Ranveer Singh film crosses Rs 50 cr mark within two days
Dhurandhar box office collection day 2: Despite the controversies and negativity surrounding Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh in the lead, the film has managed to impress audiences. After opening strongly with a Rs 27 crore nett collection, the movie witnessed a significant jump on its first Saturday. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Dhurandhar earned Rs 31 crore on day two, taking its total to Rs 58 crore.
On its second day, the high-octane action drama recorded an overall 39.63% occupancy in theatres, with morning shows at 17.26%, afternoons at 35.46%, evenings at 42.65%, and night shows peaking at 63.16%.Dhurandhar reported its highest occupancy in Pune at 49.50%. Based on current trends, the film is expected to receive more shows, positioning it to enter the Rs 100 crore club soon.
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Ranveer Singh’s previous film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani collected Rs 11.1 crore on its opening day, Rs 16.05 crore on day two, and eventually amassed around Rs 182 crore in India. In comparison, Dhurandhar has been demonstrating stronger numbers and a sharper upward trend at the box office. In fact, the film has secured the third-biggest opening of the year, behind Hrithik Roshan–Jr NTR’s War 2 and Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava. It is now well on its way to joining the l of Ranveer Singh’s top 10 highest-grossing films of all time.
Yet, despite its commercial momentum, Dhurandhar has drawn sharply divided reactions from critics. An excerpt from SCREEN’s review of the film read, “Most of the time though, Dhurandhar I is all about which of the three current and ageing hunks – Ranveer Singh as Hamza, Rampal as the ISI’s Major Iqbal, and Sanjay Dutt as Karachi police encounter special Choudhary Aslam – can land and stand how much blood and gore.”
Helmed Aditya Dhar, Dhurandhar also features Sara Arjun, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and R Madhavan in pivotal roles.
