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Dhurandhar Box Office Day 1: Ranveer Singh’s Film Scores Biggest Opening of His Career, Surpasses Saiyaara

After a long wait, Dhurandhar finally hit theaters on December 5, starring a powerhouse cast including Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal. Despite concerns over lower-than-expected pre-sales, the film has pleasantly surprised everyone by crossing the ₹27 crore net mark on its opening day.

The film also surpassed the opening day earnings of Saiyaara, which had collected ₹21.50 crore, further highlighting its strong performance at the box office.

Dhurandhar Exceeds Expectations on Day 1

Facing stiff competition from Tere Ishk Mein, the spy action thriller secured an impressive show count of over 13,000 screens. While morning shows saw a modest 15% occupancy, the film gained strong momentum in afternoon, evening, and night shows thanks to positive word of mouth. As early trends indicated Dhurandhar is headed to get the collection not less than a ₹27 crore net collection across India, smashing initial projections of ₹18-20 crores and delivering a spectacular opening.

Ranveer Singh’s Biggest Opening Yet!

With a day 1 haul of ₹28-30 crores, Dhurandhar has become Ranveer Singh’s highest opening grosser in India, surpassing Padmaavat’s ₹24 crore net (including paid previews).

Well, here’s a look at Ranveer’s top 5 opening day collections:

  1. Dhurandhar– ₹27 crores
  2. Padmaavat– ₹24 crores
  3. Simmba– ₹20.72 crores
  4. Gully Boy– ₹19.40 crores
  5. Gunday– ₹16.12 crores

Dhurandhar’s impressive start sets the stage for a strong box office run and further cements Ranveer Singh’s status as a leading box office draw. So considering this pace, the film is expected do well at the box office. The social media is busy discussing the film in a big way. Stay tuned to know more about it and others only with us and if you have anything to share do comment below and share your thoughts.

Ziya Khan

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