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Dhurandhar 2 Drops 23% on 2nd Monday vs Part 1, Yet Dominates Worldwide; Rare Franchise Trend Backed by Massive BMS Sales
BY SACNILK
Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge is rewriting box office history across India and overseas, but its Day 12 trend has thrown up a rare and surprising statistic тАФ one that goes against the usual sequel dominance pattern seen in major film franchises. On its 2nd Monday (Day 12), Dhurandhar 2 collected тВ╣25.30 crore net across 17,614 shows, with the Hindi net alone contributing тВ╣23.50 crore. While these numbers are strong by industry standards, they fall short when compared to Dhurandhar Part 1, which had collected тВ╣30.50 crore on its 2nd Monday. This indicates an approximate drop of around 23% compared to the prequel at the same stage. What makes this trend even more surprising is the fact that Dhurandhar 2 has already surpassed the lifetime collections of its predecessor by a massive margin. By its 2nd Monday, the sequel had raced past тВ╣1,042.23 crore India gross and тВ╣872.17 crore India net, while its worldwide total had reached тВ╣1,392.23 crore, including тВ╣350 crore from overseas markets. For comparison, Dhurandhar Part 1 had collected тВ╣381.25 crore India net by its 2nd Monday, with a worldwide total of тВ╣588 crore and тВ╣130.50 crore coming from overseas markets during the same period. Despite Dhurandhar 2's massive overall lead in collections, the 2nd Monday trend clearly shows that the original film had a stronger hold on that specific weekday. This unusual pattern is further highlighted by BookMyShow ticket sales data for the 2nd Monday, where Dhurandhar registered 571K ticket sales, significantly ahead of Dhurandhar 2, which recorded 375K ticket sales. Other major films like Chhaava (371K), Jawan (294K), and Stree 2 (233K) followed behind, reinforcing how strong the original Dhurandhar's weekday traction was. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Franchise Movies тАУ 2nd Monday India Net Collection Comparison FRANCHISE PREQUEL тАУ 2nd MONDAY SEQUEL тАУ 2nd MONDAY Dhurandhar тВ╣ 30.50 Cr тВ╣ 25.30 Cr Pushpa тВ╣ 4.70 Cr тВ╣ 26.95 Cr Baahubali тВ╣ 3.80 Cr тВ╣ 30.00 Cr In most major franchises, sequels tend to outperform prequels across all phases, including weekdays, due to higher hype and wider reach. Films like Baahubali 2 and Pushpa 2 saw consistent growth over their predecessors in almost every metric. However, Dhurandhar is emerging as a rare case where the sequel has completely dominated the overall box office but still trails the original in a key trend like the 2nd Monday hold. This indicates that while Dhurandhar 2 is operating on a much larger scale with bigger openings and faster record-breaking totals, the first film had exceptionally strong weekday stability driven by word of mouth and repeat value. It also reflects how weekday trends can sometimes tell a different story compared to overall box office dominance. From record-breaking openings to historic worldwide totals and strong sustained collections, Dhurandhar 2 continues to dominate the box office. Yet, this 2nd Monday comparison adds an interesting layer to its box office journey, proving that even in the era of massive sequels, certain benchmarks set by original films can still stand tall.
