DHURANDHAR had another record of many as it collected 12 crore nett plus in its seventh week and beat the 8.50 crore nett of STREE 2. It is the first film in history to hit double digits in week seven. The hold is still strong in week seven as it drops less than 50% from the previous week but this will change with the release of BORDER 2.

The total collections of the film stand at 778 crore nett and there will be a little more to come but it is easily the highest grossing original Hindi film industry as it beats the STREE 2 total by a phenomenal 200 crore nett. The film will also be beating PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE by around 45 crore nett though its not as a big as that film as footfalls are less and also PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE did the numbers with a limited South. But there is the part 2 of DHURANDHAR coming; so, the chance is there to beat PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, where part one fell short, especially in terms of admits.

The film will end with around 240 crore nett in Mumbai and it will be 175 crore nett in Delhi/UP, which is easily highest number ever. East Punjab is ditto Delhi/UP as it will close with a huge 72 crore nett plus.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 1,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

Monday - 1,15,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 1,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 1,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 1,00,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR collected 7.50 crore nett in its seventh weekend which is another record. In other words, it has smashed every record in the book from week two till the seventh week. There's no doubt that there will be another record at the end of the week also as it comfortably collects over 10 crore nett. The overall total for the film is 775 crore nett after the seventh weekend.

The standout performance of the film is Mysore with around 70 crore nett up on the board. Its going to be among the top ten films in the circuit and this includes all the South Indian films, be it from the local Kannada industry or the other South industries. This is a huge feat as the only film to stand at this level was SHOLAY which was the highest grosser ever in Mysore beating all Kannada films released before despite being in Hindi. This is not to say DHURANDHAR is a SHOLAY but in this circuit, the record it has set is something you cant compare with any other Hindi film apart from SHOLAY.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 1,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 2,75,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 3,25,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR had another record collection as it collected 1.50 crore nett on its seventh Friday. There is a drop from the previous day but it is still the highest collection ever for a seventh Friday. There has be no film which has done 1 crore nett on the seventh Friday. So despite the drop, the record has been made by a considerable margin.

The films should see huge growth over the weekend and will target a double digit seventh week which will also be a first. The total collections of the film at almost 770 crore nett and now the film is probably looking at a finish of 785 crore nett. This will will be 50 crore nett than PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and a huge 200 crore nett more than STREE 2 which was the highest grossing original Hindi film before DHURANDHAR .

PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE  had a limited release in South but here DHURANDHAR has gone 50 crore nett higher. Hence, the fair value of both films in terms of collections would be same. The difference is that PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE went deeper with higher business in the smaller centres and single screens which has led to higher footfalls.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,35,00,000 apprx

Friday - 1,50,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR collected 2 crore nett on its sixth Monday showing another good hold from its Friday collections. The film has already collected 16.50 crore nett in the first four days of week six and it will easily go over 20 crore nett which will be another record as the highest sixth week collection is STREE 2 at 17 crore nett. This had a huge contribution from National Cinema Day, which contributed around 25% of the week collections.

The records have fallen for DHURANDHAR from week two until week six and maybe another one to come in week seven. The total so far stands at 760 crore nett and it can add another 20 crore nett from here. The top performers will be Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Mysore while the lesser performance will come in Mumbai, Nizam/Andhra and West Bengal.

The lesser performance is in context as compared to other places and does not mean its low or anything. Mumbai is probably looking at a 235-240 crore nett finish and here it will be behind PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and CHHAAVA. It maybe the only circuit where it is 100% certain it will not be in top two. The likes of Nizam / Andhra and West Bengal may still make it into top two.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR has crossed the 1200 crore mark worldwide as stands at 1214 crore after 40 days and will be looking at a close in the 1250 crore range. This will be around 200 crore more than JAWAN and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE which did around 1050 crore in their Hindi versions. It is easily the biggest Hindi film worldwide.

If we count all versions then obviously there are films which are higher with DANGAL leading at 2000 crore followed by BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION at 1800 crore while PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE is at around 1675 crore. But this is not the comparison as these films had far wider releases and various formats which are dubbed, subtitled and chopped and changed to suit the needs of various markets. The latter is mainly for Far Eastern markets where DANGAL and BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION did reach. This will not happen with DHURANDHAR as its a patriotic film.

For DHURANDHAR, this is coming without Gulf and its difficult to say exactly how much the film would have collected in Gulf but you have to give its a range of $10-15 mllion. Taking this into account, it can be said that the worldwide gross would have been at least 1350 crore if Gulf had a release.  DHURANDHAR may not be reaching the markets which the likes of DANGAL and BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION reached but there is DHURANDHAR2 coming to challenge the higher collections. This part is likely to be released in multiple versions.

The worldwide collections of the film till date are as follows. 

India - 921 crore (763 crore nett)

Overseas - 293 crore ($32.50 million)

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DHURANDHAR will end up with 1250 crore worldwide easily making it the highest grossing Hindi film worldwide beating the figures of JAWAN and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE with PATHAAN and STREE 2 making up the other two films in the top five.

No doubt the business in India is remarkable but the greater feat is in overseas being a patriotic film as these have a lesser audience in Overseas or lets say did have a lesser audience until DHURANDHAR. This is because people from other countries form a big chunk of the overseas audience and this audience, which consists of migrants from other Asian countries, keeps away from patriotic Hindi films especially those from Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Below are the top five Hindi films worldwide.

2. Jawan - 1060 crore

3. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 1050 crore

4. Pathaan - 1010 crore

5. Stree 2 - 835 crore

DHURANDHAR also manages to get into the top five when compared with films which were released in many formats and versions in India and across the world alongside the original film. Here, DANGAL leads by a good margin as it's the only film over 2000 crore and then you have three South Indian films in the list. 

