Dhurandhar 2 vs Pushpa 2 Box Office 2026 — India & WW Comparison

The Short Answer · Updated May 2026

As of May 2026, Dhurandhar 2 has overtaken Pushpa 2 worldwide — ₹1,796.80 Cr WW vs Pushpa 2's ₹1,742 Cr, making it the #2 all-time Indian film globally behind Dangal. India nett, Pushpa 2 still leads ₹1,234.10 Cr to Dhurandhar 2's ₹1,144.82 Cr. Full territory, ROI and day-wise breakdown below.

📊 Boxoffy Data Methodology — Updated May 2, 2026

Box office figures for Dhurandhar 2 vary significantly across tracking sites. This is not unusual — different trackers use different methodologies, data sources, reporting windows, and definitions of what counts as "net." Boxoffy cross-references multiple trading sources before publishing any figure.

For this film, we observed a material discrepancy between sources on the India nett figures — particularly on Day 1, where the range across trackers spans from ₹73 Cr to ₹99 Cr. Box Office India and Pinkvilla are aligned with each other throughout the run. Boxoffy's policy is to use the most conservative cross-verified figure from trading sources. We have adopted the BOI and Pinkvilla consensus as our canonical number.

D2 Sacnilk canonical India nett through D44: ₹1,135.99 Cr (Hindi-only ₹1,096.39 Cr — first Indian film past ₹1,000 Cr Hindi nett — plus dubbed-language contribution ₹39.60 Cr). Sacnilk all-language has been adopted as canonical from Apr 16 onwards as Box Office India and Pinkvilla numbers converged within 1.5% of Sacnilk on D40+. WW current: ₹1,801 Cr (India gross ₹1,358.51 Cr + overseas ₹425.15 Cr + W7 additions, BCM-12 verified). D2 has now CROSSED both Pushpa 2 (₹1,786 Cr lifetime) and Baahubali 2 (₹1,788 Cr lifetime) to become the #2 all-time Indian film worldwide, behind only Dangal (₹2,070 Cr). The film's ALL-TIME BLOCKBUSTER verdict and every record it has set remain fully intact.

Hindi-Only Canonical

₹1,096.39 Cr

First Indian film past ₹1,000 Cr Hindi nett

Boxoffy Canonical

₹1,135.99 Cr

Sacnilk D44 · BCM-12 verified

WW Gross

₹1,801 Cr ✅

Crossed BB2 + P2 · #2 all-time

D1 Range

₹73–102 Cr

Varies by tracker methodology

Primary Sources

BCM-12

Sacnilk · BOI · PV · BH · 8 more

Verdict

ALL-TIME BLOCKBUSTER

Unchanged at any figure

Head-to-Head

Key Metrics

D2 WINS

Opening Day India Nett

₹102.55 Cr ✅

D2 · D1 Thu · All-time Bollywood non-holiday Thu record

₹82 Cr

Pushpa 2 · D1 Thu · Pan-India release

D2 WINS

D0 Paid Previews

₹43 Cr ✅

D2 · Wed previews · Hindi only

₹130 Cr

Pushpa 2 · Wed previews · All languages + GCC

P2 WINS

4-Day Extended Opening

₹454 Cr ✅

D2 · D0–D3 India nett · Hindi only

₹600 Cr

Pushpa 2 · D0–D3 India nett · All languages + GCC

P2 WINS (Lifetime)

Week 1 India Nett

₹619 Cr ✅

D2 · D0–D7 · Best-ever Hindi Week 1 ever

₹755 Cr

Pushpa 2 · Week 1 · Christmas holiday advantage

D2 WINS

North America Opening

$14.02M ✅

D2 · 5-day extended · 987 locations · All-time Bollywood NA record

$3.34M

Pushpa 2 · 3-day weekend · Telugu-led

D2 WINS

UK Opening Weekend

£2.2M ($2.8M) ✅

D2 · No. 2 overall UK chart · Record Bollywood UK

~£1.1M

Pushpa 2 UK opening estimate

P2 WINS

India Nett — Lifetime

₹1,135.99 Cr ✅ (D44)

D2 · Sacnilk canonical · Projected lifetime ~₹1,180 Cr

₹1,266 Cr ✅

Pushpa 2 · Closed · All languages

D2 WINS ✅

Worldwide — Lifetime

₹1,801 Cr ✅

D2 · Has CROSSED both Pushpa 2 AND Baahubali 2 · #2 all-time Indian film WW

₹1,786 Cr ✅

Pushpa 2 · Closed · D2 ahead by ₹15 Cr

Day-Wise Breakdown

India Nett — Day by Day

Preview Day (D0 · Wednesday)

D2 D0 Wed

₹43 Cr ✅

P2 D0 Wed

₹130 Cr ✅ (GCC + all-lang)

