BY SACNILK
The Dhamaal franchise has officially returned to the big screen with its fourth installment, and the opening weekend numbers suggest that the audience was more than ready for another round of laughter. Directed by Indra Kumar and featuring the signature comedic energy of the ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, and Javed Jaffrey, the film has successfully leveraged its legacy to draw massive crowds. Dhamaal 4 has completed its first three days on a very strong note, showing a consistent growth trajectory that highlights its broad appeal across different age groups. By finding its rhythm so quickly on Saturday and Sunday, the movie has already cleared a significant hurdle, officially crossing the ₹50 Crore net milestone within its opening weekend itself.
To understand the magnitude of this opening, we have to look back at how the previous films in this series performed. This franchise has grown significantly over the years, with each installment setting a higher bar than the last. Dhamaal 4 has now officially become the biggest opener in the history of this series, surpassing the record previously held by Total Dhamaal in 2019.
Here is a comparison of the opening weekend net collections for each film in the franchise over the years:
Dhamaal (2007): ₹7.08 Crore
Double Dhamaal (2011): ₹21.75 Crore
Total Dhamaal (2019): ₹62.40 Crore
Dhamaal 4 (2026): ₹65.00 Crore
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Let's break down the India collections for the current film. The movie opened on Friday with a net collection of ₹14.00 Crore. While this was a solid start, the real momentum kicked in on Saturday. Day 2 saw a massive jump of 60.7 percent, bringing in ₹22.50 Crore. The upward trend continued on Sunday, which is typically the biggest day for family comedies. On its third day, the film collected ₹28.50 Crore, representing another 26.7 percent growth from Saturday. This steady climb pushed the total India net collection to the ₹65.00 Crore mark in just three days.
Dhamaal 4 - India Box Office BreakdownDayGross CollectionNet CollectionShowsOccupancyDay 1 (Friday)₹16.80 Cr₹14.00 Cr10,66924.0%Day 2 (Saturday)₹27.00 Cr₹22.50 Cr10,95435.0%Day 3 (Sunday)₹34.20 Cr₹28.50 Cr11,48144.0%Total Weekend₹78.00 Cr₹65.00 Cr33,104-
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The ticket sales data provides even more context regarding the film's popularity. On the popular booking platform BookMyShow, the film sold a total of 12.53 Lakh tickets over the weekend. This includes 92,000 tickets from pre-sales, followed by 2.70 Lakh on Friday, 4.55 Lakh on Saturday, and 4.35 Lakh on Sunday. It is interesting to note that while Saturday had a slightly higher number of tickets booked via the app, the overall occupancy and collections were higher on Sunday due to better walk-in crowds at the counters.
The performance in national chains, which includes PVR, INOX, and Cinepolis, was particularly impressive. For Sunday alone, Dhamaal 4 sold approximately 1.19 Lakh tickets across 3,700 shows in these major chains. This resulted in a gross collection of roughly ₹4.40 Crore from these venues. If we look at the weekend as a whole, over 2.36 Lakh tickets were sold at these national chains, showing that the movie found a lot of takers in urban centers and multiplexes. The overall occupancy in these chains stood at around 14.7 percent on Sunday, with PVR leading the pack at 17.6 percent occupancy.
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A closer look at the regional breakdown for Sunday reveals how the film performed across different major markets with varying show counts. In the National Capital Region (NCR), the movie ran across 1,041 shows with an overall occupancy of 45.0 percent, peaking at 65.0 percent during the evening slots. Mumbai recorded the highest engagement among major cities with a 55.5 percent overall occupancy across 868 shows, where evening screenings saw a massive 80.0 percent turnout. Ahmedabad followed closely with 55.0 percent occupancy over 718 shows, hitting a high of 78.0 percent in the evening. In other regions, Surat maintained a 43.8 percent occupancy across 388 shows, while Pune and Bengaluru saw steady numbers of 47.8 percent and 46.3 percent across 372 and 273 shows respectively. On a consolidated level for the Hindi 2D version, the day started with 22.31 percent occupancy in the morning and climbed to 56.31 percent in the afternoon, eventually reaching a peak of 71.62 percent in the evening before concluding the night at 47.62 percent, bringing the total Sunday occupancy to 49.46 percent.
In the North American territory, the film is maintaining a steady pace and attracting the diaspora audience. Based on figures shared by Venky Box Office, the Saturday gross stood at 182,000 dollars (approximately ₹1.53 Crore). This brings the cumulative total in the region to 322,000 dollars (approximately ₹2.70 Crore), further strengthening the movie's overall performance in the international market during its first weekend.
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The film is also making its mark globally with a strong performance across international markets. On its opening day, the movie collected ₹5.00 Crore overseas, bringing the first-day worldwide gross to ₹21.80 Crore. This momentum continued into Saturday, where it added another ₹5.00 Crore from international circuits, taking the two-day worldwide gross to ₹53.80 Crore. Based on early estimates for Sunday, the overseas market contributed approximately ₹4.00 Crore, pushing the total overseas gross to ₹14.00 Crore. When combined with the India gross of ₹78.00 Crore, the total worldwide gross collection stands at ₹92.00 Crore at the end of its first weekend. With the movie just ₹8 Crore shy of the ₹100 Crore milestone, it is well-positioned to cross that mark during the early part of the week.
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