Again here it has to be noted that DHURANDHAR is the only film in ONE version and format. It is the original film which has done these numbers unlike the other films. It may not be able to travel like the others due to that patriotic factor but its the Hindi statistics which really matter to the industry as films are not green lighted assuming they will break out be into the South or globally.

The top worldwide grossers in all versions and formats are as follows.

1. Dangal - 2020 crore

2. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - 1800 crore

3. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 1675 crore

4. RRR - 1275 crore

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DHURANDHAR had another record week of 23.50 crore nett showing a drop of less than 50% which now takes the film to 768 crore nett. The previous record for week 6 was by STREE 2 as that film had URI. The latter is interestingly from the same director of DHURANDHAR.

The holds were excellent over the weekdays, helped by minor holidays in various states, and it does not seem like the film is stopping just yet with another strong week on the cards. There are no words to describe the business of this film in Mysore as it heads for a 70 crore nett plus finish. Just to put this number into perspective is that it will end up 20-25 crore nett higher than any other Hindi film. Last year, CHHAAVA did 31 crore nett and SAIYAARA did 16 crore nett and these were the next best after DHURANDHAR.

This Friday, there are a few films releasing but they are only competing among themselves while DHURANDHAR will be running its own race and owning this week also. STREE 2 holds the seventh week record and no doubt DHURANDHAR will smash this record.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 5,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 6,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 2,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 2,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 2,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 2,35,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR continued its outstanding run on its sixth Friday as it picked up 3 crore nett apprx on its sixth Friday though this is not a record as STREE 2 did more due to it being National Cinema Day for that film. Nevertheless, there is a good chance that the weekend of DHURANDHAR will still be more than STREE 2 and if not the week is sure to be more.

The film faced competition of THE RAJASAAB this weekend but was pretty much unaffected and will be on course for more records this week. However, the margins will be less due to STREE 2 getting advantage of Cinema Day on its Friday of week six. The film also hit the 750 crore nett mark on the sixth Friday and now the lifetime mark of the film is looking to be over 775 crore nett.

DHURANDHAR has seen limited growth on Saturday over the last few weekends due to the holiday period but it will be different this week as it will show huge growth on its sixth Saturday. As for the records its still Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Mysore and it does not looking being top in any other circuit. If the run keeps on going on post BORDER 2, then maybe another circuit or two can come.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 3,75,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 3,00,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR has become the highest grossing Hindi film and is among the biggest HITS of all time or at least in recent times. The film has also broken the rules as the template of this film is different from any other huge blockbuster. Generally, the biggest blockbusters are based on human relationships be it of family, love or friendship. There will always be other reasons but that core is human relationships.

We can go back to MOTHER INDIA, BOBBY, SHOLAY, HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN to the recent BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE. All these films will have many elements but the base is human relationships. Even GADAR and ANIMAL are about family relationships although other elements get highlighted more.

Here, DHURANDHAR is a gangster film without this family and human relationships at the core. The fact that's its a gangster film and its come so far is pretty amazing as these films have never been huge HITS. As this is Pakistan based gangster film and not that typical Mumbai one, there is a novelty and probably gives it more resonance in the North which has meant all records gone in North India and by margins.

The makers need a certain skill set to make these blockbusters and generally this skill set has been sinking in the Hindi film industry and before DHURANDHAR, it was GADAR 2 which was the biggest HIT from this film industry and it came from a director with that old skill set. Even South films like BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE come from that old school set. However, DHURANDHAR is more modern and does not come from that school and what this does is shows that films can reach the heights with this more modern type of filmmaking where the base is not emotions. The fact remains that the filmmaker of today is weaker in emotions and maybe its because the way the world is today and here you have a film which has gone this far without the emotional value of those big films of yore.

The caveat is has this film gone so far because of the politics involved and the alignmnet to the ruling party and this will only be known in time. If over the next decade, its the emotions based films still smashing records it will be as it was before. But if not, then it will be that DHURANDHAR was the first to break the mould.

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DHURANDHAR broke more records with another weekly record total as it collected around 48 crore nett in its fifth week. There has never even been a film close to this in week five with CHHAAVA having the best total at 27 crore nett. The total collections of the film stand at 747 crore nett till date which is now above the 736 crore nett total of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and far above the 577 crore nett which was the highest for an original Hindi film.

The footfalls of DHURANDHAR stand at a little over 3.3 crore after five weeks and it should end at around 3.5 crore which would make it the highest for an original Hindi film post the pandemic though it will not reach the near 4 crore total of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE set last year which will remain the most watched Hindi film post pandemic. This will be the target for DHURANDHAR 2 to chase as then the comparison will be sequel against sequel.

The film has smashed all records in North India by margins as Delhi/UP stands at 170 crore nett apprx and East Punjab is at almost 70 crore nett. The North India collections will comfortably cross 250 crore nett and till date only STREE 2 had touched the 200 crore nett in the North (Delhi/UP, East Punjab). The Pakistan setting has really pushed the numbers in these belts as gangster films historically have been a no no in these circuits and generally gangster films have been Mumbai based before.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 3,75,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 3,50,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR recorded an extraordinary final day of the week as it collected 14.50 crore nett to end the week with a huge 100 crore nett plus total. There has never been a total like this in the fourth week ever and nothing is actually close. Let alone fourth week, there is no other film which has even got 100 crore nett in week three and going back to the third week, there will be around 10-11 films including DHURANDHAR itself.

The film also hit the 700 crore nett at the end of its fourth week and now is in touching distance of the PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE record of 735 crore nett plus which it will easily cover over the next few days. However, its likely that the film will come into single digits on its fifth Friday. Still, this fifth Friday will be way higher than any other film has ever seen.

