Advance booking for Dhurandhar 2 is going well; the paid previews have earned more than 8 crore rupees and tickets have been quickly selling since bookings began. The Ranveer Singh film has had many seats booked in towns and cities, showing that people are really keen to see it before its release on March 19th.
Advance booking is doing well and early sales show this
People who follow the film business say that on one big ticket website, about 87,800 tickets were sold in the 24 hours after bookings opened. Other numbers show total advance bookings for the paid previews are between 120,000 and 142,000 tickets, depending on which figures you look at.
The numbers are different because some include large group bookings and seats held by companies, while others only show what ordinary people have bought. Even using the lowest estimates, the speed of sales – about 7,500 tickets an hour on some sites – shows there is a lot of natural demand for Dhurandhar 2 previews.
How much money has been made and the way prices have gone up
The first money from the paid previews is over 8 crore rupees for the premiere showings. If we add in group bookings and reserved seats, the total for the preview day could be as much as 13 crore rupees, according to people in the trade and what experts think.
A lot of the early money came from cinema chains with many screens. A new, more expensive price has been brought in at some places, and some preview tickets cost as much as 2,500 rupees in the capital area. The average price of a ticket for the Hindi 2D version is around 434 rupees in a lot of areas.
Which languages the film is in and how well it is being taken up in different parts of India
Dhurandhar 2 is to be shown all over India, in many languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. Most of the money from advance bookings so far has come from the Hindi 2D version, which was responsible for most of the early ticket sales and earnings.
Of the areas outside of the Hindi speaking part of India, Tamil Nadu has shown good numbers in the early previews, with some reports showing nearly 22% of seats taken for the premiere showings. Bookings for the Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada versions have also been made, but not as many as for the Hindi version.
When previews are being shown and when the film is being released
The film will have paid preview showings on March 18th – the day before it comes out in cinemas all over the world on March 19th. The timing fits in with a number of holidays, including Eid, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, which could bring in more people to the cinemas over the opening weekend and help the film do well at the box office.
People in the film business think that the money from preview showings will go up in the days before release as more screens and times are added, and as people who have waited until the last minute rush to get seats for the early showings.
What people expect the film to earn and how the first film did
Dhurandhar 2 comes after a very successful first film which opened with about 28 crore rupees in India and then went on to earn a lot of money both in India and around the world. The first film ended its run with about 838.5 crore rupees in India and around 1,303.35 crore rupees worldwide.
Because of how well the first film did and the early advance booking figures, the second film is expected to have a very good opening. Experts say that if the paid previews and advance sales continue as they are, the film could have one of the best openings of the year.
How the trailer has done and what is making people interested in the film
The trailer which was shown recently reintroduced Ranveer Singh as a secret agent and showed some of the dangerous action and new enemies in the film. The trailer seems to have made fans even more interested and has increased advance bookings in all areas.
Good actors, the fact that it is a well-known series, the higher prices for some tickets and the timing around the holidays have all come together to create a good environment for advance sales. The main thing now is whether the early interest will continue to be shown in the film’s performance at the box office over the opening weekend and after that.
