Dhurandhar 2 continues to hold the biggest single-day Hindi net record in Indian box office history, even after Ramayana entered the top five with a strong Monday. The Ranveer Singh film, directed by Aditya Dhar, set its marks during its opening weekend in March 2026, and it still occupies the first three places in the list of the biggest single-day Hindi net collections. The Dhurandhar 2 record has now stood for eight months, and the Ramayana numbers show how far ahead of the field those three days remain.
The trade portal Sacnilk lists the top five single-day Hindi net collections as follows. Dhurandhar 2 took Rs 107 crore on its fourth day, a Sunday, which is the biggest single day for a Hindi film. The same film took Rs 105 crore on its third day, a Saturday, and Rs 99.10 crore on its first day, a Thursday. Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, took Rs 87.25 crore on its fifth day, a Monday, which put it fourth on the list. The figures are Sacnilk’s own estimates, and they cover India net collections from the Hindi-language versions only.
Ramayana reached the list on Monday 9 November, its fifth day in cinemas, with a collection of more than Rs 87 crore. That day passed the previous Hindi single-day peak of Pushpa 2, and it put the Ranbir Kapoor film into the company of the Ranveer Singh film at the top of the chart. The Dhurandhar 2 lead at the top is still wide, with more than Rs 19 crore between its best day and Ramayana’s best day, and the first film’s top three days all sit above the Ramayana figure.
Dhurandhar 2 opening weekend and the first 100 crore day
Dhurandhar 2 opened in cinemas on 19 March 2026, a Thursday without a national holiday, and it became the first Bollywood film to earn Rs 100 crore in a single day in India. The film, called Dhurandhar: The Revenge, is the sequel to Dhurandhar, and it arrived just three months after the first part. The opening was built on huge advance bookings, with more than 15 lakh tickets sold before release, and the film ran for three hours and 49 minutes, which made it the second-longest Bollywood film of the 21st century.
The cast of the film is led by Ranveer Singh as Hamza, with Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and R. Madhavan in supporting roles. The film was directed by Aditya Dhar, and it carried the momentum of the first part, which had earned about Rs 1,303 crore worldwide. The first Dhurandhar film grossed Rs 1,005.85 crore in India, with a net collection of around Rs 836.95 crore, which made it the highest-grossing Hindi single-language film in the country. The sequel built on that base from its first day.
Dhurandhar 2 day four and the record it set
The fourth day of Dhurandhar 2 was its biggest, with Rs 107 crore net in India on the Sunday, according to Sacnilk. Other trade reports put the same day higher, at Rs 114.85 crore net across 21,202 shows, and put the film’s India net total at Rs 454.12 crore after four days, with an India gross of Rs 541.97 crore. The overseas gross stood at Rs 149.35 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 691.32 crore after the fourth day. Trade estimates differ from tracker to tracker, but every account agrees that the Sunday was the film’s best day and the biggest single day for a Hindi film.
The record matters because it has held through the biggest release of the year. Ramayana is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made, with a reported combined budget of Rs 4,000 crore for its two parts, and it opened worldwide on 5 November. Its best single day so far, Rs 87.25 crore, is still below the three best days of Dhurandhar 2. The opening also passed the first-day mark set by Jawan, which had collected Rs 75 crore on its first day, and the film’s paid previews had already taken about Rs 43 crore before the release day began.
Dhurandhar 2 and the Ramayana comparison
The comparison between the two films has drawn attention because they are built so differently. Ramayana is a two-part epic based on the ancient story, with Ranbir Kapoor as Ram, Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita, and its first part opened on 5 November ahead of Diwali. The sequel is an action film with an A rating and heavy violence, and it overcame that rating through pre-release hype and sustained audience interest. The Dhurandhar 2 record for the biggest single-day Hindi net collection still stands, with the film holding the top three places on the list.