Bollywood blockbuster blows past
Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar 2 crossed roughly ₹1,226.44 crore worldwide (about $147M) and ₹778.77 crore net in India, underscoring how domestic franchises are driving outsized global box office this quarter. The performance highlights an international box office split where local tentpoles now materially shift studio and distributor calculus. (indianexpress.com)
Dhurandhar 2 locked a reported ₹245 crore in combined pre‑release non‑theatrical deals (digital + satellite + music) before its March 19 theatrical bow. (news18.com) (News18) Digital streaming rights alone were sold for about ₹150 crore to Jio’s Hotstar platform, a jump from the roughly ₹85 crore Netflix paid for the first film and after Netflix reportedly eyed both parts for around ₹175 crore. (indianexpress.com) (Indian Express) Industry reports place the sequel’s landing cost near ₹250 crore after marketing, reflecting that the original two‑part shoot strategy compressed incremental spend and concentrated VFX and location costs. (hindustantimes.com) (Hindustan Times) Analysts flagged that the ₹245 crore non‑theatrical haul plus premium distribution pre‑sales mean the film crossed break‑even thresholds before most box‑office receipts, a financing outcome producers had structured into the release plan. (timesnownews.com) (Times Now) Exhibitor trackers show first‑week India grosses accounted for roughly 84% of early India net receipts, with strong weekday holds and city‑by‑city occupancies (e.g., Chennai and Bengaluru above 70% on peak days), signaling front‑loaded but resilient theatrical demand. (movezbox.com) (Movezbox; Sacnilk) Overseas splits published by box‑office trackers list North America ~₹90.2 crore, UAE/GCC ~₹58.4 crore, UK ~₹32.1 crore and Australia ~₹26.5 crore (total overseas ~₹293 crore), complementing a reported ~$81M global opening that ranked among the biggest worldwide openings for a Hindi title. (movezbox.com) (Movezbox; MSN) The project is presented by Jio Studios and produced by B62 Studios (Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar, Jyoti Deshpande), released March 19, 2026, and was simultaneously prepped for five‑language theatrical play (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam). (en.wikipedia.org) (Wikipedia; UrbanAsian) Makers have set an exclusive post‑theatrical window for Jio Hotstar, though an OTT premiere date hasn’t been announced; the platform shift from Netflix for the sequel underscores heightened streamer competition for tentpole Indian franchises. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) (Economic Times; Times Now)
