It didn't edge past the Eid record — it nearly tripled it.
Three days into its theatrical run, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar The Revenge has done something Indian cinema rarely sees: it has filled nearly every seat in nearly every show, and kept filling them.
The film opened on March 19 under director Aditya Dhar — the same filmmaker behind the original Dhurandhar — and the numbers from opening day alone signaled something unusual was happening. Including paid previews, the film pulled in ₹143.55 crore on its first day, a figure that would be a career-defining total for most Bollywood releases. There was a modest dip on Friday, the kind of second-day softening that even strong openers sometimes experience, but Saturday erased any concern.
Saturday was Eid, and the holiday crowd showed up in force. Dhurandhar The Revenge earned ₹113 crore on that single day — enough to rewrite the record books. The previous holder of Bollywood's highest Eid single-day gross was Salman Khan's Bharat from 2019, which had earned ₹42.30 crore on the holiday. The new film didn't edge past that mark; it nearly tripled it.
By the close of its third day, the domestic total stood at ₹339.27 crore. The film was running across 20,917 shows and had registered a 40 percent growth from the day before — a trajectory that runs counter to how most blockbusters behave, which is to say they typically decline, not accelerate. The worldwide gross across the same three-day window reached ₹501.04 crore.
There is a structural reason the numbers may continue climbing. The Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions of the film only reached screens on March 21, the third day of release. Their contribution to the overall total has been described as decent so far, but the regional-language audience is expected to add meaningfully to the tally as those versions find their footing over the coming days.
Industry analysts are now projecting that Dhurandhar The Revenge could cross ₹700 crore domestically within its first week — a threshold that only a handful of Hindi films have ever approached, let alone cleared.
Beyond the arithmetic, the film has landed well with the people actually watching it. Ranveer Singh's performance has drawn widespread praise, with many calling it the finest work of his career. Aditya Dhar, whose direction of the original established him as one of Bollywood's more ambitious action filmmakers, has received similar recognition for this follow-up.
The week ahead will be the real test — whether the momentum holds once the Eid holiday crowd disperses and the film settles into its regular theatrical run. If the regional versions gain traction and word of mouth continues to drive repeat viewings, the ₹700 crore projection may prove conservative.
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Ranveer Singh's performance has been called his career best, while Aditya Dhar has drawn widespread praise for his direction.— Critics and audience response, as reported
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
What actually makes this opening unusual — is ₹339 crore in three days genuinely rare, or is Bollywood just getting bigger?
It's genuinely rare. The near-100% occupancy is the tell. Most big openers ride a wave of curiosity and then drop. This one kept filling seats through day three.
The Eid record is striking. Bharat was a Salman Khan film on a holiday — that's about as favorable a setup as Bollywood gets. How does tripling that number happen?
Part of it is scale — more screens, more shows. But ₹113 crore versus ₹42 crore isn't a scale story. That's a different level of audience appetite entirely.
The dubbed versions only arrived on day three. Does that complicate how we read the first-week projections?
It actually makes the ₹700 crore projection more credible, not less. The Hindi-speaking audience drove the first three days almost entirely. The South Indian market is still warming up.
Ranveer Singh has had some very public stumbles in recent years. Does this feel like a comeback moment?
The source doesn't frame it that way, but calling a performance someone's career best — when that someone has been in the industry for over a decade — carries weight regardless of what came before.
Aditya Dhar directed Uri before this. Is there a pattern in how he builds these films?
The original Dhurandhar and Uri both leaned into a particular kind of muscular, patriotic action. Whether this sequel follows that template or pushes somewhere new, the audience clearly came ready for it.
What's the thing to watch for in the days ahead?
Whether the regional versions hold and grow. If Tamil and Telugu audiences adopt the film the way the Hindi audience did, the first-week number could surprise even the optimists.