March 21, 2026:

Dhurandhar: The Revenge collected Rs. 71 crore nett approx on Friday at the Indian box office. That takes its running total to Rs. 185 crore nett approx so far. Typically, films that open well are expected to ease off a bit on the following day. Jawan was down 28 per cent while Pushpa 2 declined by around 20 per cent. The Ranveer Singh starrer, however, has dipped by just 5 per cent, which is a phenomenal hold.
This has happened because the opening day was deflated, with a substantial part of the first day viewer demand consumed by previews on Wednesday. If not for previews, the Thursday opening day would probably have been around Rs. 90 crore nett, and it would be a typical 20 per cent or so. The film also benefited from today being a national holiday, which helped the night shows on Thursday. The drop in business mainly came from Maharashtra state, where the opening day was a holiday. Everywhere else stayed flat or had a minor drop, with Delhi-NCR seeing growth.
The first two days have done record business in terms of revenue, while admissions weren’t to that level, as the collections would suggest. This was because it was a mid-week release, a non-holiday release in the Hindi circuits other than Maharashtra. The record revenue was coming because of ticket price hikes, which are around 15 per cent higher than normal. That changes today, with the holiday for Eid. Now with holiday plus hiked ticket prices, the film is going to put up numbers well ahead of anything ever seen.
The advances for Saturday are jaw-dropping, with most plex chains starting the day at similar collections where Friday ended. The film already has Rs. 60 crore nett plus in for today, which means it would be aiming for Rs. 90 crore nett plus final. There is even a possibility of hitting Rs. 100 crore nett, unless the capacity issues in the bigger centres keep it short. The film is also getting South-dubbed versions released today, so even if Hindi remains short of Rs. 100 crore nett, all versions could get it over.
| Day | Nett |
|---|---|
| Previews | Rs. 39.00 cr. |
| Thursday | Rs. 75.00 cr. |
| Friday | Rs. 71.00 cr. |
| Total | Rs. 185.00 cr. |
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