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Box Office [June 20]: Cocktail 2, Maa Inti Bangaaram, Balan The Boy, Main Vaapas Aaunga's Saturday collection
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The Indian box office on June 20 saw a mixed response to the latest releases alongside films already running. Shahid Kapoor’s Cocktail 2, Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Maa Inti Bangaaram, and Chidambaram's directorial Balan The Boy, which released on Friday, June 19, 2026, were among the new releases. Cocktail 2 outperformed the other films, earning in double digits, while Samantha’s Maa Inti Bangaaram showed growth on its Day 2.
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