Highest paid preview for Bollywood – Dhurandhar The Revenge tops

Dhurandhar: The Revenge opens with record-breaking previews at the box office. The espionage action drama earned Rs. Earned more than. Its domestic paid premiere on Wednesday earned Rs 39 crore. It could have been more than Rs. 40 crores, but previews were canceled at some locations, due to which some money had to be refunded. This number is also likely to be slightly lower, as some refunds may not have been reflected yet.

Still, this is a huge figure for an Indian film when it comes to paid premieres. Bollywood’s previous best preview record was with Stree 2, which collected Rs. 8.75 crore nett. Outside the Hindi language, the Telugu film They Call Him OG set the record for the biggest preview in India with Rs. 26 crores nett, which has also now been broken by a huge margin. That said, the paid preview business of Dhurandhar: The Revenge can be called a juggernaut of epic proportions, and going forward the cinema business will have to compete with Dhurandhar to claim the throne.

Bit of Trivia: Every Bollywood movie that set a preview record, Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Chennai Express and Stree 2, also became an all-time grosser in Hindi. Dhurandhar: The Revenge is widely expected to make record earnings; It now holds the bellwether record.

There was a period in the late 2000s and early 2010s when paid previews became a common practice for Bollywood releases. However, the trend gradually petered out, as previews were seen as taking away from the opening day figures, with industry reporting largely focused on first day collections. Recently, with the “all India” fixation of box office reporting, opening day figures are being reported including previews. Moving forward, the industry will likely try to do more previews, especially for holiday releases.

Top Paid Premiere Box Office Collections for Bollywood are as follows: