Ranveer Singh’s spy drama Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, has delivered one of many largest opening weekends of the yr however it couldn’t surpass the unimaginable benchmark set by Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava which is the largest Hindi movie of 2025. Whereas Dhurandhar roared at each the home and abroad field workplace, Chhaava continues to face tall as the very best opening-weekend performer of the yr on pure three-day numbers.Chhaava had surprised the business earlier with its rock-solid weekend trajectory: Rs 31 crore on Day 1, Rs 37 crore on Day 2, and an enormous Rs 48.5 crore on Day 3, combining for a robust Rs 116.5 crore weekend. Compared Dhurandhar opened to Rs 28 crore on Day 1 adopted it up with Rs 32 crore on Day 2 and Rs 43 crore on Day 3 taking the primary weekend assortment to Rs 103 crore as per Sacnilk. Nonetheless, regardless of sturdy footfalls and widespread appreciation, Dhurandhar couldn’t crack that quantity. The movie posted a commendable weekend whole however nonetheless landed under Chhaava’s Rs 116.5 crore benchmark, inserting it because the third-biggest weekend opener of the yr. The one movie forward of each Chhaava and Dhurandhar stays the juggernaut Battle 2, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR. That motion spectacle rewrote information with a Rs 127 crore Hindi whole over its prolonged 4-day weekend, setting a sky-high bar for the remainder of 2025.Whereas comparisons with Padmaavat had been inevitable – given Ranveer Singh’s towering presence in that epic – Dhurandhar additionally fell wanting that movie’s weekend determine of Rs 114 crore. It’s value noting, nevertheless, that Padmaavat benefitted from a four-day weekend, plus it additionally had paid previews, considerably boosting its tally. Dhurandhar needed to rely solely on its normal three-day efficiency, making comparisons attention-grabbing however not totally parallel.Nonetheless, Dhurandhar’s efficiency is nothing wanting spectacular. Backed by a stellar forged that includes Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, and Sara Arjun, the movie noticed a robust surge in nationwide multiplex chains and delivered some of the constant day-to-day progress patterns of the season. Abroad, notably in North America, the movie crossed the USD 2 million mark inside three days – a area the place Ranveer Singh continues to command distinctive fan loyalty.The true take a look at begins Monday onwards, as word-of-mouth and weekday traction will decide the movie’s long-term maintain.