India, March 20 -- Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar The Revenge opened in theatres on Thursday, after a record-breaking paid preview day on Wednesday. The combined earnings gave the spy thriller Bollywood's all-time biggest opening, and one of the biggest in Indian cinema history. In fact, almost the entire top 10 is populated by pan-India films or event films from the Tamil film industry. The Ranveer Singh-starrer is the sole Hindi entry there.

A look at where Dhurandhar 2 stands in the list of highest-opening Indian films:

Allu Arjun's blockbuster Pushpa 2: The Rise registered Indian cinema's biggest opening in 2024, when it earned Rs.274.6 crore gross worldwide, including Rs.164 crore net in India, and just under $7 million overseas.

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