Advance bookings for the Ranveer Singh-starrer are stratospheric. With little over a day to go, the paid previews have seen over 8 lakh ticket sales, with earnings of ₹36 crore. This is easily a new Indian record. The day 1 advance bookings, which opened just two days ago, are already approaching ₹25 crore mark in India. Overseas, Dhurandhar 2 has become the first Indian film to reach $5 million in pre-sales in North America. This global rampage has given the film advance booking collections of over ₹130 crore for the opening weekend. And this is with two days to go for the release.

Dhurandhar 2 box office prediction

The paid previews have greatly helped Dhurandhar 2. A ₹40-crore premiere, almost a certainty, will boost the film’s opening-day numbers. Trade pundits are estimating the film to open higher than Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan ( ₹57 crore) and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal ( ₹63 crore). This means that the combined day 1 collection of the film (including premiere collections) will be over ₹100 crore, a first for Hindi cinema. Insiders say that the solid overseas buzz is the cherry on top. The film is on course to register the biggest premiere for an Indian film in North America, raking in $2.5 million between paid previews and first-day collections.

All about Dhurandhar 2

Apart from Ranveer Singh, Dhurandhar 2 also brings back R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, and Rakesh Bedi. Akshaye Khanna, who played the antagonist Rehman Dakait in part 1, is expected to appear in a cameo. The spy thriller is slated to release on March 19. The first Dhurandhar earned ₹1300 crore worldwide and is still playing in theatres three months after its December release.