Dhurandhar grossed USD 3.60 million (Rs. 32 crore) approx in its third weekend overseas, taking the cumulative overseas box office to USD 18.78 million (Rs. 169 crore) approx. Combined with Rs. 634 crore from the domestic Indian market, worldwide gross has now breached the Rs. 800 crore mark, standing at Rs. 803 crore. With the momentum it is carrying, Dhurandhar is now racing towards the Rs. 1000 crore mark, which it will reach sometime next week.

The third weekend grosses are a record for not just Bollywood but Indian cinema, surpassing Jawan and Baahubali: The Conclusion. This is despite the film missing a release in the Middle Eastern territories, which could have added a further 15-25 per cent to its overseas tally. 

Dhurandhar is performing extraordinarily well across all the major markets. It is nearly certain to be the new record grosser for Bollywood in the United States and Australia, and also very likely to be the one in Canada as well. The last two will be records for Indian cinema as well. The United Kingdom may fall short of the record, but the film should still finish among the top two or three there. This is a market where the Pakistani diaspora forms a significant portion of the audience for Indian films, and given the patriotic undertones in the film, it would ordinarily see limited patronage from that segment. However, being set in Pakistan and based on the Pakistani underworld has generated considerable curiosity, which appears to be drawing audiences in, nonetheless.

Dhurandhar now appears locked to cross the USD 25 million mark, and the projections, with uber-strong momentum, huge spillover and the incoming holiday period, have moved to near USD 30 million. That may not appear much in comparison to the nearly USD 50 million of Jawan and Pathaan, and on par with some of the other films that have grossed USD 25-30 million, but here this will be done while missing the Middle Eastern markets, which could have added USD 5-10 million.

One also needs to remember that these numbers will be coming off a mere USD 750K opening day. We have had Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani and Saiyaara as two films that showcased unprecedented legs, but both of them were from light genres of rom-com or a love story. Dhurandhar, being an action thriller, a genre not typically known for long legs, makes these trends even more remarkable.

The Territorial Breakdown for Overseas Box Office Collections of Dhurandhar is as follows:

Bha Bha Bha is performing well at the box office. The Malayalam movie, starring Dileep in the lead role along with Mohanlal in guest appearances, grossed Rs. 35 crore in its 4-day extended opening weekend at the worldwide box office. Released on December 18, the spoof action comedy kick-started its box office run with Rs. 14.80 crore global gross. It further added Rs. 20.20 crore to the tally in the next three days. 

Talking about the Kerala box office, the movie began its run with Rs. 7.20 crore. It further witnessed a promising run at the box office. The movie collected Rs. 3.55 crore on Day 2, followed by Rs. 3.25 crore on Day 3. Estimates suggest that the action comedy added Rs. 3.50 crore to the tally on its first Sunday, bringing the total cume to Rs. 17.50 crore gross in Kerala. 

Bha Bha Bha is expected to record good traction further as well. The movie will face Mohanlal’s Vrusshabha and Nivin Pauly’s Sarvam Maya from the upcoming weekend, which might dent its box office run. However, movies with a positive reception often find audiences even after new releases. It will be interesting to see how the Dileep starrer performs in the Christmas-New Year holiday period. If the spoof action comedy manages a promising hold further as well, the movie will emerge as the biggest grosser of Dileep’s career. 

For the unversed, Bha Bha Bha is a fast-paced action comedy about a guy’s revenge on a politician. Dileep and Mohanlal fans are happy because it’s a spoof comedy with a major use of references from their old movies. 

Day-wise box office collections of Bha Bha Bha in Kerala: 

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Disclaimer: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. The figures can be approximate, and Pinkvilla does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the films in question.