I am running out of adjectives to start with the box office reporting of Dhurandhar as every day it is coming up with some absurd figures that don’t seem real. No, it’s not because they’re “not real”, but because they are. There is a need to clarify the times we are in.
On his third Friday, Dhurandhar is looking to collect Rs. 20 crore nett. This number may increase by the end of the day, and may not decline at all from Thursday. This is because the film is facing competition from a major new release, Avatar: Fire and Ash, but it seems to have had hardly any impact. Unsurprisingly, this also means another daily box office record for the film, and once again by a ridiculous margin. Next Best 3rd Friday Rs. Chhava earned Rs 12 crores.
This Friday’s figures showed Rs. 700 crore locked, because the film will cross or reach the Rs 700 crore mark. Earning of Rs 600 crore by the end of this week. In fact, breaking the all-time record of highest-grossing Hindi film, Pushpa 2 (Hindi) has currently collected Rs. 738 crore nett, is also virtually locked, though confirmation will come over the weekend. Rupee. Now Rs 800 crore nett is in circulation, which seems quite unfathomable for an original Hindi film. Again, more clarity on this, it will come over the weekend and then in the coming days, but as things stand today, they are good.
Two weeks ago, when Dhurandhar released, the atmosphere was largely somber. Due to the limitations of the genre and genre, despite the film performing well, pre-sales were not strong, and there was not much expectation for a long time. There was also a forced controversy before the release regarding how the lead actor “insulted” the sentiments related to Kantara, which also led to some “boycott” calls. Then even more negativity started emerging from reports feeding into the industry. In short, obituaries were written and some were even celebratory.
Fast forward to today, the film is bringing in numbers that no one had ever imagined from a Bollywood film, leave alone a film that was dismissed as an “urban action type” that has no takers. It’s often said that box office is unpredictable, which seems like a bit of a stretch to say, because of course, it can be predicted. But running like hell is what gives this phrase its meaning, because it is an outcome that no one could have predicted.
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