Updated On: 14 August, 2024 08:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
Independence Day Box Office Prediction: With three Hindi films releasing and multiple south language films scheduled for the extended weekend, we asked trade experts about their box office expectations

From L-R: Stills from Vedaa, Khel Khel Mein, and Stree 2
It is going to be an interesting week at the box office this extended weekend. With Thursday being Independence Day, a major holiday in the country, several filmmakers have decided to release their films on the occasion to make the most of the extended weekend. In Hindi alone, three films are set to be released in theatres on August 15 - `Vedaa`, `Stree 2` and `Khel Khel Mein`. According to the advance sales, `Stree 2` starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao is in the lead and is quite ahead of the John Abraham-starrer `Vedaa` and Akshay Kumar-starrer `Khel Khel Mein`.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tells mid-day.com that there is no clash and that it is a one-sided tilt in favour of `Stree 2`. "The supposed clash is one-sided going on in favour of `Stree 2`. There is a huge difference in the pre-sales of `Stree 2` and `Khel Khel Mein`, `Vedaa`. ‘Stree 2’ is leading by miles and leaps and bound."