There is truly no stopping Aditya Dhar’s directorial Dhurandhar, which seems to be on a path to break every record at the box office. The film, starring Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, and Akshaye Khanna in prominent roles, has registered the highest second Saturday collection in the history of Hindi cinema. This comes a day after it recorded the highest second Friday collection as well.
Dhurandhar second Saturday collection
The film ended its first week by crossing the Rs 200 crore mark at the box office, and within the next two days, it surged past Rs 300 crore.
On its second Saturday, Dhurandhar earned Rs 53.7 crore at the box office, making it the highest second Saturday collection for a Hindi film. Prior to this, the Hindi version of Pushpa 2 held the record with Rs 46.5 crore on its second Saturday. Earlier this year, Vicky Kaushal-starrer Chhaava collected Rs 44.1 crore on the same day. With this, the total domestic collection of the film now stands at Rs 306 crore.
Post-midnight shows added for Dhurandhar
Reportedly, in Mumbai, cinemas have begun screening Dhurandhar as late as 12:45 am onwards. The decision was taken after advance bookings surged across multiplexes and single screens alike.
In Pune, post-midnight shows commence at 12:20 am. A similar trend has also been observed in Gujarat, with late-night screenings added in Ahmedabad.
Notably, even during the film’s first weekend, post-midnight shows were introduced due to overwhelming demand.
Dhurandhar OTT rights sold for a whopping price
As per a Bollywood Hungama report, the film has closed a massive deal for its OTT rights. The streaming rights of Dhurandhar have reportedly been sold to Netflix for a whopping ₹130 crore for both parts.
Sources told the portal, “Netflix has paid Rs 130 crore for the streaming rights of Dhurandhar. This includes both parts. Hence, one can say that the rights were sold for around ₹65 crore each for Dhurandhar Part 1 and Part 2.” The source further added, “This is a huge figure in today’s times when OTT prices have crashed. It is also a significant shot in the arm for Ranveer Singh, marking his biggest OTT deal yet if we consider the combined amount for both parts.”
