Dhurandhar 2 shatters multiple box office records within a month

The Hindi film Dhurandhar 2 has broken a series of box office records within just one month of its release, setting new benchmarks both in India and globally.

Released on 19 March, with paid previews starting a day earlier, the film made a strong impression even before its official opening. It earned around Rs 43 crore from previews alone, the highest ever in India, signalling massive audience interest.

The film also recorded the highest advance booking in history, selling nearly 925,000 tickets across national cinema chains ahead of release.

On its opening day, the film collected Rs102.55 crore nett in India, the biggest-ever Day 1 figure for a Hindi film. Of this, the Hindi version contributed Rs99.10 crore, marking the highest single-day collection for a Hindi-language movie. Including previews, the domestic Day 1 total reached Rs145.55 crore.

Globally, the film earned about Rs236.63 crore on its first day, making it one of the biggest worldwide openings for an Indian film.

The strong momentum continued over the opening weekend, with total earnings of Rs674.17 crore nett in India, among the highest ever. By the end of the first week, the film had collected around Rs745 crore domestically, the highest first-week total for a Bollywood film, with the Hindi version alone contributing over Rs546 crore.

The film maintained steady earnings in the following weeks, with its third-week performance ranking among the strongest for Hindi cinema.

In terms of milestones, the film became the fastest Hindi movie to cross Rs 500 crore, achieving the feat in just six days. It crossed Rs800 crore within 11 days and went on to surpass Rs1,000 crore in India by Day 18, becoming the first Hindi film to reach that mark.

Dhurandhar, the first instalment of the franchise, had collected around Rs 840 crore in its lifetime, a figure the sequel surpassed within just 11 days.

Internationally, the film also performed strongly, crossing Rs1,000 crore globally within a week. Overseas collections exceeded Rs260 crore early on and went past Rs400 crore by the end of the first month.

The film also set a unique record by becoming the highest-grossing Indian movie excluding the Gulf and China markets, with global earnings crossing Rs1,700 crore within weeks.

By the end of its first month, the film's India nett collection had crossed Rs1,100 crore, making it the highest-grossing Hindi film in the country.

Worldwide, the film's total earnings have reached over Rs1,700 crore, placing it among the top three highest-grossing Indian films of all time and close to challenging long-standing records.