Dhurandhar Box Office: Ranveer Singh's Film Collects Rs 27 Crore, Beats Saiyaara's Opening Day

Breaking all pre-release predictions, Ranveer Singh's highly anticipated action-thriller, Dhurandhar, has exploded at the box office, securing a massive opening day collection of Rs 27 crore net in India, surpassing Ahaan Panday's Saiyaara, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.

The figure also marks a new personal best for Ranveer Singh.

The spy thriller, which also features an ensemble cast including Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, and Arjun Rampal, released on Friday to an enthusiastic audience response.

Trade analysts were initially conservative in their estimates, with predictions hovering around the Rs 15-18 crore mark due to slightly muted advance bookings.

However, strong word-of-mouth and exceptional spot bookings throughout the day propelled the collections far beyond expectations.

According to NDTV, Dhurandhar released with an all-India occupancy of 33.81%.  More than 4,000 shows were booked for the day, and evening screenings recorded over 55% occupancy. Delhi NCR registered around 40% attendance across 1,371 shows, which was followed by Mumbai, which saw nearly 35% occupancy from 1,024 screenings.

The phenomenal start has cemented Dhurandhar's place as the second-highest opener of 2025, surpassing Ahaan Panday's Saiyaara (which opened at Rs 21.9 crore) but remaining just behind Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava (Rs 31 crore).

For Ranveer Singh, this opening day collection has officially eclipsed his previous highest openers, including his blockbusters like Padmaavat (Rs 24 crore including paid previews) and Simmba (Rs 20.72 crore).

Ranveer Singh's Top 5 opening day collections according to Sacnilk

• Dhurandhar (2025): Rs 27 crore

• Padmaavat (2018): Rs 19 cr (Rs 24 crore including paid previews)

• Simmba (2018): Rs 20.72 crore

• Gully Boy (2019): Rs19.40 crore

• Gunday (2014): Rs 16.1 crore

Headlined by Ranveer Singh and directed by Aditya Dhar, the movie is a high-stakes espionage thriller. The film's official trailer, which was released earlier this month, offers a glimpse into a story set in Karachi’s notorious Lyari neighbourhood, once dominated by two rival criminal gangs.

In the movie, veteran star Sanjay Dutt portrays Chaudhary Aslam. The police officer was assassinated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban's Mohmand chapter who claimed responsibility for carrying out a bomb attack on his car on the Lyari Expressway on January 9, 2014, in which two other police officers, his driver, and guard were also killed.

Aslam was well-known for leading law enforcement agencies crackdown on Lyari gangsters, including Rehman Dakait and Uzair Baloch as well as Taliban terrorists. He had earlier survived a bomb attack at his residence in 2011, in which eight people were killed.