Dhurandhar Storms Past Rs 550 Crore Mark at Worldwide Box Office

New Delhi: Filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s spy drama “Dhurandhar” has emerged as a global blockbuster, raking in Rs 552.70 crore worldwide in just 10 days, the makers said on Monday. The Ranveer Singh-led film, which released in theaters on December 5, earned Rs 58.20 crore nett on its second Sunday (day 10) in India – the biggest Sunday ever for a Hindi film – taking its total India net collection to Rs 364.60 crore.

The film’s Indian gross revenue stood at Rs 430.20 billion, while its overseas earnings reached Rs 122.50 billion.

The film opened with Rs 218 million nett in its first week, followed by Rs 34.70 Million on the second Friday and Rs 53.70 Million on the second Saturday, culminating in the landmark second Sunday shoot.

In a statement, the producers said the film had “delivered an unprecedented, record-breaking performance” and added that “every day has been bigger than the last since the first Monday.”

They added that Dhurandhar recorded the second biggest Friday, second Saturday and second Sunday in the history of Indian cinema.

“With packed houses, midnight shows and screenings going on 24 hours a day, there is no stopping this monster hit. The Dhurandhar wave has now become a worldwide phenomenon driven by unprecedented word-of-mouth and audience love that refuses to slow down,” the makers said.

“Dhurandhar” is a high-octane spy thriller directed and written by Dhar. The film, starring Singh, is about secret intelligence operations set against the background of geopolitical and terrorist events such as the Kandahar flight hijacking, the 2001 Parliament Attack and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

The film, which sparked polarizing reactions from many critics and individuals in India, is mostly set in Karachi’s Lyari town, known for its history of gang wars and violent turf wars.

Produced by Dhar and Lokesh Dhar under B62 Studios in association with Jyoti Deshpande’s Jio Studios, the film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun, R Madhavan and Rakesh Bedi.