How Dhurandhar Beat Pushpa 2 in Hindi...The Box Office Record No One Expected

Dhurandhar Is Not Slowing Down | Day 19 Box Office Breaks Records At this point, calling Dhurandhar a hit is underselling it. Day 19. And the film is still pulling numbers that most movies only dream of in week one. Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar, led by Ranveer Singh, collected ₹17.25 crore nett on Tuesday, according to early estimates. That takes its India nett total to ₹589.50 crore. But the headline is not just the number. It is who it just beat. In its third week alone, Dhurandhar earned ₹111.75 crore nett in four days. That is higher than what Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2 earned in Hindi across its entire third week last year. This is sustained dominance. Not front-loaded hype. Occupancy tells the same story. Tuesday’s average stood at 30.7%, with night shows touching 35.88%, especially strong in metro centres. That is rare for a film this deep into its run. The week-wise performance explains why this film refuses to slow down. Week 1: ₹207.25 crore nett Week 2: ₹253.25 crore nett Week 3 is still stacking numbers. Even Monday’s dip to ₹16.5 crore, the lowest so far, did not hold. Tuesday bounced back. That is audience trust, not luck. The weekend before was even stronger. ₹22.5 crore on Friday. ₹34.25 crore on Saturday. ₹38.5 crore on Sunday. Globally, Dhurandhar has already crossed ₹876.5 crore, overtaking Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 to become the highest-grossing Indian film of 2025 so far. And this is not riding on a single star. The ensemble is stacked. Akshaye Khanna. Sanjay Dutt. R Madhavan. Arjun Rampal. And a story that places an Indian agent deep inside hostile territory in Lyari, Pakistan. Industry endorsements have followed naturally. Akshay Kumar. Karan Johar. Vicky Kaushal. Zoya Akhtar. When praise is this consistent, it is rarely political. The producers have already confirmed what the numbers demanded. Dhurandhar 2 is coming. Release date: March 19. Details can wait. Because right now, the story is simple. This film did not spike. It settled in and refused to leave. And that is how records actually break.