Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge Advance Booking: Ranveer Singh’s spy spectacle sells 6 lakh tickets in national chains for Day 1 including previews; crosses 1.2 million tickets on BookMyShow
The advance booking wave for Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge is turning into a full blown box office storm. Headlined by Ranveer Singh and directed by Aditya Dhar, the high octane spy action drama continues to set the ticket windows on fire as the film approaches its grand release.
As of early morning on March 17, the film has already sold around 2.5 lakh tickets for the opening day across the top national chains PVR INOX and Cinepolis. The paid previews, scheduled a day before the main release, have recorded a phenomenal 3.50 lakh ticket sales, pushing the combined total to a massive 6.0 lakh admissions for Day 1 including previews.
The momentum is only accelerating with one more days remaining for the preview shows. Trends suggest that the preview sales alone are likely to surge past 4.5 lakh tickets before Wednesday evening, making Dhurandhar 2 one of the most front loaded and heavily anticipated Bollywood releases in recent years even this decade.
Adding to the frenzy, the film has already crossed the 1.2 million ticket mark on the ticketing platform BookMyShow, a clear indicator of the massive nationwide demand. With such explosive traction across online ticketing platforms and multiplex chains, Dhurandhar 2 is gearing up to challenge several long standing records at the Pan India box office.
For context, Pathaan currently holds the record for the biggest opening day advance booking in national chains among Bollywood films, with around 5.45 lakh tickets sold. While Dhurandhar 2 may remain slightly behind that number for the pure opening day due to its massive preview strategy, the overall Day 1 figure including previews is already pushing it into historic territory.
The all time benchmark in advance ticket sales across national chains still belongs to Avengers: Endgame, which famously crossed the 1 million ticket mark during its advance booking phase. However, the pace at which Dhurandhar 2 is moving suggests that it could end up delivering one of the biggest ticket sales events for any Indian film in recent times.
From a revenue standpoint, the paid preview shows alone are trending towards a phenomenal opening, with early projections indicating a Rs 35 crore nett start. Depending on the final day surge and strong walk in demand on Wednesday, the preview collections could potentially climb into the Rs 38 to Rs 40 crore nett range, an extraordinary number for preview shows.
If the current momentum continues over the next 1 and half days, our estimates suggest that Dhurandhar 2 could storm past Rs 100 crore nett in advance bookings across India even before the official Day 1 begins.
With unprecedented buzz, record breaking ticket sales and massive audience anticipation across the country, Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge is all set to unleash a historic box office tsunami, positioning itself as one of the biggest theatrical events Bollywood has seen in years.
— CineInfinity
Box Office. Beyond Limits.
Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and internal research. The figures are approximate and indicative in nature. CineInfinity does not make any claims about the absolute authenticity of the data but believes they adequately reflect the box office performance of the film(s).
