The Revenge’ $81M 2nd Biggest Global Opening Indian Movie

Jio Studios & B62 Studios’ Aditya Dhar-directed action movie Dhurandhar: The Revenge scored the second-biggest global opening ever for an Indian title with $81M (₹761 Crores) in its first five days of release.

Dhurandhar: The Revenge‘s opening in regards to reported historical figures (not adjusted for inflation) ranks behind that of 2024’s Pushpa 2 – The Rule, which minted $97.9M. Note Pushpa 2 was a Tollywood title (Telegu language), while Dhurandhar: The Revenge is Bollywood (Hindi language).

But, in terms of Hindi-language titles, Dhurandhar: The Revenge‘s global start is definitely a record ahead of 2023’s action thriller Jawan ($63M WW).

Comscore reports that the 3-day global weekend for Dhurandhar 2 was $56.5M — No 2 at the global weekend B.O. behind Amazon MGM Studios’ Project Hail Mary with nearly $141M and ahead of Disney/Pixar’s third weekend of Hoppers ($52.2M). Of Dhurandhar 2′s global 3-day, $46.6M comes from foreign, while the 5-day foreign cume was $67M. The second chapter unspooled in non-traditional markets for Indian titles — read Uruguay, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Chile, Mexico and Cyprus — but didn’t have the Middle East in its opening suite.

In the sequel, Hamza Ali Mazari, whose real identity is Jaskirat Singh Rangi (Ranveer Singh, one of India’s reported highest-paid actors), pursues his undercover operation within Pakistan’s criminal world while tracking down Majo.

In North America, Dhurandhar: The Revenge posted a $10M 3-day weekend and $14M over 5-days at 987 sites, making it a record opening for a Bollywood movie ahead of 2023’s Pathaan ($6.9M 3-day, $9.5M 5-day) and slightly behind the opening record for an Indian title, 2017’s Baahubali 2 ($10.4M, 3-day). Box Office Guru noted about Dhurandhar: The Revenge, “This is an incredible opening, especially for a four-hour movie playing to just 3% of the population.” The sequel’s 3-day edged out Searchlight’s glossy horror follow-up, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come ($8.8M opening), which originally was intended to be counter-programming in a frame lorded by Project Hail Mary.

In India, per the distributor, Dhurandhar: The Revenge‘s first day was $15.M (₹145 Cr India) with an opening weekend of $49.8M (₹466 Cr) and five-day of $58.8M (₹550 Cr). According to Jio Studios & B62 Studios the sequel posted the highest advance ticket sales ever for a movie in India, had the highest paid previews, and was the fastest movie to cross $32M (or ₹300 Cr).