India, June 19 -- Homi Adajania's romantic drama Cocktail 2 has released in theatres, and despite lukewarm reviews, has taken a strong start. The film, starring Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Rashmika Mandanna, is being seen as the big hope for romances in Bollywood this year. Since the pandemic, the success rate of romantic films at the box office has been quite low, and hence, films like Cocktail 2 have hopes riding on them. On its first day, Cocktail 2 is set to surpass its predecessor in domestic net earnings, just breaching the double-digit mark

Cocktail 2 opened in over 3000 screens across India, as per trade experts, a wide release for a film of this genre. By 7 PM on Friday, its first day in theatres, the film had earned Rs.7.95...