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Dhurandhar 2 Advance Booking: Can Ranveer Singh Challenge Avengers:Endgame and Jawan in the Top 5 All-Time List?
The Indian box office has entered a state of absolute mania. Following the high-octane trailer launch of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, the advance bookings have opened to a response that trade analysts are calling historic. With the film selling tickets worth Rs 4 crore in just 2 hours, the industry is now calculating if Aditya Dhar's directorial can break into the elite Top 5 list of highest advance bookings at national cinema chains (PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis). While this elite list has historically been the exclusive playground of global event films, the unprecedented velocity of Dhurandhar 2's advance sales suggests a total takeover is imminent. The benchmarks once set by Hollywood titans and Indian legends are no longer just distant targets—they are milestones that the Ranveer Singh-starrer is currently on track to effortlessly shatter as it marches toward an all-time record. Top 5 Movies: Highest Advance Bookings at National Chains (Opening Day)MOVIE NAMETICKETS SOLD (PVR+INOX+CINE)STATUSAvengers: Endgame9,75,000All-Time RecordBaahubali 2 (Hindi)6,50,000Historic BlockbusterJawan5,57,000Bollywood RecordPathaan5,56,000BlockbusterSpider-Man: No Way Home5,50,000Record Opening (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) The benchmark for any Indian film remains Avengers: Endgame, which witnessed a craze never seen before in the country. Endgame sold more than 15 lakh (1.5 million) tickets across India in total advance sales, with nearly 10 lakh coming from national chains alone. It eyed an opening of Rs 50+ crore and managed a staggering Rs 35+ crore from advance collections alone. Similarly, Spider-Man: No Way Home set a massive pace, selling more than 1.5 lakh tickets in INOX properties alone within a short window. In its first 24 hours, the big daddies—PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis—combined to sell more than 2.4 lakh tickets. This is the level of momentum Dhurandhar 2 is currently competing against. While the Hollywood giants had a massive head start, Dhurandhar 2 is trending on a different trajectory. It has already sold 35,000 tickets in national chains immediately after the trailer launch and is trending on BookMyShow with 7,500 to 10,000 tickets sold per hour. Analysts suggest that the film is comfortably on track to hit 1 lakh ticket sales in just 24 hours purely through organic demand, a feat that would put it on par with the early momentum of Jawan and Pathaan.