Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar Continues Its Strong Pre-Release Run – Ranveer Singh’s Action Thriller Sells 51,940 Tickets Across National Chains by 11 AM

Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar is carrying forward its steady upward momentum on the morning of its release day, with the film selling 51,940 tickets across national chains (PVR-Inox + Cinepolis) by 11 AM. This marks a solid jump from last night’s 42,239 tally and signals encouraging audience interest as the film enters its final countdown to the first shows of the day.

The growth from Thursday night to Friday morning has been healthy, particularly in IMAX and other premium large formats, which have been driving the early surge. Mumbai and Delhi-NCR continue to remain the strongest contributors, while Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad are showing higher-than-usual activity for a film led by a non-south star, indicating Ranveer Singh’s expanding pan-India reach.

Tier-2 cities such as Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kochi, Coimbatore, Indore, and Chandigarh have shown a steady morning pickup. While the pace here is not explosive yet, it is sufficiently encouraging and sets the stage for stronger afternoon and evening movement crucial for the film to hit the higher end of opening-day projections.

The advance trajectory so far reflects the mounting interest:

Dhurandhar – Ticket Sales (National Chains)

The jump from 42K last night to nearly 52K by late morning highlights a solid release-day push. However, the film will now need a strong afternoon surge to convert this momentum into a genuinely big opening, especially given its scale, star cast, and genre positioning.

A key driver behind the excitement is the combination of Ranveer Singh in a gritty action avatar and an ensemble cast that includes R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, and rising talent Sara Arjun. The espionage-driven storyline, inspired by covert operations from the early-2000s era, has further fueled curiosity. Aditya Dhar’s return to the director’s chair after Uri has been a major talking point, with audiences expecting another tense, high-stakes narrative mounted on a large cinematic canvas.

Premium-format bookings remain one of the biggest strengths of Dhurandhar IMAX and 4DX screens have seen high occupancy rates since yesterday evening, indicating strong support from urban multiplex audiences. If single screens and mass belts pick up through noon and evening, the film has the potential to comfortably cross early expectations and break into the higher bracket of non-holiday openers this year.

With 51,940 tickets already locked in, the film is well placed; what happens from 12 PM onward will decide whether Dhurandhar opens merely well or opens big. A robust afternoon curve could position it among the year’s strongest openers outside festive and national holiday frames.

Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research. Numbers are approximate, and CineInfinity does not claim complete accuracy. However, they are sufficiently indicative of the film’s box office performance.