At the foreign box office, Dhurandhar had a fantastic second weekend, earning approximately USD 5.50 million (Rs. 49 crore). From its opening weekend, the Ranveer Singh film saw an incredible 68% increase in revenue. Its overall gross now stands at approximately USD 11.95 million (Rs. 108 crore). The total worldwide gross for the movie is Rs. 508 crore, including Rs. 400 crore from Indian box office receipts.
Just behind Jawan (USD 7.10 million) and Pathaan (USD 6.80 million), the second weekend figures are the third-highest for a Bollywood movie ever. The movie struggles with capacity issues in all major regions in addition to missing its release in Middle Eastern markets. Dhurandhar leads both Jawan and Pathaan in Middle Eastern markets.
With an exceptional USD 2.40 million second weekend, the United States is the leading collecting market, surpassing the USD 5 million threshold. In fact, Australia is the top performer, and this is where the capacity problems are most acute. The top chain recorded 90% occupancy throughout the weekend, and the movie was packed in most of the most popular Indian movie theatres. The movie is expected to compete with Animal for the nation’s highest gross. Last week, the UK got off to a poor start, but by the second weekend, its numbers were almost at all-time highs.
In a similar vein, several minor markets prospered. On a very restricted release, Germany made an incredible EUR 150K in its second weekend.
With tremendous momentum, significant overflow, and the upcoming holiday season, the movie is now guaranteed to surpass the USD 20 million mark, and USD 25 million appears to be very doable. That might seem less than the nearly USD 50 million earned by Jawan and Pathaan, and comparable to some of the other films that have made USD 25–30 million.
However, this will be accomplished without the Middle Eastern markets, which could have contributed an additional USD 5–10 million, and solely on the strength of four major markets, which will be hitting record or nearly record numbers.