Opening Day (D1 · Thursday)

D2 D1 Thu

₹102.55 Cr ✅

P2 D1 Thu

₹82 Cr ✅

First Friday (D2)

D2 D2 Fri

₹80.72 Cr ✅

P2 D2 Fri

₹80 Cr ✅

First Saturday (D3)

D2 D3 Sat

₹113 Cr ✅

P2 D3 Sat

₹155 Cr ✅ (Christmas Eve)

First Sunday (D4)

D2 D4 Sun

₹114.85 Cr ✅

P2 D4 Sun

₹168 Cr ✅ (Christmas Day)

First Monday (D5)

D2 D5 Mon

₹65 Cr ✅

P2 D5 Mon

₹130 Cr ✅ (Boxing Day holiday)

First Tuesday (D6)

D2 D6 Tue

₹56.55 Cr ✅

P2 D6 Tue

₹87 Cr ✅

First Wednesday (D7)

D2 D7 Wed

₹48.75 Cr ✅

P2 D7 Wed

₹64 Cr ✅

Week 2 — D2 Confirmed · D8–D14

D2D8 Thu

₹49.70 Cr ✅

D2D9 Fri

₹41.75 Cr ✅

D2D10 Sat

₹62.85 Cr ✅

D2D11 Sun

₹68.10 Cr ✅ 🏆

D2D12 Mon

₹25.30 Cr ✅

D2D13 Tue

₹27.75 Cr ✅

D2D14 Wed

₹20.10 Cr ✅

D2 through D44: ₹1,135.99 Cr Sacnilk canonical · ₹1,801 Cr WW — Hindi-only ₹1,096.39 Cr (first Indian film past ₹1,000 Cr Hindi nett). D2 has CROSSED both Pushpa 2 (₹1,786 Cr) and Baahubali 2 (₹1,788 Cr) at the worldwide box office. W3 total ₹104 Cr · W4 ₹54 Cr · W5 ₹28 Cr · W6 ₹14 Cr · W7 added the ₹17 Cr that crossed both records. Lifetime India nett projection: ~₹1,180 Cr. Projected WW lifetime: ~₹1,870 Cr — now #2 all-time Indian film worldwide, behind only Dangal.

✅ = Confirmed · D2 India nett = Sacnilk canonical (BCM-12 verified May 1) · BOI/PV converged within 1.5% from D40+ · WW = India gross + overseas actuals · Updated May 2, 2026

Boxoffy Context

Pushpa 2's first-week advantage is almost entirely explained by calendar. D3 (₹155 Cr) was Christmas Eve. D4 (₹168 Cr) was Christmas Day. D5 (₹130 Cr) was Boxing Day. Three consecutive mega-holidays in the opening week — something that happens once a decade. Dhurandhar 2 had no such window. Its first Monday (₹65 Cr) is the highest non-holiday first Monday in Hindi cinema history, beating Pushpa 2's Monday by more than 40%. That is the fairer comparison.

Territory by Territory

Global Box Office Map

Territory	Dhurandhar 2 (D2)	Pushpa 2 (P2)	Winner	Note
India — Hindi Nett	₹545 Cr+ D0–D6 running	₹1,123 Cr Lifetime closed	P2 Lifetime	D2 at ₹545 Cr in 6 days vs P2 ₹340 Cr in first 6 days — D2 winning the pace race
India — All Languages	₹1,135.99 Cr ✅ D44 Sacnilk canonical · Lifetime ~₹1,180 Cr	₹1,266 Cr ✅ India nett lifetime · all-lang	P2 Lifetime	P2 had Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada + Hindi. D2 is 96% Hindi.
North America	$14.02M ✅ 5-day extended	$3.34M 3-day weekend	D2 WINS	D2 beat Pushpa 2 by 4.2x in opening weekend. New all-time Bollywood NA record.
United Kingdom	$2.8M (£2.2M) ✅ Opening weekend	~$1.1M Opening weekend	D2 WINS	D2 debuted at No. 2 on UK chart overall. Record Bollywood UK opening.
Australia / NZ	~₹12 Cr Opening weekend est.	~₹8 Cr Opening weekend	D2 WINS	D2 set record for Bollywood in Australia on opening day.
GCC / Middle East	BANNED ✗ No release	~₹65 Cr Strong GCC run	P2 WINS	D2's biggest handicap. Estimated ₹35–50 Cr lost from the GCC ban alone.
Europe (excl. UK)	~₹18 Cr New markets: Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus	~₹12 Cr Opening weekend	D2 WINS	D2 expanded into Uruguay, Ukraine, Romania, Chile, Mexico — new Indian film territories.
Rest of World	~₹80 Cr Opening weekend	~₹150 Cr Opening weekend	P2 WINS	P2's pan-India release and GCC presence drove stronger aggregate ROW numbers.
WORLDWIDE TOTAL	₹1,801 Cr ✅ D44+ confirmed · Lifetime ~₹1,870 Cr · #2 all-time Indian film WW	₹1,786 Cr ✅ WW gross lifetime · now #4 all-time Indian film	D2 WINS ✅	D2 has crossed both Pushpa 2 (₹1,786 Cr) and Baahubali 2 (₹1,788 Cr) — now #2 all-time Indian film globally. Dangal ₹2,070 Cr remains #1 (with China contribution).

