As Ranveer Singh-starrer earns over Rs 1000 crore, here’s budget, star cast fees, total collection, film made ROI of 300% on…

Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna starrer Dhurandhar became the highest-grossing film of 2025 and the film continues to break records at the box office. Aditya Dhar’s direction changed the dynamics of spy thrillers in Hindi cinema and set a new standard that would remain untouched for several years to come. As reported by Sacnilk, the film has grossed Rs 1053 crore worldwide in 23 days, while it has netted Rs 730 crore in India. While the film is currently racing towards the Rs 800 crore target, we divide the film’s cost and revenue into two. The details below are based on media reports and final figures may differ from other sources.

Dhurandhar’s star actor fees, production costs: 250 million rupees

As reported by StockGro, the total production cost of Dhurandhar is Rs 250 crore, which includes star actor fee and production cost. Reportedly, the film’s main leads Ranveer Singh received Rs 50 crore, Sanjay Dutt Rs 8 crore, R Madhavan Rs 9 crore, Akshaye Khanna Rs 3 crore and Arjun Rampal Rs 1 crore. Coming to the production cost, VFX and Post-production cost Rs 45 crore, set designs and location cost Rs 35 crore and supporting cast and crew cost Rs 40 crore, taking the total production cost to Rs 120 crore.

Dhurandhar’s marketing and promotion costs: 75 crore

Marketing and promotions became an important tool to spread awareness about the film. According to reports, producers spent Rs 25 billion on digital marketing, Rs 30 billion on traditional media and Rs 20 billion on premieres and promotions.

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Total income from all sources: Rs 1266 crore

Now let’s get to the real issue. The film’s worldwide gross is Rs 1053 million and is still enjoying a strong run in theatres. The OTT deal for this movie is selling at Rs 150 crore. The satellite rights are being sold at Rs 45 crore. The music rights of the film are being sold at Rs 18 crore. The total revenue of the film so far is 1266 million rupees. According to this calculation, the ROI (return on investment) is around 300%. Dhurandhar will be followed by Dhurandhar Part 2, which will be released on March 19, 2026.