The film has a huge 215 crore nett in Mumbai and Delhi/UP stands at 155 crore nett (biggest of all time). East Punjab also highest ever at 62 crore nett and Mysore also is the biggest ever at over 55 crore nett. Delhi/UP, East Punjab and Mysore will be the record breakers in India as on present trend, its hard for the other circuits to break records.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR is a sensation in Overseas and is probably one of the greatest box office performances in recent history. It is not the highest number ever but how this film has gone so far in overseas is just remarkable. The core market in overseas is made up Non Resident Indians and Non Resident Asians and a huge chunk of these Asians are from Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as other Muslim countries from Asia and Middle East. The Indian Muslim crowd is very less in the Non Resident Indian contingent.

This is the reason why patriotic films have had less business in Overseas especially the ones which are more front footed towards the patriotism angle. There was an era when those Manoj Kumar patriotic films ruled the charts overseas but post 1994 when overseas opened up, the patriotic film would not be among the biggest grossers mainly as that Asian crowd from other countries, which is mainly Muslim, would not go to theatres feeling it will be anti them or their country.

This reason is here for DHURANDHAR as well but the fact that these numbers are coming without this audience is what makes it the biggest overseas sensation in recent times and possibly even since the markets opened up in 1994. The fact that the film is going to put up $35 million without Gulf and then on top without the overseas Muslim crowd from other countries is just unthinkable.

No doubt some of this heavy Muslim crowd may have seen but most of it would have stayed away. A film not released in Gulf pretty much means a huge chunk of the Muslim crowd in other countries staying away. The reality is that it is competing with the biggest films with maybe just 50% of the potential audience as others with Gulf missing and the bulk of the other Muslim crowd staying away.

The film at present stands at $29.50 million after four weeks and is still going strong and it shows that patriotic and pro India films can now compete with the biggest films in Overseas though treatment has to be different from the regular patriotic film.

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DHURANDHAR continues to smash records by miles at the start of its fifth week as it collects 8.50 crore nett and this ensures the film will become the highest grossing film in the Hindi language as now, the film looks like doing business which might hit the 800 crore nett mark or at least be very close. A lot will depend on the Monday and if its business as usual like the Mondays gone before, then 800 crore nett will happen.

This the first time that the film has come into single digits. The film collected in double digits for a consecutive twenty eight days which has never happened before. The film has many never befores and even broken many of the box office rules. Like last weekend, the growth maybe a bit muted as its still that holiday period but its practically certain that the film will set a fifth week record over the weekend itself.

It also remains to be seen that does it top PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE over the weekend or will it be Monday. It has to be noted though that PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) had a lesser release as the film was dubbed and in South it played in the local languages. PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) collected 45 crore nett in South and here DHURANDHAR will be doing 125 crore nett at least. This is why PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) will still hold the records in most of the Hindi speaking belts unless of course DHURANDHAR goes further than expected at present and does 850 crore nett or 900 crore nett. 

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR showed growth of 35% on Saturday, which again, like last week, is less growth for a Saturday but its that holiday period. So, its expected and things should change next week as far as Saturday goes. It should be back to normal as holdovers tend to show much higher growth than DHURANDHAR has shown over the last two weeks (Christmas and New Year).

The film collected 11.50 crore nett on its fifth Saturday taking the collections of the film to 720 crore nett and its likely the film will beat the PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE record for a film in Hindi on Monday or Tuesday. Basically, it would cover  the business of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) in around 32-33 days which is a huge achievement especially considering the initial of the film which was just around 25 crore nett with real collection being around 20 crore nett only. It will roughly end up doing twenty times its opening day.

The film has crossed the 65 crore nett mark in East Punjab going 20% more than PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE already and stands at 165 crore nett in Delhi/UP which is around 10% better than STREE 2 and in both circuits the film continues to go strong. The weaker performance of the film is on the Eastern side with West Bengal, Assam and Odisha. It will beat the likes of GADAR 2, ANIMAL and STREE 2 in these parts but will not challenge the bigger films like PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and JAWAN.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR created more history in its fifth weekend as it collected 32.50 crore nett which is a record for the fifth weekend by a distant mile. The highest fifth WEEK collection of all time is 27 crore nett which CHHAAVA managed earlier this year while STREE 2 is the only other film over 20 crore nett with 22 crore nett. DHURANDHAR crossed these figures in three days flat.

The total collections of the film stand at 732 crore nett and it is on the verge of beating PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) total and it should happen on either today or tomorrow. The holiday period is over and the film may see a drop now and the ticket prices of the film have come to normal levels for the first time today (Monday).

The film will still have a chance to put up a 50 crore nett week which is simply insane collection for the fifth week. The target for the film is still to get to 800 crore nett and the next 4-5 days will tell if it can reach this mark. There will be competition in the form of THE RAJA SAAB this week which is a dubbed Telugu film but it does seem to have a very Telugu feel to the film which can limit collections especially in North and East India.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR saw its first major drop on the fifth Monday as it collected 4.25 crore nett with collections going down 50% plus form Friday. This was going to happen as the holiday period is ended and the ticket rates came down to normal. The film may have seen a drop but it has also become the highest grossing Hindi film of all time as it beat the 735 crore nett plus number of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE.

The film edged past PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE on the 32nd day of release and there is still some gas left in the tank which should take the film to the 775-800 crore nett range which will mean around 50 crore nett higher than the Allu Arjun starrer. The film will not beat the footfalls of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) and it is yet to beat GADAR 2 also but that it will beat and probably end up with footfalls in the 3.5 crore range. This will be second best to PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) post pandemic. It has comfortably beaten all the big Hindi films like STREE 2, JAWAN and CHHAAVA in terms of footfalls.