The GCC Factor — Boxoffy Analysis

The Middle East ban on Dhurandhar 2 is the single biggest structural disadvantage in this comparison. GCC contributed roughly ₹65 Cr to Pushpa 2's overseas total — money D2 simply could not access. Had D2 released in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain — traditional strongholds for Hindi films — the overseas gap would be significantly narrower. The Sacnilk analysis puts it plainly: D2 is already ₹42 Cr ahead of Pushpa 2's overseas pace in comparable markets. In every territory where both films competed on equal footing, Dhurandhar 2 won.

Financial Efficiency

Return on Investment

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

D2 ROI — 7 Days

Budget₹300 Cr

India Nett (D0–D14)₹920 Cr ✅

WW Gross (D0–D14)~₹1,466 Cr

India ROI (7 days)+207%

Budget recovered in~3 days

Projected lifetime WW~₹1,870 Cr

Budget recovered entirely in the first 3 days of release. Every rupee from D4 onwards is pure profit for the studio.

Pushpa 2: The Rule

P2 ROI — Lifetime

Budget₹800 Cr

India Nett (Lifetime)₹1,266 Cr ✅

WW Gross (Lifetime)₹1,786 Cr ✅

India ROI (Lifetime)+219%

Budget recovered in~5 days

WW ROI+123%

Despite the massive budget, P2's scale of returns made it one of the most profitable Indian productions ever. Every ₹1 spent returned ₹2.23 worldwide. #3 all-time Indian film globally behind Dangal and Baahubali 2.

Boxoffy ROI Take

On pure financial efficiency, Dhurandhar 2 is currently ahead of Pushpa 2 on a per-rupee-invested basis. ₹300 Cr budget vs ₹800 Cr budget — D2 recovers its investment faster and generates a higher ratio of returns in its opening window. This is not a small-budget miracle: D2 is a massive spectacle production. The ₹300 Cr figure reflects tighter production management. If D2 reaches its projected ₹1,500 Cr WW lifetime, it will return 5x its budget — a level only a handful of Indian films have achieved.

Boxoffy Analysis

What This Comparison Actually Tells Us

Comparing these two films directly is not straightforward — and anyone who presents a simple winner is missing the story. They are fundamentally different productions aimed at different audiences in different windows with different structural advantages.

Pushpa 2 had three things Dhurandhar 2 didn't: A Christmas Day opening (the biggest single box office day in Indian history, worth ₹168 Cr), a full pan-India release in five languages, and access to the Gulf — a market worth ₹50–65 Cr that Dhurandhar 2 was simply banned from. Remove those three advantages from Pushpa 2's first week total, and you get roughly ₹500–520 Cr — behind Dhurandhar 2's ₹620 Cr running total.

"D2's ₹65 Cr Monday is the highest non-holiday first Monday in the history of Hindi cinema. Pushpa 2's comparable Monday — also without a holiday — was ₹46 Cr. D2 is ahead by 41%."

Sacnilk box office analysis, March 2026

Where Dhurandhar 2 genuinely leads: The Hindi-language market. D2 is the first Bollywood film to surpass ₹500 Cr net in Hindi in under 6 days. Pushpa 2 took the entire lifetime run of its Hindi version to reach ₹1,123 Cr — and D2 is now on pace to match that figure in its full theatrical run, something that would have seemed impossible before release. In North America, the comparison isn't even close: $14M vs $3.34M. In the UK: £2.2M vs £1.1M. Every Western market broke for Dhurandhar 2.

Where Pushpa 2 leads — and why it matters: The absolute numbers. ₹1,266 Cr vs ₹920 Cr (D0–D14). ₹1,786 Cr vs ₹1,466 Cr. These gaps are real — Pushpa 2 had a four-month theatrical run, a holiday calendar that gifted ₹400+ Cr in Week 1 alone, and multilingual revenue from every Indian circuit including the GCC. Dhurandhar 2 has closed the gap from ₹1,133 Cr behind (at D7) to ₹346 Cr behind WW in just two weeks. That is the story.

Boxoffy Data Science — D2 Lifetime Projection Model · May 2, 2026

D2 Lifetime: ~₹1,180 Cr India. ~₹1,870 Cr WW. #2 all-time WW.

