlift, Housefull 3, Rustom – were all blockbusters. However, Jolly LLB 2 has beaten the opening record of Airlift, which was Rs 12.35 crore.