The fifth week of the film stands at 36.75 crore nett in four days and its probably looking a fifth week total of around 48 crore nett which is a phenomenal figure for the fifth week. Post pandemic, it will be the second biggest HIT to PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE but that film was a SEQUEL while DHURANDHAR is NOT. The target for next part of DHURANDHAR will be to cross PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE in all the circuits which should make it a bigger hit than the Sukumar-directorial.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 8,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 11,50,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 12,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 4,25,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR has smashed most lifetime records in Overseas as well as India. At present, its stands the biggest Hindi grosser in US, Canada and Australia. In United Kingdom, its likely to end second as the PATHAAN record will be out of reach. In US, it has beaten the collections of PATHAAN while in Canada and Australia, it was ANIMAL which was the top film and DHURANDHAR has now surpassed ANIMAL.

The film stands at $31 million after the fifth weekend including $500k from Nepal and there is still more to come which could see the film land at around $33 million. This total will be coming without Gulf and its likely the film will have the highest total ever for a Hindi film film without Gulf. This is counting the original Hindi film and not the dubbed, edited and subtitled versions for the far eastern markets.

It is an unknown how much the film would have done in Gulf but considering the rage of the film it could have put up a huge number. The biggest films are JAWAN and PATHAAN at $17.7 million and $14.2 million respectively and a similar number would have meant it would have become number one in Overseas also. There is the other side also that JAWAN and PATHAAN are Shah Rukh Khan-starrers who has a huge following in these areas and these two are way above the others with no other film at $10 million plus.

But with the holiday period and craze the film has generated, you would be on the side of DHURANDHAR to have set huge numbers in Gulf also and maybe a $50 million potential end.

DHURANDHAR went higher on Tuesday as compared to the Monday as it collected almost 11 crore nett which now takes the film to 675 crore nett. The film is now in touching distance of the 700 crore nett mark which maybe covered by the end of the week. It will be the first ORIGINAL Hindi film to hit 700 crore nett. It is the only original Hindi film to do 600 crore nett as well.

The lifetime business of the film is going to be dependent at what level the film holds post the coming weekend as then, the holiday period will be over. If the film holds on Monday, as it has been holding so far, then the 800 crore nett mark will also be possible for the film. This 800 crore nett is probably the value number for PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE if it was an original Hindi film or at least very close to 800 crore nett.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR maintained outstanding collections on New Years Eve as it collected a similar number to the previous day with a little under 11 crore nett coming and now the total stands at a huge 686 crore nett. Once it adds another 50 crore nett it will become the biggest grosser in the hindi language beating PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE.

The film continues to collect in double digits and its going to be 28 days in double digits and remains to be see where the Friday lands. If that remains in double digits, then then it would probably beat whatever it has achieved before with the phenomenal run of the film.

The film will take full advantage of New Years Day and collections will show a jump and it could be sitting at a 100 crore nett fourth week and a 700 crore nett total after the fourth week. The film has hit a double century in Mumbai circuit as it comfortably stands over 200 crore nett though here its unlikely to reach the collections of CHHAVA which is number two in teh circuit after PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 10,75,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR saw a phenomenal weekend recording business of 55 crore nett which is higher than what any other film has got in the fourth week let alone just the weekend. The film is just not stopping and despite the weekend not getting the normal huge growth, it can still possibly pick up a 100 crore nett fourth week. The total collections are 654 crore nett and it should be crossing PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE by the end of its fifth week.

The growth was limited mainly as its in holiday period but this will come into play towards the end of the week and collections should go up. The film is an urban action film but the collections in the mass circuits are also extraordinary be it a Gujrat, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh. Films like JAWAN and PATHAAN are also in today's terms on the urban side and this film is far far ahead of these in the above areas. It is likely that the political angle in the film really has pushed the film in these markets to unthinkable levels for a film like this. However, this had also happened with THE KASHMIR FILES which was even more urban in its presentation than DHURANDHAR.

PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE is the biggest BLOCKBUSTER in Hindi post the pandemic and it remains to be seen how DHURANDHAR compares with that in the final run as its about getting higher in many circuits as possible as the Hindi release favours DHURANDHAR. There are two circuits already but it wont be easy getting to number one in many more even with this extraordinary run as the collections of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE are above extraordinary in most of the Hindi circuits.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR had another fantastic hold on its fourth Monday collecting around 10 crore nett which takes the film to a huge 664 crore nett in 25 days. The film does look on course for a 100 crore nett fourth week though it will all depend on the jump it sees on the final day of the year which is a holiday for New Years Day.

The film is now probably doing best in Mysore with the weakest circuit probably being West Bengal. Also its weakest in terms of this film as even West Bengal will be among the top four or five films of all time. The film is now also the biggest grosser ever in Delhi/UP which makes it three circuits where it is number one. They are East Punjab, Mysore and Delhi/UP. Delhi/UP had no film doing 100 crore nett before the pandemic and this film looks sure to do 175 crore nett and maybe even the unthinkable of 200 crore nett though its very unlikely.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 21,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 10,00,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR had another outstanding day on its fourth Saturday with collections in the 19 crore nett range. The jump in business was less for a Saturday at around 30% but its a holiday week and the film had a huge Thursday. This is still enough to take the two day business in week four to 33.50 crore nett and it will easily cross 50 crore nett breaking the fourth WEEK record of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE in the weekend alone.

The film set a new all time record in East Punjab on Friday as it beat the numbers of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and now its done the same in Mysore as it beats the numbers of JAWAN. The collections for 23 days stand 633 crore nett and it needs another 105 crore nett apprx to beat the numbers of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, which it will do.

PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE is the biggest BLOCKBUSTER in Hindi post the pandemic and it remains to be seen how DHURANDHAR compares with that in the final run as its about getting higher in many circuits as possible as the Hindi release favours DHURANDHAR. There are two circuits already but it wont be easy getting to be number one in others even with this extraordinary run as the collections of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE are above extraordinary in most of the Hindi circuits.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 19,00,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR took full benefit of the Christmas holiday as it collected a huge 25 crore nett taking its three week total to 600 crore net apprx. It is the first original film in Hindi to hit 600 crore nett. The only other film is PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE but that was a dubbed and not an original film. DHURANDHAR is on course to beat the collections pf PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE as well.

