Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge is already rewriting Bollywood box office history before it even properly opens. The film sold a staggering 1.25 lakh (125K) tickets across PVRINOX and Cinepolis — India’s two major national multiplex chains — in its first 24 hours of opening day advance sales. That makes it the 2nd highest first-day advance seller ever for a Bollywood film. But here’s the twist: the actual demand is almost certainly much, much higher.
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Dhurandhar The Revenge — Advance Booking Numbers at a Glance
| Details | Info |
|---|---|
| Film | Dhurandhar: The Revenge |
| Opening Day Tickets (National Chains) | 1,25,000 (125K) |
| Preview Tickets Sold (National Chains) | 2,90,000 (290K) |
| Chains Tracked | PVRINOX + Cinepolis |
| Bollywood Ranking | 2nd Highest Ever |
| First-Ranked Bollywood Film | Jawan (1,50,000 tickets) |
| Next Target | Pathaan’s 545K opening day record |
| Overall India Record | Avengers: Endgame (1 million+ tickets) |
Top Bollywood First-Day Advance Sellers at National Chains
| Rank | Film | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawan | 1,50,000 |
| 2 | Dhurandhar: The Revenge | 1,25,000 + 2,90,000 previews |
| 3 | Pathaan | 1,22,000 |
| 4 | Sultan | ~1,00,000 (est.) |
Why the “2nd Highest” Tag Is Actually Misleading
Here’s what makes Dhurandhar: The Revenge’s numbers even more remarkable. The film had already been on advance sale for previews for a full week before the regular opening day bookings opened. That means the earliest, most enthusiastic bookers — typically the crowd that drives a monster first-24-hours number — had already locked in their seats during the preview window (290K tickets sold!).
Conservatively, at least 1 lakh of those 290K preview bookers would have otherwise booked for opening day had previews not been available. The true organic first-day demand, if measured fairly without previews eating into it, would almost certainly have shattered Jawan’s record of 1.5 lakh tickets.
What’s the Next Milestone?
The first concrete target in sight is Pathaan’s opening day record of 545K total tickets across national chains. Dhurandhar: The Revenge, inclusive of both preview and regular ticket sales, appears very well-positioned to surpass that. The broader milestone — Avengers: Endgame’s all-time India record of over 10 lakh tickets — will be much harder to crack, since preview sales have already consumed much of the first-day-first-show demand spike.
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FAQs
Q1. How many tickets did Dhurandhar The Revenge sell in advance booking at national chains?
Dhurandhar: The Revenge sold 1.25 lakh (125K) tickets at national chains (PVRINOX and Cinepolis) in its first 24 hours of opening day advance booking, making it the 2nd highest Bollywood film ever in this metric, behind Jawan’s 150K.
Q2. Why is Dhurandhar The Revenge’s 2nd-place ranking considered misleading?
The film had already sold 2.90 lakh (290K) preview tickets before opening day bookings even started, meaning tens of thousands of fans who would have bought opening day tickets had already booked previews — making the real organic demand far higher than the official first-day number suggests.
