Dhurandhar Advance Booking: Ranveer Singh's Film Set For Grand Opening; Sells Over 45,000 Tickets

Dhurandhar, a spy thriller starring Ranveer Singh, shows strong advance booking with over 45,000 tickets sold across India ahead of its release. Early figures indicate healthy demand in Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka, with expected brisk opening at multiplexes and single screens.

By Oneindia Desk

Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:54 [IST]

Ranveer Singh returns to cinemas after two years with spy drama Dhurandhar, and advance sales suggest strong interest. The film, written and directed by Aditya Dhar, is scheduled to release on 5 December. By Friday’s opening, over forty-five thousand tickets are already sold, placing the film for a solid start at the Indian box office.

Industry tracker Sacnilk reports that Dhurandhar has sold 45,811 tickets across India so far. These bookings cover 3,021 shows in both 2D and IMAX 2D formats. The pre-sales window opened on Sunday and picked up quickly, indicating healthy demand across major cities and smaller centres.

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Ranveer Singh's spy drama, Dhurandhar, directed by Aditya Dhar, is set to release on December 5th, with advance bookings already exceeding 45,000 tickets across 3,021 shows. The film, which has a runtime of 3 hours and 34 minutes, features a storyline focused on India's Intelligence Bureau and major terror incidents in 1999 and 2001, with Maharashtra and Delhi leading in advance booking revenue.

Dhurandhar advance booking box office figures

Current advance booking figures show a gross of Rs 2.09 crore from tickets actually sold. When block seats are included, the advance total rises to Rs 3.71 crore. These early numbers, spread across multiplexes and single screens, point to a busy opening day for the Ranveer Singh starrer.

Maharashtra leads Dhurandhar’s advance booking chart with Rs 52.97 lakh earned from 669 shows, reflecting broad urban and semi-urban interest. Delhi is close behind, generating Rs 52.15 lakh from 315 shows. Karnataka’s 334 screenings have brought in Rs 30.14 lakh, highlighting strong support in the southern market.

Among other states, Gujarat contributes Rs 17.54 lakh in Dhurandhar advance booking revenue. Telangana stands at Rs 9.07 lakh, while West Bengal has reached Rs 7.83 lakh. These figures, combined with early occupancy trends, suggest steady nationwide curiosity around the spy thriller’s release.

The detailed state-wise Dhurandhar advance booking break-up, including gross collections, occupancy and show count, is given below.

State	Gross [With Block Seats]	Real Occupancy	Shows	Almost Full	Filling Fast
Andhra Pradesh	29.38 K [46.02 K]	5%	10	0	2
Arunachal Pradesh	3.5 K [4.4 K]	2%	4	0	0
Assam	71.92 K [1.58 Lac]	6%	16	0	0
Bihar	1.53 Lac [2.96 Lac]	7%	23	0	0
Chhattisgarh	3.59 Lac [7.04 Lac]	3%	101	1	0
Goa	49.74 K [1.18 Lac]	3%	12	0	0
Gujarat	17.54 Lac [28.02 Lac]	6%	395	11	4
Haryana	16.3 K [95.69 K]	1%	15	0	0
Jharkhand	1.05 Lac [3.01 Lac]	3%	37	0	0
Karnataka	30.3 Lac [43.93 Lac]	8%	338	20	16
Kerala	1.34 Lac [3.16 Lac]	3%	45	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	3.28 Lac [8.75 Lac]	2%	127	6	0
Maharashtra	53.15 Lac [97.83 Lac]	6%	672	16	25
Odisha	1.79 Lac [4.11 Lac]	3%	55	0	0
Punjab	5.16 Lac [13.16 Lac]	3%	140	2	1
Rajasthan	5.86 Lac [11.51 Lac]	4%	138	1	2
Tamil Nadu	5.31 Lac [10.94 Lac]	15%	90	1	2
Telangana	9.07 Lac [17.16 Lac]	15%	76	2	17
Uttar Pradesh	6.54 Lac [13.44 Lac]	5%	139	1	2
Uttarakhand	1.17 Lac [3.42 Lac]	3%	40	0	0
West Bengal	7.83 Lac [17.29 Lac]	3%	221	0	0
Delhi	52.31 Lac [80.58 Lac]	10%	315	14	31
Jammu and Kashmir	12.79 K [19.59 K]	2%	12	0	0

Source: Sacnilk

Dhurandhar advance booking, runtime and story details

Beyond the Dhurandhar advance booking buzz, the Central Board of Film Certification has cleared the film with an 'A’ certificate. The certified runtime is 3 hours and 34 minutes. This makes Dhurandhar the longest Indian theatrical release in almost twenty years and among the lengthiest action titles in mainstream Hindi cinema.

The censor certificate also unveils Dhurandhar’s central narrative and Ranveer Singh’s role. The storyline focuses on India’s Intelligence Bureau and a covert mission linked to major terror incidents in 1999 and 2001. The synopsis shared with the certificate describes Ranveer’s character arc in detail.

"Set against the backdrop of the IC-814 hijacking in 1999 and the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, the film follows India's Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajay Sanyal, who crafts a daring and indomitable mission to infiltrate and dismantle a powerful terrorist network operating out of Pakistan. To execute this high-risk operation, Sanyal recruits an unlikely asset — a 20-year-old boy from Punjab, held captive for committing a revenge-driven crime. Recognising the boy's potential and raw intensity, Sanyal decides to mould him into a weapon capable of penetrating Karachi's ruthless underworld mafia."

The Dhurandhar advance booking interest is also driven by the film’s setting in Pakistan’s Lyari, known for intense gang activity in the early 2000s. The story includes real-life figures such as gangster Rehman Dakait and Karachi SP Chaudhary Aslam, portrayed by Akshaye Khanna and Sanjay Dutt. R Madhavan plays Intelligence Bureau chief Ajay Sanyal, who appears to shape Ranveer’s Hamza as a spy rather than an Indian Army officer, countering speculation about Major Mohit Sharma.

With Dhurandhar advance booking numbers already crossing 45,000 tickets and strong contributions from states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka, trade expectations remain optimistic. The long runtime, mature rating and espionage plot set against real events position the film as a major year-end release for Hindi cinema watchers.