The third week is a huge 162.50 crore nett which beats the third week record of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE by a crazy margin. The Allu Arjun-starrer had got 91 crore nett in its third week and here DHURANDHAR has done almost 80% more and there are no words can describe when a film beats records by such margins. PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE also holds the fourth week record also at around 50 crore nett and this will be a cakewalk for DHURANDHAR as well.

DHURANDHAR is a huge blockbuster and in 3 weeks its has covered 600 crore nett which is a first for an original Hindi film. Yet, the fourth Friday is important as there is another 135 crore nett to get to chase down PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and the bulk of that figure will have to be done this week as the film could see lower collections in the New Year as the holiday period ends.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR continued to create history with a phenomenal fourth Friday of 14.50 crore nett which takes the total of the film to a huge 615 crore nett and also practically ensures that the PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) record of 735 crore nett plus will be broken though in how many circuits will be a different matter.

The fourth week has the potential to do 100 crore nett as its a holiday week and collections are likely to take an upturn at the end of the week. The highest fourth week ever is PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE at around 50 crore nett and the way DHURANDHAR is going, it seems that this 50 crore nett is going to be more than covered in the fourth weekend itself.

The film should also show in the industry that low price ticketing, free tickets and offers are not needed when the audience really wants to see a film. In recent times, when records are being chased, these offers and free tickets come into play and things are manufactured to reach certain benchmarks. But the makers have not done anything like that till now and generally kept pricing at a high level and let the film do the talking at the box office.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 24,50,00,000 apprx

Friday - 14,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR hit its first time all time record as it became the the highest grossing film ever in East Punjab edging past the collections of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE. There will be some other circuits to come also with Delhi/UP looking like the next candidate over the next few days. The film became the sixth film to cross 50 crore nett in East Punjab.

The difference is that DHURANDHAR will not be just stopping at 50 crore nett plus as its likely to go on to do around 70 crore nett plus and maybe even 75 crore nett. A Pakistan set film always has good chances in the border state and its proved to be the case as East Punjab alongside Delhi/UP will be the best circuits for the film.

The film has traditionally been a circuit where its always big star led films which get the big numbers while others tended to under perform but this has all changed with the likes DHURANDHAR, BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION, PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and even STREE 2 among the top films. The circuit is completed multiplex dominated today which gives a more level footing to films without big stars. Stardom levels have been coming down over the last 30 years and are probably at lowest point ever today.

The top ten grossers in East Punjab are as follows

2. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 56,25,50,000

3 Gadar 2 - 53,92,00,000

4 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - 53,28,00,000

5. Animal - 52,17,00,000

6. Stree 2 - 50,84,00,000

7. Dangal - 44,35,00,000

8. KGF - Chapter 2 - 40,17,00,000

9. Pathaan - 40,04,50,000

10. Jawan - 38,08,50,000

DHURANDHAR had a insane third weekend of 87.50 crore nett with the film being over 30 crore nett on Saturday and Sunday. These are the sort of weekend numbers that many big films don't see outside the first week and here they are coming in the third weekend. The weekend is so huge that it has almost reached the 91 crore nett third week record of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE. It just needs four crores more to cover and that is probably done while this is being written.

The total collections of the film stand at 525 crore nett now which leaves only CHHAAVA, JAWAN and STREE 2 ahead in terms of original HINDI films. These three will be done in a matter of 2-3 days as the film heads towards that 600 crore nett first week which will be a first for an original Hindi film. The film is certain to be biggest grosser ever in Delhi/UP and East Punjab and it remains to be seen how the other circuits go and of course the biggest record of all which is the PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE total in Hindi. The holiday period gives the edge to DHURANDHAR cover the 210 crore nett plus more needed to become the number one Hindi film of all time.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR is on a extraordinary run overseas as it stands at around $21.25 million after the third weekend. The business in Overseas is even more better than the India numbers as all this is coming without Gulf and on top the film has remained unaffected by AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH which may have a different audience. However, it does hit showcasing in all the three main markets of US/Canada, United Kingdom and Australia.

The film stands at around $11.75 million in US/Canada while the United Kingdom is around $2 million. The film will continue to go strong now for two more weekends and the $30 million mark looks done for the film. The reason why the performance is even better than India is because its a patriotic film and they have restrictions in Overseas due to a huge chunk of the audience being from countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh. Also, pro India films don't find favour with this audience.

This is also the main reason why the film has not seen a Gulf release but it has not mattered as if it ends up with $30 million without Gulf then its pretty much a staggering collection. DHURANDHAR could challenge the PATHAAN and JAWAN numbers in US/Canada at $16.75 million and $14.75 million respectively. The latter should not be an issue and then it remains to be seen if it can become the number one Hindi film of all time in US/Canada.

The collections of DHURANDHAR in Overseas are as follows.

Week One - $8 million

Week Two - $9.50 million

Third Weekend -$3.75 million

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DHURANDHAR saw another fantastic hold on its third Monday and its been a similar story every Monday since release. The film saw a drop of just 25% and collected almost 16 crore nett which now takes the film to 540 crore nett leaving only JAWAN, STREE 2 and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE in front of it in terms of films in the Hindi language only.

JAWAN may well be taken out today and STREE 2 should be done on Christmas Day leaving only PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE to chase down. The first week can be called excellent but what has gone on afterwards is just a riot and this likely to continue for a couple of weeks more for sure. This week sees Christmas on Thursday which should see a jump in collections and the week should easily close over 150 crore nett. This is when no other film has even seen an 100 crore nett third week.

