Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai collection: Varun Dhawan film earns over Rs 23 cr worldwide

3 min readMumbaiJun 7, 2026 11:10 AM IST

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai box office collection day 2: Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur, and Pooja Hegde’s latest rom-com Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai has received mixed reviews. At the box office, too, the film has had a slow start. On day one (Friday), it earned in single digits, and the streak continued on day two (Saturday).

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, on day 2, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai earned Rs 7.25 crore across 8813 shows in India, taking its gross collection to Rs 17.70 crore and net India collection to Rs 4.75 crore. Overseas, the Varun Dhawan starrer collected Rs 3 crore on Saturday, taking the total worldwide collection of the film to Rs 23.20 crore.

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Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai occupancy

On Saturday, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai saw an occupancy of 21.38 percent. With 47 percent, Chennai had the highest occupancy across 49 shows. In Hyderabad, the film’s occupancy was 31.8 percent from 192 shows. Bengaluru had an occupancy of 29 percent with 219 shows. In Mumbai, the Varun Dhawan starrer had an occupancy of 24 percent with 548 shows, and in Delhi NCR, the film’s occupancy was 16.3 percent across 980 shows.

At the box office, Varun Dhawan’s film is facing competition from Ram Charan’s Peddi, which also released around the same time. The Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor starrer, which released on Thursday, has collected Rs 191.07 crore worldwide.

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai is also trailing behind Varun’s last release, Border 2. According to Sacnilk, Varun’s Border 2 had earned Rs 30 crore on its first day, and on day two, the film had collected Rs 36.50 crores.

About Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

Produced by Ramesh Taurani and directed by David Dhawan, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai stars Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles. The film also features Jimmy Shergill, Mouni Roy, Rakesh Bedi, Chunky Panday, and Maniesh Paul in key supporting roles, along with cameos by Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Pahwa, Kriti Sanon, and Varun Sood. Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai was released in theatres on June 5.

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