📌 Key Points
- The ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise is the first Indian franchise to gross over ₹3000 crore worldwide.
- ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ recently hit screens in multiple languages, boosting its collection.
- The ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise now boasts two films that have individually grossed over ₹1000 crore worldwide.
- Other top-grossing Indian films include ‘Pushpa 2’, ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, and ‘Baahubali 2’.
The ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise has achieved a historic feat, becoming the first Indian film franchise to surpass ₹3000 crore in worldwide gross. Starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Arjun, it has outperformed major franchises like ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Pushpa’.
Dhurandhar’s Record-Breaking Worldwide Gross
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge collectively have officially made it the highest-grossing franchise in the country. The films starring Ranveer Singh , Sara Arjun, and others have collectively grossed over ₹ 3,000 crore worldwide. The Dhurandhar franchise hasn’t just beaten the Telugu film industry’s Baahubali and Pushpa franchises, but it’s also the only one to make these numbers.
On March 19, Dhurandhar: The Revenge hit screens in all South Indian languages and Hindi, with no competition, as films such as Yash’s Toxic : A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, Peddi, The Paradise, Dacoit, and more postponed March releases. According to trade website Sacnilk, the film has now crossed the ₹ 1712 crore mark worldwide. This takes its worldwide total to over ₹ 3019 crore, a first for a franchise in Indian cinema.
How Dhurandhar Beat Baahubali and Pushpa
Dhurandhar had a net collection of ₹ 840 crore in India, becoming the first Hindi film to cross ₹ 1000 crore domestically. The film has collected ₹ 1083 so far in the country and counting. Pushpa 2: The Rule, KGF: Chapter 2, and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion are the only other Indian films to have collected over ₹ 1000 crore domestically.
Sukumar’s Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil-starrer Pushpa : The Rise (2021) grossed ₹ 350 crore worldwide at its first release during the COVID-19 pandemic. But with Pushpa 2: The Rule’s (2024) ₹ 1871 crore haul, it came second to Baahubali with a ₹ 2221 crore collection. Prashanth Neel’s Yash-starrer KGF films also grossed ₹ 238 crore and ₹ 1215 crore, bringing the franchise total to ₹ 1453 crore.
Key Actors and Theatrical Performance
This also means that Dhurandhar is the only franchise in India to have two films gross over ₹ 1000 crore worldwide. The Dhurandhar films also star Akshaye Khanna, Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Danish Pandor, Gaurav Gera, and others in key roles. The sequel is running in theatres.
The success of ‘Dhurandhar’ marks a significant achievement for Indian cinema, showcasing the industry’s growing global reach. It sets a new benchmark for other franchises, highlighting the potential of Bollywood on the international stage.
