Dhurandhar: The Revenge took the Indian box office by storm and collected Rs. It earned around Rs 39 crore for its paid preview on Wednesday evening. Bollywood’s previous best preview record was with Stree 2, which collected Rs. 8.75 crores and Telugu film They Call Him OG grossed Rs. 8.75 crores across India. Set a record of. 26 crores nett. Dhurandhar: The Revenge has dominated both of them.
It could have been more than Rs. 40 crores, but shows got canceled at some places, leading to refunds. The number could be even lower, as some refunds may not have been reflected yet.
Bit of Trivia: Every Bollywood movie that set a preview record, Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Chennai Express and Stree 2, also became an all-time grosser in Hindi. Dhurandhar: The Revenge is widely expected to make record earnings; It now holds the bellwether record.
There was a period in the late 2000s and early 2010s when paid previews became a common practice for Bollywood releases. However, the trend gradually petered out, as previews were seen as taking away from the opening day figures, with industry reporting largely focused on first day collections. Recently, with the “all India” fixation of box office reporting, opening day figures are being reported including previews. Moving forward, the industry will likely try to do more previews, especially for holiday releases.
Top preview box office collections for Bollywood are as follows:
| Post | Topic | Year | net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhurandhar: Revenge | 2026 | Rupee. 39.00 crores. |
| 2 | woman 2 | 2024 | Rupee. 8.75 crores. |
| 3 | Chennai Express | 2013 | Rupee. 6.75 crores. |
| 4 | Padmavat | 2018 | Rupee. 4.00 crores. |
| 5 | 3 idiots | 2009 | Rupee. 2.75 crores. |
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Disclaimer: Box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. Figures may be approximate, and Pinkvilla makes no claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequate indicators of the box-office performance of the respective films.
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