Four-technique data science model — exponential decay regression (λ≈0.68/wk), screen shock event mapping, BCM-12 multi-source calibration, ATP×footfall cross-validation. All four techniques converge within ₹2 Cr of each other at D44.

D44 India Nett

₹1,135.99 Cr

Sacnilk canonical confirmed

Lifetime India Nett

~₹1,180 Cr

±₹20 Cr · 80% CI · Close ~Jun 5

Lifetime WW

~₹1,870 Cr

Past P2 (₹1,786) + BB2 (₹1,788) · #2 all-time

Milestone

Apr 13 ✅

₹1,000 Cr crossed · D26 · Hindi-only first

Phase-wise screen losses

          D23 Apr 10 · Dacoit → −12% screens

          D30 Apr 17 · Bhooth Bangla → −42% multiplex

          D44 May 1 · Multiple releases → ~400 screens

          D58 May 15 · Aakhri Sawal → final stretch

          D65 May 22 · CMD+Bandar → multiplex run ends

WW lifetime vs records

          Dangal (w/ China) · ₹2,070 Cr · #1

          D2 current · ₹1,801 Cr · #2 ✅ CROSSED

          Baahubali 2 · ₹1,788 Cr · was #2 for 9 yrs

          Pushpa 2 lifetime · ₹1,786 Cr · #4

          No China. No Middle East. Hindi only.

Sensitivity: Low ₹1,150 Cr India / ₹1,830 Cr WW (May post-pileup screen losses) · Central ₹1,180 Cr / ₹1,870 Cr · High ₹1,210 Cr / ₹1,915 Cr (extended W7-W9 hold). D2 has CROSSED both Pushpa 2 (₹1,786 Cr) and Baahubali 2 (₹1,788 Cr) — now #2 all-time Indian film WW. OTT: JioHotstar · Window: mid-June 2026. Read the full model → D2 ₹1,000 Crore — Monumental

Boxoffy Verdict — Updated May 2, 2026

Pushpa 2 wins India. Dhurandhar 2 wins the world.

Pushpa 2 holds the India nett record — ₹1,266 Cr lifetime vs D2's ₹1,135.99 Cr (projected ~₹1,180 Cr). That lead is real and will not close. But on the worldwide stage, Dhurandhar 2 has done what no one expected at this scale: at Day 44, D2 sits at ₹1,801 Cr worldwide — past Pushpa 2's ₹1,786 Cr lifetime AND past Baahubali 2's ₹1,788 Cr 9-year record. With a ₹300 Cr budget, no Middle East release, no Telugu base, and no holiday window, Dhurandhar 2 has become the #2 all-time Indian film worldwide, behind only Dangal (₹2,070 Cr). India: Pushpa 2's victory. The world: Dhurandhar 2.

India Records

Pushpa 2 (Lifetime)

Opening Week Pace

Dhurandhar 2

North America

Dhurandhar 2

Worldwide Records

Dhurandhar 2 ✅

ROI (per ₹ invested)

Dhurandhar 2

Overall Legacy

Both All-Time

All-Time Indian Film Worldwide Rankings (for context)

#1	Dangal (2016)	~₹2,070 Cr WW	Includes ₹1,100+ Cr China run
#2	Dhurandhar 2 (2026)	₹1,801 Cr ✅ · running	Hindi · Projected lifetime ~₹1,870 Cr
#3	Baahubali 2 (2017)	~₹1,788 Cr WW	Pan-India · was #2 for 9 yrs
#4	Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024)	₹1,786 Cr WW ✅	Telugu-led
#5	Dhurandhar (2025)	~₹1,307 Cr WW	Hindi

D2 at ₹1,801 Cr WW has crossed both Pushpa 2 (₹1,786 Cr lifetime) and Baahubali 2 (₹1,788 Cr lifetime) — becoming the #2 all-time Indian film worldwide, behind only Dangal. Boxoffy lifetime projection for D2: ~₹1,870 Cr WW. Dangal's total includes ₹1,100+ Cr from China, a market D2 was not released in. D2 also did not release in GCC.

Sources (BCM-12): Sacnilk · Box Office India · Pinkvilla · Bollywood Hungama · Variety · Deadline · Comscore · Exhibitor Relations · Venky Box Office · Boxoffice Pro · Taran Adarsh · Nishit Shaw

Data note: D2 India figures confirmed as of May 2, 2026 — D0–D44 ₹1,135.99 Cr (Sacnilk canonical · BCM-12 cross-verified across 12 trade sources). Pushpa 2 final India nett: ₹1,266 Cr · WW ₹1,786 Cr (closed). All India figures are nett (ex-GST). WW figures are gross. ⚡ = live estimate · ✅ = confirmed.

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