The action thriller Dhurandhar, led by actor-singer Ranveer Singh, has turned out to be one of the massive box office successes of this year, continuing with a strong performance notwithstanding at the box office with encouragement of collecting millions of dollars from Indian as well as overseas audiences, ever since it was released.
As estimated by trade circles, Dhurandhar has raked in over 550 crore from worldwide box office collections to date and thus finds a place in the top grossing films in India for the year. The movie has also turned out to be one among the fastest films that reached a worldwide total of 500 crore.
In the domestic, or home, market, Dhurandhar has done remarkably well. The movie has collected more than 350 crores in the Indian market in just ten days.
The India gross collection of Dhurandhar is approximately 430 crores, making it the top-grossing film of Ranveer Singh till date. The film could perform remarkably well in the major regions like Maharashtra, Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Rajasthan, as well as in the Southern regions of India. The Hindi films generally experience tough competition in the South Indian regions. The single screens as well as multiplexes reported a houseful show, particularly in the night shows.
The international market has also proved to be an important element in the success of the film at the box office. Dhurandhar has accumulated around 120 crores of rupees from the international market so far. The film has actually been an outstanding success in North America, the Middle East, Britain, and Australia. The good response of the overseas audience and the Nirbhaiya NRIs has resulted in good box office business at the end of the second week.
Trade analyst Dhurandhar Palkhede adds that Dhurandhar’s collections abroad have already beaten the lifetime collections of other recent big budget Hindi films released in the past. This makes Dhurandhar a success on the foreign front too and not to forget on the home front as well!
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the movie has also set new milestones for the director. It is the biggest commercial success in Dhurandhar’s career and has registered some of the highest opening day and opening weekend collections in his films. Analysts feel that the success of the movie has only improved his standing as a director who knows how to mix and match content and masses.
Another major reason for the success that the film has had on the box office is that it has shown excellence even during periods that are not holidays. Despite the fact that there might be regional and international hits that would compete with Dhurandhar, it has managed to perform without any major drops on the weekdays.
The cinema owners have observed a full house in smaller towns and non-traditional centers, which has substantially supplemented the overall revenue for this film. The performance of Housefull has been documented in a number of centers, revealing that the film has penetrated beyond the cities.
With the current pace that it has set, Dhurandhar is expected to continue its positive run in the coming days as well. Trade analysts feel that it would easily surpass the 600 crore milestone if it continues to see steady collections even in its third week. The lack of big-ticket releases in the coming weeks would also prove to be an advantage for it.
In a way, Dhurandhar has proved to be a full-proof box office blockbuster with grand performance integrated into it. Its remarkable box office collection till now proves what a success it has been, making it one of the most fruitful theater releases of this year.
