Ranveer Singh in a scene from the film

All eyes are on Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, the sequel to the blockbuster hit Dhurandhar which has been witnessing strong advance booking trends.

Dhurandhar which was released in 2025 had emerged as the highest grossing Hindi film.

The spy action thriller, which will see its full theatrical release on Thursday, however, faced some glitches for the much anticipated select paid preview shows on Wednesday. Trade analysts and multiplex industry, however, noted with a strong buzz , the movie is set to create new box office records. 

On Wednesday evening, several users took to social media to complain about paid preview shows getting delayed or cancelled at several locations.

Technical difficulties

An official statement issued by the Jio Studios and B62 Studios on Wednesday stated, “Most of our Hindi shows across India are running as scheduled from 5 pm onwards. All of our Tamil and Telugu shows will commence from 9 pm onwards. However due to unforeseen technical difficulties, our Malayalam and Kannada shows will begin from tomorrow morning. If the dubbed version you have tickets for is not currently playing at your cinema, you will have an option for refund or to watch the Hindi version with subtitles instead. We truly apologise for the inconvenience.”

Industry executives said that while few shows got cancelled, many shows were delayed and shows in the Southern region got cancelled due to non-delivery of content.

Meanwhile, as per estimates by trade site, Sacnilk, the film’s worldwide pre-sales for the opening weekend had already crossed ₹200 crore mark, which includes over ₹125 crore gross in India. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh on X stated that the movie’s sequel will be a “box office tusnami” with expectations that it will “demolish existing records”.

Gautam Dutta, Chief Executive Officer--Growth and Revenue, PVR INOX Ltd told businessline, “By Wednesday afternoon, we have already seen advance booking of nearly 18.5 lakh tickets for the opening weekend. Given the strong admissions we had seen for Dhurandhar, we also expect to witness similar levels of strong occupancies and admissions for Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge.”

Karan Taurani, EVP, Elara Securities noted in an analyst report that the film has seen advance booking of 1.2 million tickets. He added that the movie is set for a massive pan-India release and may garner net box office collection of ₹100 crore on the first day. He added that the franchise may emerge as the highest-grossing film franchises in India in terms of net collections in domestic box office.

Bhuvanesh Mendiratta, MD, Miraj Entertainment Ltd added, “Advance bookings for Dhurandhar: The Revenge are clearly ahead of the first film at a similar stage. In many centres, we are already seeing 60-70 per cent occupancy for the opening weekend, with evening shows filling faster.

The demand is also reflected in extended show windows, with select cinemas in metros running shows from early morning hours to post-midnight slots.”

Published on March 18, 2026