'Dhurandhar 2' Box-Office: Ranveer Singh-Aditya Dhar Film Scripts History With ₹43 Crore in Paid Previews

Filmmaker Aditya Dhar has set the box-office ablaze with his latest espionage actioner Dhurandhar 2, which has scripted history with its sensational paid-previews on Wednesday. The film, led by Ranveer Singh, released on over 12,000 shows on what was technically a "half day", as shows started from 5 PM onwards.

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Dhurandhar: The Revenge clocked a whopping ₹43 crore net on its paid previews. In terms of all-India gross collection, the film stands at over ₹50 crore, comfortably ahead of the previous record holder: Pawan Kalyan-starrer Telugu actioner They Call Him OG, which clocked ₹25 crore.

Dhurandhar: The Revenge has also emerged as the biggest Bollywood film in terms of paid previews, surpassing Stree 2 by a huge margin. The Shraddha Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao-led horror comedy had netted around 8 crore in 2024.

As previously reported by THR India, the film is expected to shatter all opening day records as well. The all-India opening day collections, including premieres, are estimated to be around ₹125 - 150 crore gross, with the Hindi version alone contributing an estimated ₹100-115 crore nett. This will be the biggest opening day one for a Hindi film, surpassing Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan by a huge margin.

Globally, Dhurandhar: The Revenge will look to open around an estimated ₹225-250 crore gross, standing behind the current record holder, Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2, which had grossed around ₹280 crore in 2024. The previous best global gross from the Hindi film industry was in 2023, with Khan's Jawan grossing around ₹130 crore on day one.

Produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Lokesh Dhar, the sequel continues the journey of Indian intelligence agent Hamza Ali Mazari, also known as Jaskirat Singh Rangi, who operates undercover in Karachi, infiltrating criminal syndicates and political power structures to dismantle a terror network threatening India.