India, Aug. 19 -- Awarapan 2 worldwide box office collection day 5: The Emraan Hashmi renaissance continues, and this time at the box office. The actor's latest release, Awarapan 2, is breaking box-office records in its first week in theatres. The much-anticipated sequel to the cult classic Awarapan has now raced close to the Rs.150-crore mark worldwide and, in the process, surpassed the lifetime collections of some recent big Bollywood releases. And all of this has been done in just five days.

Awarapan 2 set a new record for Emraan Hashmi by grossing over Rs.8 crore in advance bookings alone. This was followed by a record-breaking opening weekend, in which the film earned over Rs.81 crore net ( Rs.97 crore gross). Over the weekdays, Awa...