DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE collected a huge 57 crore nett on its second Sunday which again is the highest collection ever on a second Sunday. The growth is limited but that can be down to the 'A' certification. It was a similar situation last week but it was in Eid period then. So, it was hard to tell. Generally films with 'A' certification tend to grow less on Sunday. The second weekend saw a record breaking 149 crore nett total. Only three films have done more than this in the whole second week itself.

There was the exception of DHURANDHAR part 1 but that worked more as a content film and its momentum was upwards. ANIMAL in 2023 saw limited growth on Sundays and that had also had collections at high levels. It is easier to get that Sunday growth when collections are at lower levels. There is also the start of IPL which could have affected collections on Saturday and Sunday but it would have been minimal.

The film has now hit 725 crore nett and today, it will cross the business of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) and by the end of the week it will be the highest grossing Hindi film as it beats the figures of DHURANDHAR. Monday could also be the first time that the film does not see the highest collection as the second Monday could be lower than DHURANDHAR1 as so much business has been done already. For the first time, there is a drop in ticket pricing though its still much higher than normal for a film in the weekdays of week two.

The dubbed versions stand at around 38 crore nett and the collections today will probably tell if it can beat the 60 crore nett of JAWAN.

The collections of DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE (Hindi) are as follows.

Paid Previews - 40,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 75,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 72,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 97,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 1,00,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 60,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 46,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 42,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 44,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 37,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 55,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 57,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE has smashed all records and its a forgone conclusion that it will become the highest grossing HINDI film ever be it India or Worldwide. Overseas, there is some way to go but its coming without any business from Gulf. So, in reality, the job is done there also though in the final number, it may not show due to the missing business.

The last ten years or so has seen films come in many versions outside the actual Hindi version and you also have films travelling from the South which also have many versions. This has meant the top grossing films in India over the last ten years have not been Hindi films and have actually been from the South. This has been seen as domination from the South which is far from the truth as its just rare films here and there. Generally, most of these films from the South have not done well.

There is a 100 year plus history of cinema in India and its mainly been dominated by Hindi Cinema. Its another thing that today Hindi Cinema is known as a profanity like Bolly***d and maybe it deserves it going by the cinema coming out buts it degrading for the legends and legendary films which made it what it is today. Its the reason that this profanity is never used on this website and its always HINDI CINEMA even though today its not the same as it was with Alien content and the English language becoming dominant in the industry.

Generally, over the last 100 years, Hindi cinema has always had the biggest grosser in India. There was an excursion in from 1949 till 1957 when a Tamil film CHANDRALEKHA was the top grosser. From 2017 till date, we have seen BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE become the top grossers in India and even in Hindi. There was a minor excursion with Tamil film ENTHRAN also in 2010 which lasted three years. This is the only one that did it with minor support from the Hindi markets. Basically from 2010, its not been what it used to be like before.

In the 70's, SHOLAY did more business in South India (Nizam/Andhra, Mysore/Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) than any South Indian film and that just in Hindi language. DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE may reach 250 crore nett in South India in all versions but that is nothing compared to what SHOLAY did if we compare with the local films.

In the early 80's, there was a Telugu film, PREMABHISHEKAM, which smashed all records in South by leaps and bounds but its collection was just the same as an Hindi under performer like THE BURNING TRAIN. This is nett collection we are talking about and if we take GBOC, then THE BURNING TRAIN's collections go almost double of PREMABHISHEKAM. This is because there was huge Entertainment Tax across the Hindi markets while the South states were pro cinema with far less entertainment taxes. The domination of Hindi Cinema when it was Hindi Cinema was such that it was like 1-100 and the next industry was 101.

DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE has a chance to set the record straight as despite all these records, the most important one will be that a film from the Hindi film industry can again become the highest collecting film in India. The worldwide figure is not an issue as DANGAL remains top. That film, also like the South films has many versions, and here, DANGAL is still number one due to the Overseas collections.

In India, its a different story as from 2017, its been about BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE. At present, its PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE with business of 1125 crore nett across India on all versions of the film. This is the target for DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE. So, basically the Hindi version getting to around 1075 crore nett should be enough and from here it will not be easy for South films as they need Hindi market business and there is some fatigue. PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE broke all records but when you delve deeper into break up of collections, there were signs of fatigue in some of the circuits though you cant tell that with the overall number. It will not be easy for South films to get big numbers from Hindi markets which is a must if you want to be the top film. If DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE can cross PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, it will set the record straight for Hindi Cinema and it will also be hard for regional industries to challenge no matter how big the film is.

The question is can DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE do it and it might look easy at the moment but there is still some distance to cover.