Director Aditya Dhar’s spy action thriller ‘Dhurandhar’, starring
Ranveer Singh and
Akshaye Khanna, continues its historic streak at the box office despite registering its first noticeable drop in collections. Nearing the end of its second week in theatres, the film has already rewritten several records and stands among the biggest Hindi successes of 2025. The espionage thriller continues to be resilient as it prepares to face the global release of James Cameron's 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'.
Dhurandhar Movie Review‘Dhurandhar’ box office collection Day 13
According to early estimates by Sacnilk, ‘Dhurandhar’ collected approximately Rs 25.5 crore net on Wednesday (Day 13). This marks the first dip in its second-week run, with the film entering the Rs 20 crore range after consistently posting figures above Rs 30 crore on most days.
‘Dhurandhar’ week 1 performance
The film opened to a strong Rs 100 crore weekend and went on to close its first week with an impressive Rs 207 crore net. Starting with an estimated Rs 28 crore on Day 1, collections steadily climbed, with the film maintaining figures of around Rs 27 crore for three consecutive days, reflecting sustained audience interest.
‘Dhurandhar’ week 2 surge
‘Dhurandhar’ witnessed remarkable growth in its second week. It began Week 2 with a robust Rs 32 crore on Friday and followed it up with a blockbuster second weekend. Early estimates peg Saturday’s collection at around Rs 53 crore and Sunday’s at approximately Rs 58 crore.
The film's second Monday and Tuesday collections are identical at an estimated Rs 30.5 crore, which reflected extraordinary word of mouth and growing interest among moviegoers.
With Wednesday adding another Rs 25 crore-plus, the film’s second-week weekday collections have remained higher than its opening day figures. With one day still left in Week 2, ‘Dhurandhar’ has already amassed around Rs 230 crore net and is comfortably heading towards the Rs 250 crore net mark for its second week. This represents an extraordinary jump of nearly 20% over its first week, making it the only Hindi film to post a higher second week than its first after opening above Rs 100 crore net.
'Dhurandhar' gross collections cross Rs 500 crore
The film’s record-breaking run has pushed its India gross collections past the Rs 500 crore milestone. As per trade estimates, ‘Dhurandhar’ has now earned approximately Rs 524.5 crore in India gross, with collections continuing to rise despite fresh competition approaching theatres.
'Dhurandhar' occupancy
Dhurandhar had an overall 35.28% Hindi Occupancy with morning shows starting slow with 19.48%. The film saw a gradual upward trend through the day, while night shows recording the highest occupancy at 45.14%.
Highest-grossing Ranveer Singh film
‘Dhurandhar’ has also emerged as the highest-grossing film of Ranveer Singh’s career at the worldwide box office. Reports suggest the film has collected an estimated Rs 140 crore from overseas markets, taking its worldwide total to around Rs 664.5 crore.
With this, the spy action thriller has officially surpassed the lifetime worldwide collections of ‘
Padmaavat’, in which Singh played the antagonist opposite Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. ‘Dhurandhar’ reportedly outgrossed ‘Padmaavat’ (Rs 585 crore worldwide) within just 11 days of its release.
'Dhurandhar' eyes Rs 1000 crore club
Having already crossed the Rs 500 crore worldwide milestone, ‘Dhurandhar’ now appears firmly on track to enter the coveted Rs 1000 crore club. Given its current trajectory and sustained audience interest, trade analysts believe the landmark figure may be only a matter of time.
'Dhurandhar' box office competition
While the film has been enjoying an undisputed run at the box office since its release on December 5, the film will face off against not one, but two major film releases. It will lock horns with the Hollywood release, 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' which hits theatres on Friday, December 19. The James Cameron directorial already has a huge fan-following in India and is expected to perform well.
Meanwhile, the upcoming Christmas release, 'Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri' is also gearing up for its release. The rom-com starring Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday will hope to cash in on the festive holiday.
'Dhurandhar' banned in some countries
According to reports, the ban on 'Dhurandhar' by Pakistan and some Gulf nations has done little to dampen its run at the box office. The movie is showing no signs of slowing down at the box office, or on piracy websites. The film has reportedly beaten popular Bollywood films like Rajinikanth's '2.0' and Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees', to become the highest-downloaded film in Pakistan.
About 'Dhurandhar'
The film also stars R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Manav Gohil, Danish Pandor, Saumya Tandon, Gaurav Gera and Naveen Kaushik.
In the film, the first of a two-part film series, an Indian intelligence mission unfolds over ten years as an undercover agent enters Karachi's criminal and political world to dismantle dangerous cross-border terror networks.
The film is performing strongly at the box-office as it’s racing towards being the the third highest grossing Hindi film of 2025 and the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 2025. The sequel, Dhurandhar: Part 2 – Revenge, is scheduled to release in 2026.
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