Dhurandhar 2 set the box office on fire as it not only set a first day record as it beat the numbers of Jawan by a huge distance but it also looks the highest single day in history also with the collections of Pushpa 2 standing at around 74.50 crore nett on its first Sunday. Dhurandhar 2 has recorded a first day of around 75-76 crore nett.

The circuit numbers are generally less than the Pushpa 2 Sunday and that includes Delhi / UP and East Punjab (may just edge past on final numbers) but Dhurandhar 2 has business from the South which was very limited for Pushpa 2. The national chains are way ahead of the Puhspa 2 Sunday. The fact the film has not reached the Sunday circuit figures of Pushpa 2 shows what is to come over the weekend. That first Sunday of Pushpa 2 is the only other time that a Hindi film has crossed 70 crore nett in a single day.

As far as the first day goes it has beaten Jawan by a margin and Jawan had a release on Janmashtami which is a holiday in many places while Dhurandhar 2 released on Gudi Padwa which is mainly a South and parts of Western India holiday. Not that it really matters much as even if it was not a minor holiday then Dhurandhar 2 would still be looking at huge numbers such is the craze of the film.

The film was always on course for records due to the appreciation of the first part but eventually its about doing it and this film has done it. The first parts had certain elements against a certain comminity but this film follows a more patriotic path and against an enemy country though that propaganda thing will always be around in the media though it does not matter. Dhurandhar had made Aditya Dhar the top director of the country and this film just cements this position. Its never been seen before that the first three films of a director are such huge mega hits and that includes the legends like Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar or Subhash Ghai. Here its Uri - The Surgical Strike, Dhurandhar and now Dhurandhar 2.

The franchise is also the first one where that underworld and mafia theme has really worked in a big way. Generally these type of films were Mumbai based like Vaastav, Company, Satya or Once Upon A Time in Mumbai and they only worked in Maharashtra while the rest of the country did not care though the critics did get orgasms over these films. The placing and positioning here is totally different as the franchise goes into the underworld of Pakistan with patriotism which gives it huge appeal in the Northern and Central belts which those earler underworld films never got. The music may not be at the level of the first part but again it works big time for the film in the background.

The collections including paid previews stand at around 115 crore nett and the story is just starting as it the film goes on a record breaking spree.