DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE is heading towards becoming the first 200 crore nett film in Delhi/UP as it accumulates 187 crore nett till date. The film has comfortably beaten the figures of DHURANDHAR which had beaten the numbers of STREE 2 by a margin. STREE 2 was the first film to hit 150 crore nett and just 18 months later, a film will inaugurate the 200 crore nett club in this circuit.

Delhi/UP is traditionally a circuit where big stars with larger than life images dominate. A newcomer or lesser star film sometimes did phenomenally well in Mumbai but Delhi/UP was less comparatively as business in UP was so star driven. But now the top three films are DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE, DHURANDHAR and STREE 2. Even if we take the next, GADAR 2, it came at a time when Sunny Deol was not that Sunny Deol of GHATAK, GADAR, etc.

This is just reflective of how the box office is going away from star driven vehicles and if this is happening in Delhi/UP, then other areas will be far ahead in this process. Box office megastardom has been on the downward curve through this century as cinema competes with other forms of entertainment and a trip to the cinemas becomes more and more expensive leaving it out of reach for many. This makes it more about the film than any star. The stardom of Salman Khan for that period post 2010 was probably an abberation to that downward curve of stardom down the years.

The top ten original Hindi grossers in Delhi/UP circuit of all time are as follows. Only DANGAL remains from the pre pandemic days. If we include the dubbed films, then DANGAL would be out though BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION would remain from the pre pandemic films.

2. Dhurandhar - 1,71,32,00,000

3. Stree 2 - 1,50,37,00,000

4. Gadar 2 - 1,35,89,00,000

5. Jawan - 1,20,95,00,000

6. Pathaan - 1,12,35,00,000

7.Animal - 1,10,52,00,000

8. Dangal - 80,22,00,000

9. Border 2- 79,32,00,000

10. Saiyaara - 79,20,00,000

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DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE had another huge weekend as it collected 68 crore nett apprx taking its overall total to 887 crore nett. It was a holiday on Friday and so, the weekend saw limited growth on Saturday. On Sunday, it was the same story as last weekend as the A certification holds it back a little. The drop is only 55% from last week and if you factor the holiday on Friday, then its about 60%.

DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE should do around 100 crore nett in its third week and week four will also see the film with no competition which should mean good collections in that week as well. The film remains on target for the 1000 crore nett mark but it all depends on the next few weeks. The trend at the moment suggest an apprx 1000 crore nett finish but all it takes is one bigger drop than expected and things become tougher.

The film is no doubt that it is the biggest BLOCKBUSTER of recent times as footfalls will cross 4 crore in time and this is a mark which is very rare this century. Considering the footfalls of original Hindi films in the 2005-2020 period, you would think 4 crore is impossible after the pandemic when generally admits are less.

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

Friday - 20,00,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE had a strong hold on its third Monday as it collected 8.50 crore nett which is a 57-58% drop from Friday but the Friday was a holiday for Good Friday. The trend does not look good if you compare with DHURANDHAR but that film clocked around 200 crore nett in week one and here it is almost 600 crore nett. If you take out the DHURANDHAR comparisons, then these third Monday figures are excellent and even more so considering the huge opening week of the film.

DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE stands at 896 crore nett till date and will cross the 900 crore nett mark today. The film also crossed the footfalls of DHURANDHAR after its third weekend. It will be around 3.6 crore now for the films as it chases the 3.9 crore of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and the eventually the 4 crore mark. The pricing is at lower rates now but still high for a regular third Monday.

The third week stands at 76.50 crore nett after four days and its probably looking to close in the 95-100 crore nett range. There is only one film with a 100 crore nett third week and that is DHURANDHAR. The film is racking up numbers across and although in some circuits the smaller centres will not reach PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE numbers, the bigger centres in these circuits are more than compensating which may lead to record collections in places like Rajasthan, CI and maybe even Bihar.

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

Friday - 20,00,00,000 apprx 

Saturday - 23,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE is now the third highest collecting HINDI film Overseas after the Shahrukh Khan starrers PATHAAN and JAWAN. It is closing on the collections of these two films but may have to settle for third place as the pace has slowed now. It may edge get to JAWAN but the PATHAAN number looks out of reach.

However, that does not matter as all things considered, it is the number one film in Overseas. The film has the highest totals ever in US, Canada and Australia and even in many smaller territories, it has set new benchmarks. The missing business is in Gulf and PATHAAN and JAWAN got $14m and $17 million there respectively. Even if we give DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE a very modest $10 million from Gulf, it would be sailing past PATHAAN and JAWAN figures and also become first HINDI film to cross $50 million.

DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE has set new highs in USA, Canada and Australia but actually the best performance is United Kingdom where it is still short of PATHAAN. However, United Kingdom has a heavy Pakistan/Bangla crowd and a PATHAAN type of film would be lapped up by that crowd especially with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead while a DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE will see a chunk of this crowd go missing. As a result, for DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE to be even challenging the PATHAAN numbers is pretty much unthinkable. The film has to earn another £300k to become the biggest film in United Kingdom and it will be touch and go whether it gets there. If it gets there it will be the biggest overseas record for DHURANDHAR THE REVENGE.

The HINDI Overseas grossers of all time are as follows. This only includes collections from the ORIGINAL Hindi versions and not the other formats which some films got released in.

1. Pathaan - $48,500,000

2. Jawan -$46,900,000

4. Dhurandhar - $32,500,000

5. Dangal - $30,700,000

6. Padmaavat - $29,140,000

7. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - $28,640,000

8. Dhoom 3 - $28,330,000

9. Animal - $27,210,000

10. Dilwale - $26,580,000

NOTE - All films include Nepal collections. (These are reported in India numbers by some distributors)