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Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s much-anticipated film War 2 is experiencing a sluggish start in advance bookings at the USA box office. Despite the star power and hype, the numbers are noticeably trailing behind Jr NTR’s previous release Devara and are significantly lower than Ram Charan’s blockbuster Game Changer.

In the past 24 hours, War 2 recorded its biggest surge in pre-sales so far, but the increase was only about 20%. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the movie is set to release on August 14.

Currently, War 2 has amassed approximately $398,000 in advance ticket sales for its premiere day, with around 14,800 tickets sold across 1,800 shows. This figure marks a modest rise from $331,000 recorded the previous day.

When compared to Game Changer, War 2 has secured only about 60% of that film’s total premiere pre-sales, which stood strong at $657,900.

The challenge is further intensified by the box office clash with Rajinikanth’s Coolie 2, which has already garnered more than four times the advance collections of War 2, making the competition even tougher for the Ayan Mukerji directorial.