The holiday period starts on Thursday till the New Year. So, there is a chance of doing 100 crore nett every week for the first four weeks and if this happens, then it can almost be said with certainty that DHURANDHAR will beat the business of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE though it has to be noted that the Allu Arjun-starrer did not get much of a release in South India due to regional versions dominating which meant limit business down there. Meanwhile, DHURANDHAR is looking at a 125 crore nett total in South. The original Hindi films are no competition as all will be beaten within 3 weeks.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR had a little uptick in business on Tuesday as it collected a huge 16.50 crore nett. It goes without saying that nothing has been seen like on this on the third Wednesday. The business should be better on Wednesday and Thursday (Christmas day), making Monday the lowest day of the week and this was the same scenario in the first week.

The film took out JAWAN on Wednesday to become the third highest grossing Hindi film ever and now only STREE 2 and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE stand in front of it. STREE 2 will also be done by the end of the week and then the journey starts to topple PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, for which the fourth and fifth weeks will be crucial. The total so far for the film stands at 557.50 crore nett.

The third week collections of the film are looking comfortably over 150 crore nett and maybe can finish at around 160 crore nett. This will mean 196 crore nett week one, 240 crore nett in week two and 160 crore nett in week three. These collections of three weeks pretty much tell the story of the film.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR takes its worldwide total to 880 crore and with that it becomes the third highest grossing Hindi film ever worldwide and there is just PATHAAN, JAWAN and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE ahead of it with all these films in the 1000-1050 crore range. There is no doubt the film is going to become the biggest Hindi film worldwide.

The period over the next week or so is excellent in India and even more so in Overseas. The film collected around $1 million on its third Tuesday in Overseas which is more than the first day. There is a good chance that the film will be the biggest Hindi film in US/Canada and Australia adding to Delhi/UP and East Punjab in India which is practically certain.

It is still difficult to predict exactly where the film will end worldwide but 1150-1200 crore would be a realistic estimate. If it does not come down to lower levels post the New Year, then it could go even higher. This is the original Hindi film number as there is DANGAL which has over 2000 crore but that is various different formats and languages. DANGAL, the original Hindi film, is 702 crore. The comparison for that are films like BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and even likes of JAWAN and ANIMAL when counting the other versions business.

The worldwide collections of the film till date are as follows.

India -  673 crore (557.50 crore nett)

Overseas -  207 crore ($23 million)

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DHURANDHAR continues to go up and up as collections on Wednesday go to 17.50 crore nett which is more than Monday and Tuesday and there will be more to come on Thursday which is Christmas Day. So, a jump is a foregone conclusion and the film could even go to 25 crore nett which miles ahead of anything seen on the last day of the third week.

The film stands at 575 crore nett at present and could be showing 600 crore nett after the final day of its third week which will be a first for an original Hindi film. PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE is the only Hindi film to achieve this but it was a dubbed film. The lifetime number of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE of 735 crore nett also looks a foregone conclusion as it has the potential to pick up a 100 crore nett in the fourth week and then its within touching distance of the Allu Arjun-starrer.

The third week is looking to be over 160 crore nett and it will be third film to cross 200 crore nett in Mumbai circuit after PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and CHHAAVA. The film will be in their range in the next few days. If the film can beat the PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE record in Mumbai circuit, that itself would be a pretty insane achievement as original Hindi films have struggled in the circuit. Its a huge victory for the industry as the film is coming out more of a North film with its Punjabi music becoming superhit. Moreover, there's a Pakistan base of the film and so for Mumbai to hit record levels is a dream.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 21,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 31,00,0,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 15,75,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 16,50,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 17,50,00,000 apprx

DHURANDHAR hit a phenomenal second weekend as it picked up 135 crore nett. This is 40% HIGHER than its first weekend and now the film is on an extraordinary run that it is practically certain to be the highest grossing ORIGANAL Hindi film ever. It will also probably the first original Hindi film to reach 600 crore nett though it will be the third Friday which will confirm this.

If the third Friday puts up a huge number, then even the 700 crore nett plus total of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) will be a possibility. There is huge competition with AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH on Friday and advances are strong. However, the advances are lopsided to the South and it may well be that Hindi circuits still see DHURANDHAR on top. The holds are so strong that even the Christmas films will struggle for an audience as there is a good chance DHURANDHAR could be stronger than them though again its a wait for the third Friday.

The film started on a bad note but such is the scenario now that its looking more organic than most of the other big original Hindi grossers. GADAR 2 and ANIMAL are the clean ones and here with DHURANDHAR, it looks the adds are going to be 1% or maybe even less of the total collections which is nothing compared to the manufacturing of collections which goes on in various ways today.

The film not only set second weekend records but at a chain like MovieMax, it set all time records as it matched the numbers PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE had on its first Sunday. The chain was the first to start playing DHURANDHAR 24x7 on Saturday and Sunday which enabled these figures which were as high as the first weekend of Pushpa 2 for the chain.

The film will be setting many more records over the next few weeks. It stands at 331 crore nett apprx and 400 crore nett will be done by the end of the week and then the race will start to beat the biggies.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 49,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 55,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR beat the record of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) for the second weekend by a considerable margin with collections being 20 crore nett higher than the latter. It became the the third film to hit a century in the second weekend after PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and CHHAAVA. It was not long ago that a 100 crore nett first weekend was a big target and now you have films getting this far in the second weekend.

DHURANDHAR has collected 135 crore nett in its second weekend and only six films have crossed this mark in the FIRST weekend. These films are PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, JAWAN, ANIMAL, PATHAAN, KGF - CHAPTER 2 and TIGER 3. DHURANDHAR itself was lower and did not even do 100 crore nett in its first weekend. The first weekend record is 182 crore nett and DHURANDHAR in its second weekend is just 25% less than that.

