Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge, starring Ranveer Singh, Sara Arjun, Akshaye Khanna and R Madhavan, has grossed over ₹3000 crore.
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar films star Ranveer Singh and Sara Arjun, among others.
Dhurandhar franchise 1st to gross ₹3000 crore worldwide
When Dhurandhar was released in December last year, the film collected over ₹1307 crore gross worldwide. While many wondered whether the film would be a success, the Ranveer-starrer proved everybody wrong and became a massive hit. All this despite being released only in Hindi and getting banned in the Gulf states, apart from Pakistan.
On March 19, Dhurandhar: The Revenge hit screens in all South Indian languages and Hindi, with no competition, as films such as Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, Peddi, The Paradise, Dacoit, and more postponed March releases. According to trade website Sacnilk, the film has now crossed the ₹1712 crore mark worldwide. This takes its worldwide total to over ₹3019 crore, a first for a franchise in Indian cinema.
Where Baahubali and Pushpa stand
SS Rajamouli’s Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia-starrer Baahubali held the highest-grossing franchise record for a long time as Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) had made ₹2438 crore collectively. The first film collected ₹650 crore worldwide, and the second film grossed ₹1788 crore.
| Dhurandhar | ₹1307 crore | ₹1712 crore | ₹3019 crore |
| Baahubali | ₹650 crore | ₹1788 crore | ₹2438 crore |
| Pushpa | ₹350 crore | ₹1871 crore | ₹2221 crore |
This also means that Dhurandhar is the only franchise in India to have two films gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide. The Dhurandhar films also star Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Danish Pandor, Gaurav Gera, and others in key roles. The sequel is running in theatres.
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