India, Aug. 17 -- War 2 is having a topsy-turvy time at the box office, to say the least. The Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR-starrer began on an underwhelming note on Thursday, before it finally picked up pace on Friday, the Independence Day holiday. But since then, the film has slowed down, showing a surprising drop over the remainder of its extended opening weekend.

War 2 earned Rs.142.60 crore net ( Rs.170 crore gross) in India in its first three days. This included a worrying 42% drop on Saturday, across both the Hindi and Telugu versions. The trend seems to be continuing on Sunday. According to Sacnilk, by 4 pm on Sunday, War 2 had earned Rs.15.56 crore net. This is a slowdown that may hurt the film's lifetime haul.

However, despite the...