Hindi
Avatar crosses Rs 1 billion mark
MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios‘ Avatar has crossed the Rs 1 billion mark, a milestone no Hollywood movie has reached in India.
With a current gross collection of Rs 1.1 billion, Avatar is also the biggest ever 3D film in India. 3D amounted to 35 per cent of Avatar‘s total gross collections. Doing strong business across various centers in India, the movie has earned record collections at Imax and 3D theatres across India.
While collections from the English prints amount to Rs 505 million, the film has also earned Rs 260 million with its Hindi dubbed version and a further 240 million from Tamil & Telugu dubbed versions.
The film has also overtaken 3 Idiots in several parts of North and South India and is also giving strong competition to local superstar movies in South India.
Interestingly, the collections from single screens (49 per cent) is as high as the earnings from multiplexes (51 per cent ) which proves that the film has been appreciated by audiences all over.
Says Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh, “The phenomenal success of Avatar has been a trailblazer as viewers responded across metro cities as also smaller markets. The film‘s success also demonstrates Fox Star Studios‘ ability to successfully handle the marketing and distribution of big films. We eagerly look forward to the Oscar season.”
Agrees trade analyst Taran Adarsh, “Post Titanic, Avatar is the first Hollywood film that continues to work wonders at the box-office, even after several weeks of release.”
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
