Dhurandhar 2 Advance Booking: Why Ranveer’s Sequel is Bollywood’s New Juggernaut

It is absolute chaos in the trade circles right now! You are spot on—Dhurandhar: The Revenge (Dhurandhar 2) is moving like a juggernaut. As of this morning, March 10, 2026, the film has officially crossed that 200,000 tickets sold milestone specifically for its paid previews on March 18.

Here is the “insider” breakdown of why these numbers are scaring every other production house in Bollywood:

The Record-Breaking Numbers

• Revenue Milestone: The advance bookings have already raked in roughly ₹18.11 crore (gross).
• The “Stree” Slayer: It took less than 24 hours for Ranveer Singh to smash the previous Bollywood record for premiere advances held by Stree 2 (which was around ₹10 crore).
• Ticket Pricing: Fans are so desperate to see this sequel that tickets in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai are going for as high as ₹3,100 for the “Super Blockbuster Plus” recliner categories.

Why the Sudden Surge?

• The “Toxic” Postponement: One major factor is the delay of Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grownups. It was supposed to be the massive clash of 2026, but after it was pushed to June 4 due to the Gulf War tensions affecting overseas schedules, Dhurandhar 2 now has the entire festive weekend (Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, and Eid) to itself.
• The “Hamza” Reveal: The trailer, which dropped on March 7, finally showed Ranveer’s dual-avatar transition from the spy Jaskirat Singh Rangi to the ruthless Karachi gangster Hamza Ali Mazari. The “beast mode” action is exactly what the audience was craving after the cliffhanger of Part 1.

The Competition

The only film currently standing in its way in the South is Pawan Kalyan’s Ustaad Bhagat Singh, which is also eyeing a massive Eid opening. Trade analysts are watching closely to see if Dhurandhar 2 can beat the all-time paid preview record of ₹25 crore currently held by OG.