MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA — Dhurandhar: The Revenge, directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, collected ₹102.55 crore net across 21,728 shows on its opening day in India on March 19, 2026, according to box office tracking platform Sacnilk, making it the first Hindi film ever to cross the ₹100 crore net mark in a single day.
Dhurandhar 2 Rewrites Bollywood’s Opening Day Record
The number that matters most: no Bollywood film had ever done this before. Stree 2, the previous Hindi record-holder, had earned ₹54 crore on its opening day in 2024. Dhurandhar: The Revenge nearly doubled that in a single morning-to-night run. Data reviewed by trade publications confirms the film’s total domestic gross reached ₹172.63 crore, with overseas gross adding another ₹64 crore, pushing the worldwide total to ₹236.63 crore on Day 1 alone.
The opening places Dhurandhar 2 second among all Indian films ever — behind only Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 (₹164 crore), and ahead of RRR (₹133 crore), KGF Chapter 2 (₹116 crore), and Kalki 2898 AD (₹95 crore).
| Film | Day 1 India Net |
|---|---|
| Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2 | ₹164 crore |
| RRR | ₹133 crore |
| KGF Chapter 2 | ₹116 crore |
| Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge | ₹103 crore |
| Kalki 2898 AD | ₹95 crore |
Show Cancellations Silently Capped a Bigger Number
Here is the detail most outlets buried or skipped entirely. Trade data examined by box office reporters indicates the Day 1 figure was suppressed by an estimated 15–20% because of show cancellations in select markets where regional dubbed versions were scheduled. Delays in censor approvals meant dubbed prints were not delivered in time. Theatre chains initiated refunds, and multiple regional-language screenings — primarily Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam — either did not open or ran with minimal shows.
The Hindi original ran across 19,500 shows and contributed ₹99.10 crore net on its own. Regional versions collectively added less than ₹4 crore — a fraction of what trade analysts had projected if all dubbed releases had cleared on schedule. The certified opening-day figure for Hindi alone, combined with premiere shows, suggests the full Pan-India launch was effectively a one-language event dressed up as a multi-language release.
Premiere Shows Shatter a Record That Had Just Been Set
The film’s paid previews on March 18 — the day before official release — alone earned ₹52.71 crore gross and ₹44 crore net in India from 12,292 shows, according to data reported by Sacnilk and verified by Economic Times. That single preview-day haul surpassed the previous paid-preview record set by Stree 2 at ₹10 crore — by a factor of more than four.
On BookMyShow, Dhurandhar 2 sold 109,000 tickets in a single hour at peak, edging past the previous hourly record of 107,600 tickets/hour set by Pushpa 2: The Rule. That number is not anecdotal — it represents real-time demand from a ticketing platform that processes live transaction data.
Mumbai Leads, but Regional Rollout Remains Incomplete
Mumbai and Delhi circuits drove the bulk of the Hindi collections on Day 1, consistent with the franchise’s stronghold in urban north and west India. The Times Now tracking data confirmed 30 lakh footfalls in India on opening day alone — a number that gives the film strong word-of-mouth currency heading into the weekend.
South India, however, tells a different story. The absence of a functional multi-language release meant audiences in states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka had limited or cancelled screenings on Day 1. Kannada shows accounted for just 62 screens and ₹0.08 crore — a near-invisible contribution in a state the production had targeted for dubbed outreach. Whether censor clearances arrive in time for a wider South India rollout this weekend remains unconfirmed.
The Film Behind the Numbers
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is the direct sequel to Dhurandhar (released December 2025), which itself grossed ₹1,300 crore worldwide according to India Today. The cast includes R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi alongside Ranveer Singh.
Worldwide pre-sales for the opening weekend, recorded before the first public screening, crossed ₹250 crore, finishing near ₹300 crore — the first Bollywood title to achieve that benchmark, according to trade data reviewed by Sacnilk. The opening-weekend advance of ₹160 crore gross from India alone set a new domestic pre-sale record for a Hindi film.
“Priority lies in delivering the story audiences trust,” Aditya Dhar said in a pre-release interview, a statement that now looks prescient given the market’s response.
The film’s two-day India net total stands at ₹172.6 crore across 34,463 shows with 50.6 lakh footfalls, per updated Sacnilk data.
The revised Day 1 figures — adjusted for refunds from cancelled dubbed shows — confirm the film’s opening is verified as ₹103 crore, not ₹145 crore (the latter being the cumulative net including premiere shows from the previous day). A key number that many mainstream headlines conflated.
What Comes Next for Dhurandhar 2
The film currently holds screens through the extended opening weekend with no major competing Bollywood release scheduled until April 2026. Trade projections — though unconfirmed by the production house — place a ₹500 crore domestic net target as achievable within the first week, contingent on sustained occupancy. Whether regional dubbed versions receive clearance and launch before the weekend’s peak shows on Saturday, March 21 could materially change the final opening-week tally.
The production house and Jio Studios had not issued a formal public statement on the censor delay affecting regional prints as of the time of publication.
