Dhurandhar smashes box office
The Indian hip-hop film 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' opened to a reported $115 million global launch and has crossed roughly Rs. 700 crore in India within nine days — making it one of the biggest Indian openings ever (deadline.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com). It’s also underperformed regionally — collecting only about Rs. 22 crore in Tamil Nadu — raising questions about its South India traction despite massive national totals (m9.news).
Trade tracking firms report the film’s first‑week receipts were heavily India‑led, with roughly $86.2 million coming from the domestic market and about $29.1 million from overseas territories including North America. (ca.movies.yahoo.com) Industry outlets say the sequel pushed the Dhurandhar franchise into a new bracket: it’s now being called the first Indian franchise to produce two films that have each crossed the ₹1,000‑crore worldwide mark. (theweek.in) Regional box‑office tallies show the film was released in five languages and pulled in about ₹154.47 crore across the major southern states within six days, with the Telugu market accounting for the largest share of that southern total. (filmibeat.com) Tamil Nadu collections lagged most other southern territories, with live trackers and day‑by‑day updates showing only low single‑digit‑crore contributions from the state during the opening week, and a public interest petition seeking a ban was mentioned in the Madras High Court amid the state’s Model Code of Conduct ahead of elections. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) Box‑office trackers differ on precise totals and net/gross splits — Sacnilk and other day‑wise trackers publish alternate India and worldwide figures, which explains why trade headlines list slightly different milestones on the same calendar day. (sacnilk.com)
