‘Dhurandhar’ completed its third weekend at the box office by hitting a new high. The Aditya Dhar directorial, starring
Ranveer Singh in the lead, has crossed the massive Rs 550 crore milestone at the box office.
Dhurandhar Movie Review ‘Dhurandhar’ box office collection Day 17
The film opened its third weekend with a record-breaking Friday collection of Rs 22.50 crores net, nearly 70% higher than the previous third-Friday record holder, ‘Chhaava’. On Saturday, ‘Dhurandhar’ witnessed a surge in its box office collections, registering an estimated 50% jump over Friday's numbers. The film reportedly collected approximately Rs 34.25 crores net, marking the highest third Saturday collection ever for a Hindi film.
According to early box office estimates on Sacnilk, the film saw higher growth on Sunday, collecting an estimated Rs 38.25 crore net across 5,481 shows. As per early reports, the film's collections were in line with the trade predictions that estimated a collectiion between Rs 38 and Rs 40 crores net. With this, the film wrapped up its the third weekend with nearly Rs 95 crores net.
‘Dhurandhar’ total net collections
Meanwhile, the film topped Rs 550 crores net by the end of its third weekend and standing at an estimated Rs 555 crores net, making it the second-biggest Hindi net grosser of the year so far. The Ranveer Singh-fronted spy actioner is gearing up to claim the top spot and dethrone ‘Chhaava’s that had a total domestic collection of Rs 585 crores.
‘Dhurandhar’ week 3 gross collections
As per the gross total collections, Sacnilk reports that the film earned an impressive Rs 45.90 crore gross on Sunday, following collections of around Rs 27 crore gross on Friday and Rs 41.10 crore on Saturday. This pushed the film’s Week 3 gross total so far to an estimated Rs 114 crore.
Meanwhile, the film's gross total collection thus far, has hit an impressive Rs 666.75 crore.
‘Dhurandhar’ occupancy
Occupancy levels also indicated a boost in the film’s extraordinary run. ‘Dhurandhar’ recorded an overall occupancy of 62.73% on Sunday, with morning shows posting a strong 42.54%. The biggest surge was seen during the afternoon and evening shows, which recorded peak occupancies ranging between 76.92% and 79.54%.
‘Dhurandhar’ International box office
On the international front, 'Dhurandhar' hit an overseas collection of Rs 170 crore. Of the said total collections the film earned an estimated Rs 76 crore from just its North American box office collections.
Since its release, 'Dhurandhar' has been topping the North American box office, beating out several Hollywood releases, with a consistent USD 2.5 million collections on the weekend. According to boxofficemojo, the film has reportedly hit an estimated USD 12 million collection in its run so far.
‘Dhurandhar’ vs ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
‘Dhurandhar’ has comfortably outperformed Hollywood biggie ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ during its third weekend. While ‘Dhurandhar’ earned approximately Rs 93 crores net over the weekend, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, despite a wide multi-language release in India, managed an estimated Rs 66.65 crores net. This was a nearly a 50% drop compared to the opening weekend performance of its predecessor, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, which had posted a pan-India opening weekend net of Rs 126.20 crore. The James Cameron-directed film’s gross total currently stands at an estimated Rs 79.2 crore, as ‘Dhurandhar’ continues to dominate ticket windows with little sign of slowing down.
‘Dhurandhar’ to become highest third week grosser
‘Dhurandhar’ is now inches away from recording the highest third-week collections of all time. Its third-weekend net collection is higher than the entire third-week net collection of all other Hindi films. It is second to only ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, which earned Rs 103 crores. Given the film’s sustained momentum, trade analysts believe ‘Dhurandhar’ could surpass ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’s full third-week total as early as Monday.
'Dhurandhar' to rule Christmas box office
'Dhurandhar' that released in cinemas, with no major holiday, is expected to receive a boost in its collections on Thursday with the Christmas holiday. However, it will face some competition from the upcoming Katrika Aaryan and Ananya Panday starrer and 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'. Despite the competition, the film is expected to keep up its pace at the ticket windows all through week, thus helping it enter the elite Rs 1,000 crore club at the worldwide box office. The film would have stood a chance to become Bollywood's fastest grossing Rs 1,000 crore film, outpacing Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' that hit the milestone in just 18 days.
'Dhurandhar' to enter Rs 2,000 crore club
Ranveer Singh is also touted to become the third actor after Shah Rukh Khan and Prabhas, to enter the prestigious league of the Rs 2,000 crore club. The film's sequel, 'Dhurandhar 2', is right on schedule for a March 2026 release. Should the sequel also hit the mark, it would help Ranveer create a new record by delivering two 1,000 crore grossers in the shortest time.
Released on December 5, the film that also stars Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun and R Madhavan, follows covert intelligence operations set against a backdrop of geopolitical and terror events like Kandahar plane hijack, 2001 Parliament Attack and 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
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