A day is left for the release of the much-awaited film, Dhurandhar, starring Ranveer Singh. Bollywood Hungama spoke to trade experts to find out about its opening day numbers and advance trends.
Trade veteran Taran Adarsh said, “The advances have just started. I hope the momentum picks up, as it’s an expensive film, reportedly. The numbers have to match the scale of the film. Hence, the advance booking as well as day 1 is very important for a front-loaded action film like Dhurandhar. It has to take a solid start on the first day itself to set the ground.”
Trade analyst Atul Mohan agreed and also said, “The advance booking isn’t much. It’s too early. The trend is not there of booking tickets days before release. A lot of films now get a walk-in audience and that’s what matters. Therefore, I feel we should not even be talking about advance. It’s an outdated concept now.”
Girish Johar, producer and eminent film business analyst, opined, “The advance is okay. It’s nothing extraordinary. However, I am confident that the audience will book tickets on the spot and watch the film.”
He added, “The expectations are mammoth. It’s a full-blown action film. The trailer has been fantastically received. However, a certain section of the audience, namely the womenfolk, might feel alienated. However, I do feel that Ranveer Singh’s fans will definitely throng the audience.”
Day 1 predictions
In 2025, Chhaava was the highest opener, collecting Rs. 33.10 crores. Will Dhurandhar be able to go past this number? Taran Adarsh replied, “It’s too early to comment. Dhurandhar ideally should collect Rs. 30 crores plus. But right now, the trends indicate an opening of Rs. 20 crores plus. This gap exists as the advance booking has not caught on in a very big way. It needs to jump.”
Distributor and exhibitor Raj Bansal also said, “I doubt (it’ll go past the number of Chhaava). I feel it’ll open in the range of Rs. 20-22 crores.” But he remarked, “The way the films are opening today, an opening of Rs. 20-22 crores is actually very good.”
Atul Mohan predicted, “The film should take an opening of Rs. 20 crores, considering the scale. Aditya Dhar and his brother Lokesh Dhar have mastered making films on Kashmir and India at large. They did that in Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) and Article 370 (2024). As a result, the audience will expect a lot from Dhurandhar as well.”
Girish Johar also had doubts about the film crossing Chhaava’s first day number, “It all depends on the target audience we are looking at. Chhaava had a much wider target audience. Dhurandhar seems to be targeted at a male audience. They are promoting the song to attract a wider section of moviegoers. But by and large, the audience has made up its mind on whether or not to go. However, if the word of mouth is excellent, anything can happen by evening. But the start trend will be lower.”
Biggest opener for Ranveer Singh?
The question then arises if it’ll be the highest opener of Ranveer Singh? Padmaavat (2018) holds the record at present, having opened at Rs. 24 crores. Taran Adarsh exulted, “Let’s not forget that Padmaavat released in January 2018. So, even after more than 7 years, if you are comparing it with Padmaavat, then it’s not right. It has to challenge films of recent times.”
Meanwhile, Girish Johar stated, “It’ll go past the opening of Padmaavat, Simmba (2018; opened at Rs. 20.72 crores) and Gully Boy (2019; opened at Rs. 19.40 crores) and is poised to be the biggest opener. As of now, Rs. 20 crores plus seems achievable.”
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