Mar 05, 2026 5:04pm IST
‘Dhurandhar 2’ Box-Office: Ranveer Singh’s spy-actioner Registers Impressive Premiere pre-sales in USA; But Will It Dethrone Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’?
The buzz of Ranveer Singh-starrer “Dhurandhar 2” is reaching another level as the film is coming closer to its release date. While the bookings in India are yet to open, the spy-actioner has taken a smashing entry in the USA by registering massive ticket sales through advance bookings.
As per trade tracker, Ramesh Bala, “Dhurandhar 2” has grossed $238,517 and has the potential to dethrone Ranbir Kapoor’s “Animal” in this market.
For the unversed, “Animal” registered the highest premiere pre-sales for a Bollywood film in the US and grossed a whopping $1.2 million through North America premieres.
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Akkshay Rathie, an exhibitor and director of Aashirwad Theatres Pvt Ltd, emphasizes that the collections of “Dhurandhar 2” would be nothing less than historic. “So, it absolutely has the potential to do that. ‘Animal,’ of course, was a fresh film with a lot of buzz, but ‘Dhurandhar 2’ is a mammoth coming with the backing of the huge success of the first one. And therefore, in North America, as well as the domestic markets, it has the potential to be one of the highest openers in history,” shares Rathie.
While Yash’s "Toxic" has shifted its release date amid the Middle East Conflict, thus avoiding the box-office clash with “Dhurandhar 2,” the film now faces fresh competition with Pawan Kalyan’s “Ustaad Bhagat Singh,” which has advanced its release by a week and will now arrive on March 19.
“Dhurandhar 2,” which is directed by Aditya Dhar, also features Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera and Danish Pandor, among others, in pivotal roles. It is bankrolled under the banners of Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
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