Kahaani 2 had a low first day as it grossed around 4.25 crore nett apprx on day one. The first Kahaani (2012) had grossed a little under 3 crore nett on day one four years back. The collections are less than a film like Akira released a few months back and also lower than other recent Vidya Balan films like Ghanchakker and Hamarai Adhuri Kahaani but that could be to the difference in Emraan Hashmi and Arjun Rampal but being a sequel it should have evened that up. The problem is the first film is not appreciatted as much as its made out to be so in fact that sequel value is practically nothing and Kahaani 2 is a stand alone film. On real value the opening is actually less than Kahaani (2012).

Like the last few weeks with Rock On 2 and Force 2, the fans are just not there because when a film is genuinely appreciated then if a film is made in that sequel / series it has a ready audience which comes when the film is released. The ready audience is why sequel / series are made and at bigger costs because you know a certain amount of people will turn up. But in this industry appreciation is read wrongly so we get films like Rock On 2, Force 2 and now Kahaani 2.

The evenings were a little better as the morning shows suggested a 3.50 crore nett total so it should grow on Saturday but the growth has to be big on Saturday and Sunday to come out with a somewhat decent weekend total. The business of the film is best in places like West Bengal and Mysore. In fact it is out performing in the same areas as Dear Zindagi last week with South and West Bengal being best.