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‘Dhurandhar 2’ becomes the 1st Hindi film to cross Rs 1000 cr net in India

Epic Blockbusters Over 3 Hours That Conquered Box Office Despite Attention Span

Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ has etched its name in Indian box office history, emerging as the first Bollywood film ever to surpass a net collection of Rs 1,000 crore across all versions. With this feat, it now stands alongside ‘Pushpa 2’ and ‘Baahubali 2’. So, the Ranveer Singh starrer has become the third Indian film and the first Bollywood film to enter the Rs 1000 crore club with its net collection at the domestic box office. The film which also stars Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi, Sara Arjun has enjoyed an exceptional run at the ticket counters since day one, maintaining remarkable momentum even without the advantage of major holiday periods. The film released on March 19, which was the occasion of Gudi Padwa and post that, there was Eid followed by the weekend. Thus, in the first few days itself, the film made the most of the holiday period. Not to mention, there was strong word of mouth after the success of the first installment which had released in December 2025. While there was positive word of mouth for ‘Dhurandhar 2’, there was also criticism from many. Despite that, the film has broken all records and rewritten history.

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Epic Blockbusters Over 3 Hours That Conquered Box Office Despite Attention Span

By day 18, Sunday evening, the film has crossed Rs 1000 crore net in India, according to Sacnilk. Of this, Rs 900 crore net in from the Hindi version of the film alone, setting a new record as the first film in the language to achieve such a milestone.’Dhurandhar 2′ completed its second week with Rs 263.65 crore in India and entered its third weekend with a bang. It saw some growth on third Friday which is day 16 and made Rs 21.55 crore. On Saturday, day 17, it minted Rs 25.65 crore and now on Sunday, day 18, the film has made Rs 26 crore till 9pm. With this, the film’s net collection in India is now 1,011.02 crore. Overseas too, Dhurandhar 2 has emerged as a massive box office force. The film collected upwards of USD 22 million in its opening weekend across international markets and went on to cross the USD 30 million mark in its second week.On Saturday, Dhurandhar 2 witnessed a sharp surge overseas, registering a 100% jump with collections exceeding USD 1 million, compared to a little over USD 500K on Friday. With this boost, its total international gross now stands at more than USD 41.5 million. The film has also set new benchmarks in several global territories, including North America, where it surpassed the 9-year-old record held by Baahubali 2, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film in the region. Go to Source

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