Despite beating PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE, the business in the second weekend the collections in single screens remains less than the Allu Arjun starrer. But this probably means that DHURANDHAR is likely to record the highest business ever at chains like PVR Inox and Cinepolis even if it does not beat PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) at an all India level. The year has been a struggle but it seems to ending on a good note with DHURANDHAR and to a lesser extent TERE ISHK MEIN as well.

The top second weekends of all time are as follows.

2. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 1,14,37,00,000

3. Chhaava - 1,01,62,00,000

4. Stree 2 - 93,17,00,000

5. Gadar 2 - 89,25,00,000

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DHURANDHAR was extraordinary on its second Monday as it collected 29 crore nett which now takes the film to 360 crore nett plus. The drop from the Friday is a little more than 5% which is just unthinkable when a film is collecting at these levels. Some of the mass circuits are actually better on Monday than Friday.

In fact if we take out the block bookings, then the first day is actually the lowest day this film has seen and it looks like its not going go lower than that from the next seven days at least. If this happens, it will mean that the lowest day is the first day out of the first seventeen days for the film. The second week stands at 165 crore nett and the way the film is going it looks like a phenomenal 240-245 crore nett for the week. No film has ever even got 200 crore nett before in week two.

DHURANDHAR is going to give AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH good competition this week and the Hollywood film will be doing bulk of its business in South as it looks little competition to DHURANDHAR outside the metros like Mumbai and Delhi. The film is now certain to become the FIRST original Hindi film to hit 600 crore nett. The target has to cross the 700 crore nett and beat the record of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE and it has chances of getting there.

The COLLECTIONS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 31,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 49,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 55,00,00,000 apprx

Monday - 29,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR has continued its great run in Overseas as like India, the second week heads for higher numbers than the first week. The film had collected around $8 million in week one and the second weekend was around $5.5 million. Now Monday, which is the eleventh day, will be higher than the first day at around $900k.

This means the second week stands at around $6.4 million and maybe a little higher when final Monday figures come. So, its almost $14.50 million in 11 days and there is likely to be a jump in business on Tuesday which means the two week total could be around $17.50 million. These numbers are all coming without a Gulf which means even on a worst case scenario it would be well past $20 million mark if it had a Gulf release.

The screen space is going dominated by AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH and other Christmas releases especially in the main markets of US/Canada, UK and Australia but DHURANDHAR still has plenty of gas left in the tank going by the Monday number. Even if it gets in the third week by AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, there will be the holiday period to come where it is sure to rack up the collections. There is a good possibility the film can go to $25 million which would be extraordinary for a film like this which keeps some of the non resident subcontinent crowd away and without Gulf release.

The numbers of DHURANDHAR went up on Tuesday and this was without the discounted ticket rates. This is very rare and the Tuesday is much higher than the first day if we take the real collections of the film into account. There is no doubt now the film can go anywhere from here due to a crazy trend from day one till day five in terms of real collections.

The picture is getting clearer now with this film as it looks a huge block buys on the first day and minimal after that with the film actually working on merit. But those huge buys means you could not see it in the collections. There is no doubt the buys were there which gives a wrong picture. Obviously now it looks the fear was for the opening day which probably lead to panic and things done in a hurry which were so blatant that even a little kid could see.

The film is now on a run and pretty much unstoppable though the wait is for week two because if there is no drastic drop, then only you can be sure sure its actual collections at these high levels and not just numbers. Simply put, the industry has to get of this feeding business out as it puts a stigma on that film no matter how little you may add the industry will think its much much more. The fact remains that post pandemic within the industry only GADAR 2 and ANIMAL, out of the big grossers and original Hindi films, are seen as organic BLOCKBUSTERS and that is what the others have to try and achieve and be totally clean so no doubt can arise.

The NUMBERS of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 24,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR is on a superb run overseas as it shows super strong trend on the weekdays. The film has collected almost $6 million in the first five days and the week will close at around $7.75-8 million. These collections have all come without a Gulf release and if that was there, it would have become the biggest film in Overseas of 2025. There is Christmas and New Year to come. So, it is still a possibility that it becomes the biggest film in Overseas even without Gulf though a lot depends on the second Friday which can be higher than the first Friday.

Although its not the type to score with the traditional Gulf audience, there has been a lot of migration from South India and this audience with have made sure that Gulf put up a strong total as well. The film is excellent in US/Canada and Australia while United Kingdom is also very good considering the religious and political zone of the film.

The best comparison is FIGHTER which did around $8.25 million in the first week also without Gulf and here DHURANDHAR may fall a little short. However, the lifetime numbers of FIGHTER now look easy and it will go far ahead.

The daily collections of DHURANDHAR overseas are as follows.

Friday - $800,000

Saturday - $1,300,000

Sunday - $1,500,000

Monday - $1,000,000

Tuesday - $1,250,000

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DHURANDHAR is holding up extremely well on the weekdays with the film looking to get the second highest first week of the year. The film now basically can go anywhere and its about where it lands in the second Friday.

The film had started slowly across all the mass circuits and it is slowly gaining ground and there is still huge potential here. The film is practically certain to go ahead of SAIYAARA and now its just about where it stands in the second week. It could even challenge the biggest records and in week two they will be genuine as the film has taken off. The film is actually doing better on all weekdays so far than the first day though the figures show up differently.

The numbers of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 24,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR collected superbly well in the first week especially in the weekdays with fantastic holds. The weekdays saw collections which are actually higher than the first day and this scenario is had held till Thursday. The collections from Tue - Thu were all in the same range at around 25 crore nett

There will be fireworks in the second week and it will start from the second Friday itself. The all time records will start to fall from the second Friday onward as its likely the film will get some growth on its second Friday from the already super strong collection of Thursday.

