Ranveer Singh’s latest spy-action thriller, Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar of Uri: The Surgical Strike fame, has made an explosive debut at the global box office, quickly nearing and in many accounts crossing the ₹150 crore mark worldwide in its opening weekend. Released on December 5, 2025, the film’s spectacular performance has delivered a career-best worldwide opening for Ranveer Singh, surpassing the initial collections of his previous hits like Padmaavat and Simmba.
The film’s success is a testament to the immense anticipation surrounding the collaboration between the star and the acclaimed director, coupled with a strong foundation of positive reviews and robust word-of-mouth that propelled footfalls throughout the three-day weekend.
In the domestic market, the film registered an extraordinary performance, minting an estimated ₹103 crore net (over ₹123 crore gross) in India by the end of Sunday, Day 3, making it Ranveer Singh’s fastest film to hit the ₹100 crore milestone.
This domestic rampage was fueled by a significant jump in collections each day, rising from a strong Friday opening of approximately ₹28 crore to an estimated ₹43 crore on Sunday, demonstrating the audience’s overwhelming embrace of the high-octane action drama. Overseas, the film also performed solidly, contributing an estimated ₹21-30 crore gross to the worldwide tally, with the North American market leading the international charge.
Motivated by actual events related to geopolitical tensions and secret missions led by India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) aimed at breaking up a terrorist network based in the Lyari district of Karachi, Pakistan.,
Dhurandhar features an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, and Arjun Rampal. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the 1999 IC-814 hijacking and the 2001 Parliament attack, focusing on the daring mission crafted by the IB Chief, Ajay Sanyal (R. Madhavan), to infiltrate the terrorist syndicate.
Ranveer Singh’s intense and physically demanding portrayal of the undercover agent has been widely lauded. The sheer scale of its success, which has already eclipsed the lifetime domestic collections of several major action films in just three days, positions Dhurandhar as a monumental box office achievement for 2025 and indicates a potential blockbuster run that could see it soar well beyond the ₹250 crore mark in the coming weeks.
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