The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond starts at Rs. Including previews on Friday, it earned around Rs 5 crore on the first day. However, it was not the usual opening day, being a Saturday instead of a Friday. The actual price that day was probably around Rs. Around Rs 3.50-4 crore nett, which was in line with predictions.
There is no major release going to happen on 26th March, so no new entries in Pinkvilla Predicts this week. In fact, with the postponement of Toxic (Hindi), the only release currently in tracking remains Dhurandhar: The Revenge.
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With Toxic (Hindi) out of the way, Dhurandhar: The Revenge now has a wide-open field to see how high its opening day can go. The film’s record-breaking earnings had already been predicted. Earning 67-77 crores despite the struggle, and after the end of that competition, its target has skyrocketed. Now the question is what kind of potential the film will be able to create.
Although this is a solo release, the runtime of approximately four hours will limit performance. Most screens will probably only be able to hold four shows a day instead of the five or six shows that major releases usually get. Even if a fifth show is scheduled, it will probably be at odd times, where engagements are less. That said, all that won’t stop it from smashing opening day records. What they can do is hold it back from some benchmarks that a film with a normal runtime could have achieved.
Secondly, some circuits are not collecting like they used to before the pandemic, mainly the central circuits, which include Mumbai, CPCI etc. Before the pandemic, the biggest films would cross or approach 40 lakh viewers in a single day. That amount of footfall is approximately Rs. Will be equal to. Earning Rs 100 crore today. The only thing that can stop Dhurnandhar 2 from completing this is the long duration. It remains to be seen whether Dhurandhar 2 can be the film that will score those circuits at the level that they have done in the past.
All things considered, Dhurandhar 2 will earn around Rs. Expected to happen. 80 crores, 90 crores on the first day. With more clarity on performance and capacity, closer to release, this forecast could move higher still.
The film will also be released in dubbed version, which should also do good business. Ideally, Rs. The dubbed version can be expected to earn Rs 10-15 crore, but there is a possibility of another big Telugu film (Ustad Bhagat Singh) releasing on that day, which may limit its business in the circuit, even more than Toxic. Again, more clarity on this closer to release.
Pinkvilla’s first day box office forecast is as follows:
| release date |
Topic | low level forecast |
high-end forecast |
accurate forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/03/2026 | Dhurandhar: Revenge | Rupee. 75.00 crores. | Rupee. 90.00 crores. | Rupee. 85.00 crores. |
Also read: Pinkvilla Prediction: First Day Box Office Forecast for Dhurandhar The Revenge, Final Update for The Kerala Story 2