The numbers of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 24,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR is set to create history in its second week as it heads for the highest second Friday of all time which should lead to the highest second week of all time as well. This includes beating all the original Hindi films and also PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE (Hindi) on the second Friday. The film is looking to be on its second Friday as compared to the Thursday and that Thursday itself is higher than any second Friday.

That's not all. The film will also have a chance to become the first film in history to have a second week of 200 crore nett. There are a few obstacles in front of this including the Saturday growth and Monday hold but the chance is there. The film is now all over national television due to its political content and has basically become THE KASHMIR FILES on steroids.

After the initial issues, the film is now on such a run that it should reach the 500 crore nett mark and could even become the highest grossing ORIGINAL Hindi film of all time. Such is the momentum at present. The record is presently held by STREE 2 at 575 crore nett and although that it looks far away at the moment, it has a chance in a matter of the next 7-10 days if this momentum holds.

The biggest film in Hindi of all time is PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE at a little over 700 crore nett which is probably hard to chase down due to DHURANDHAR struggling for an initial. But there is a second part of the film coming in a few months time to attempt to chase down that huge record.

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DHURANDHAR set a record on its second Friday with the highest collections of 30 crore nett approx which smashed the previous record of PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE by a distance. Not only is the record there but these is a healthy 20% jump from the previous day which is rarity especially for a film doing business at these levels.

After the initial issues, the collections are now all organic and the film is on a run to challenge all the biggest original Hindi films and remains to be seen where it ends. The biggest is PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE but that maybe a step too far but you never know with Christmas holidays to come. The hype has gone to another level with whatever the political issues are in the film being discussed on national television which takes the film to a wider audience. Mumbai circuit remains best but mass circuits are doing much better now as compared to the opening.

This Friday means that huge record of a 200 crore nett second week is on and going by advances, the Saturday number has the potential of going to an insane 50 crore nett which will consolidate the Friday number.

The numbers of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 24,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 27,00,00,000 apprx

Sunday - 35,50,00,000 apprx

Monday - 20,50,00,000 apprx

Tuesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Wednesday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Thursday - 25,00,00,000 apprx

Week One - 1,82,00,00,000 apprx

Friday - 30,00,00,000 apprx

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DHURANDHAR recorded the highest second Friday of all time and that to by a margin as it collected around 30 crore nett. The previous record was held by PUSHPA 2 - THE RULE at around 24.50 crore nett. This means DHURANDHAR is not only the first film to hit 30 crore nett but also the first film to cross 25 crore nett on its second Friday.

The highest second Friday for an original Hindi film is CHHAAVA which picked up around 23 crore nett. So, DHURANDHAR is ahead by 7 crore nett and above that film which is a pretty crazy margin especially for a second Friday. This year has been pretty dull in terms of huge numbers but these figures of DHURANDHAR are showing where we are today with ticket prices at an all time high.

The momentum is such that the records will continue as it becomes the first film to record a 50 crore nett day in the second week. It could come on Saturday and if not, then Sunday is sure to do. All second week records will be smashed and even though AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH is there, it could also smash all third week records.

The advances of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH are good but its mainly down South meaning in Hindi circuits it could be DHURANDHAR leading next week also.

Below are the top twenty second Fridays of all time.

2. Pushpa 2 - The Rule - 24,48,00,000 

3. Chhaava - 23,02,00,000

4. Animal - 22,27,00,000 

5. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - 19,81,00,000

6. Gadar 2 - 19,62,00,000

7. The Kashmir Files - 18,86,00,000 

8. Stree 2 - 18,27,00,000

9. Dangal - 17,84,00,000 

10. Saiyaara - 17,77,00,000

11. Jawan - 16,21,00,000

12. PK - 14,52,00,000 

13. RRR (Hindi) - 13,35,00,000 

14. Pathaan - 12,73,00,000 

15. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 12,56,00,000 

16. Sanju - 12,09,00,000

17. Bajirao Mastani - 12,00,00,000 (Holiday)

18. Kabir Singh - 11,86,00,000 

19. Tiger Zinda Hai - 11,55,00,000

20. KGF - Chapter 2 (Hindi) - 11,41,00,000

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The figures of DHURANDHAR have been updated and the film stands at around 276 crore nett after nine days and is on course for an easy 500 crore nett total. It maybe even becomes the first original film in Hindi to hit 600 crore nett. The film is smashing all records in the second week and its likely this trend will continue into the third week even with the release of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH.

The collections are updated mainly due to what happened with the film initially with the buys and although it was known on Sunday that the film had worked and the figures need adjustment, you just wait for the dust to settle and when it all becomes crystal clear what has happened.

The film did have a huge feed but it was mainly on the first day and it was very blatant done as probably, the did in a hurry as they probably got very worried about that opening day. It looked like a SKY FORCE or BHOOL CHUK MAAF type of feeding was happening which was not the case as the film itself started to the do the job and the makers stayed out after the first day though at that time its hard to believe due to the crazy stuff on the first day.

The film started on a bad note but such is the scenario now that its looking more organic than most of the other big original Hindi grossers. GADAR 2 and ANIMAL are the clean ones and here with DHURANDHAR, it looks the adds are going to be 1% or maybe even less of the total collections which is nothing compared to the manufacturing of collections which goes on in various ways today.

The film has worked in a big way but the question within is always what is the merited collection and with DHURANDHAR it looks 99% of it will be merited and its pretty much organic. Obviously there are still these fake media benchmarks to reach for the film be it 600, 700 and even the funniest of them all an 800 crore one. So, there could be some manufacturing for these but that does not change the scenario much.

The second week is like a first week for the film and DHURANDHAR is going to be competition releases coming in its way in the next few weeks rather than the other way around.

The COLLECTIONS  of DHURANDHAR till date are as follows.

Friday - 30,00,00,000 apprx

Saturday - 50,00,00,000 apprx