With simply days to go for the discharge of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, the excitement across the Ranveer Singh starrer has reached unprecedented ranges. Riding excessive on the success of its first half, the sequel is already making waves with large advance bookings and close to housefull paid previews.
‘We are looking at Rs 45–50 crore from previews alone’
Trade consultants are betting massive on the film’s field workplace prospects, with Kamal Gianchandani expressing robust confidence in its opening numbers.“I hope it breaks the record of Dhurandhar one and becomes the first Hindi film to cross Rs 1,000 crore nett. The dubbed versions will be an added advantage,” he informed PTI.
Highlighting the size of the opening, he added, “We are looking at Rs 45 to 50 crore nett on Wednesday from paid previews, and that too on a weekday starting from half-day.”The film has already offered over 4 lakh tickets for its preview reveals, which start from Wednesday night.
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‘No precedent… the excitement is phenomenal’
The frenzy is clearly seen prematurely bookings, which have crossed a million tickets throughout languages on PVR INOX’s platform alone.“At PVR INOX, we have not seen this sort of advance booking even pre-COVID-19. The excitement is phenomenal—there’s no precedent. It looks like the film is going to take a massive opening,” Gianchandani added.The demand spans metros like Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, whereas additionally extending to Tier-II cities similar to Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Coimbatore.
‘A toofan, a tsunami… how do you handle it?’
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh didn’t maintain again whereas describing the craze across the film.“In the past, I’ve seen this kind of craze for Sholay and Baahubali 2. Now this film has caught the attention of one and all—not just in India but overseas as well. This is a toofan, a tsunami—how do you handle a tsunami?” he mentioned.He additional added, “Dhurandhar part one was just the trailer. ‘Picture toh abhi baaki hai’. All records will be shattered. It’s a goldmine for investors—they will be laughing all the way to the bank.”
Midnight reveals, reshuffled schedules sign large demand
In a uncommon transfer, theatres in Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad have opened post-midnight and early-morning reveals forward of the film’s March 19 launch. Some cinemas have scheduled screenings as early as 2:15 am.Even Mumbai’s iconic Maratha Mandir has tweaked its long-standing schedule, shifting its every day screening of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to accommodate a number of reveals of the sequel.
‘No film is being awaited more eagerly’
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma echoed the sentiment, saying, “In Indian cinematic history, no film is being awaited more eagerly than Dhurandhar 2. I wouldn’t be surprised if it earns over Rs 120 crore in a single day.”Film historian S M M Ausaja drew comparisons with iconic releases, including, “The biggest talking point was Shahenshah—when it finally released, it saw historic occupancy. There was similar buzz around DDLJ and Hum Aapke Hain Koun.”
All eyes on record-breaking opening
The film, which releases throughout Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, is now eyeing a number of benchmarks—from beating preview information to difficult Jawan’s opening day numbers.If commerce predictions maintain, Dhurandhar: The Revenge may properly enter the league of pan-India giants like Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and Pushpa 2: The Rule—and probably rewrite the field workplace rulebook altogether.
