India, Aug. 15 -- Awarapan 2 worldwide box office collection day 1: Awarapan 2 has released smack in the middle of Emraan Hashmi's renaissance. The actor's resurgence over the last few years has led to the sequel to this cult classic release amid heavy anticipation. The result is Emraan Hashmi registering the biggest opening of his career as a lead actor, and that too, by quite a margin.

Awarapan 2 set a new record for Emraan Hashmi by grossing over Rs.8 crore in advance bookings alone. This enabled the film to have a record-breaking start on Friday, its release day. The film minted Rs.21 crore net ( Rs.25.20 crore gross) on its release day in India. This was, by far, the best opening of Emraan's career, beating Badshaho's start of Rs.12...