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Dhurandhar 2 sells 2 lakh tickets to set Bollywood premiere record, mints ₹12 cr
Dhurandhar 2 beats O Romeo, Baaghi 4 opening with just pre-sales, sells 2 lakh tickets to set Bollywood premiere record
Dhurandhar 2 beats O Romeo, Baaghi 4 opening with just pre-sales, sells 2 lakh tickets to set Bollywood premiere record
Dhurandhar 2 has set a new record for the highest collection by a Hindi film for its premiere shows, selling over 2 lakh tickets.
Updated on: Mar 09, 2026 9:46 AM IST By Abhimanyu Mathur Share via Copy link In December, after Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar released in theatres, it proved to be a juggernaut like no other. Now, with just days left for the release of the sequel, it seems Dhurandhar: The Revenge will also be an unstoppable force in the same vein. After the film’s trailer was released last week, the advance bookings for the preview shows (on the eve of the release) were opened. And even though the current ticket sales are for just select shows on Wednesday, March 18, the collections have already surpassed many films’ opening-day figures. Dhurandhar The Revenge brings back Ranveer Singh as Hamza.Dhurandhar 2 advance bookings set premiere record
Advance bookings for Dhurandhar 2 opened on March 7, following the trailer release at 11:01 AM. Within 24 hours, the film had sold 87K tickets on BookMyShow alone. By March 9 morning, the figure had grown to over 1.5 lakh on the platform and over 2 lakh overall. According to Sacnilk, the film’s premiere shows have sold 2.06 lakh tickets across India, grossing ₹12.29 crore. While the bulk of this collection comes from the original Hindi version, the Tamil dub has outperformed expectations, raking in almost ₹10 lakh from preview shows. Dhurandhar: The Revenge now holds the record for the highest collections by a Bollywood film from premiere shows, beating Stree 2’s ₹10 crore mark. Given that the premiere is still 9 days away, the figure is likely to increase further.Dhurandhar 2 beats films’ opening day hauls with advance bookings
With just the collections from advance bookings for premiere day, Dhurandhar 2 has surpassed the opening-day collections of several comparable Bollywood films. The ₹12.29 crore Dhurandhar 2 has earned for its preview shows is higher than what Shahid Kapoor’s O Romeo earned on its opening day a month ago. The Vishal Bhardwaj film opened at just over ₹9 crore in India. Similarly, Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi 4 also opened at below that number last year, at around ₹12 crore.All about Dhurandhar 2
Both Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar 2 were shot as one film, before the project was split into two, weeks before the release of part 1. Dhurandhar 2 brings back Ranveer Singh as Hamza aka Jaskirat, an Indian spy in Karachi. The sequel will chart his backstory and his revenge against the gangs of Lyari for the 26/11 terror attacks. Also returning are Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Danish Pandor, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun. The film releases in theatres on March 19. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Abhimanyu Mathur Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More Ranveer Singh Aditya Dhar Box Office Catch every big hit, every wicket with Crickit, a one stop destination for Live Scores, Match Stats, Infographics & much more. Explore now!.Get more updates from Bollywood, Taylor Swift, Hollywood, Music and Web Series along with Latest Entertainment News at Hindustan Times. News / Entertainment / Bollywood / Dhurandhar 2 Beats O Romeo, Baaghi 4 Opening With Just Pre-sales, Sells 2 Lakh Tickets To Set Bollywood Premiere Record See Less
In December, after Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar released in theatres, it proved to be a juggernaut like no other. Now, with just days left for the release of the sequel, it seems Dhurandhar: The Revenge will also be an unstoppable force in the same vein. After the film’s trailer was released last week, the advance bookings for the preview shows (on the eve of the release) were opened. And even though the current ticket sales are for just select shows on Wednesday, March 18, the collections have already surpassed many films’ opening-day figures.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge now holds the record for the highest collections by a Bollywood film from premiere shows, beating Stree 2’s ₹10 crore mark. Given that the premiere is still 9 days away, the figure is likely to increase further.
Source: HindustanTimes
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