Dhurandhar: The Revenge is approaching the end of its theatrical run. The Ranveer Singh starrer has grossed USD 43.36 million (Rs. 407 crore) so far and is expected to finish at around USD 44 million. This would make it the third-highest-grossing Bollywood film overseas (excluding China), behind Jawan (USD 48.17 million) and Pathaan (USD 47.66 million). However, when one looks deeper into the numbers, it is apparent that the film is considerably higher than those two.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge didn’t release in the Middle East, which is one of the major overseas markets for the Hindi film industry. It also didn’t release in Bangladesh, but that is a lesser loss. In a like-for-like comparison excluding the Middle East, Bangladesh, and Japan (where Dhurandhar may release later), Pathaan and Jawan fall to USD 33.22 million and USD 28.87 million, respectively, about USD 10-15 million short of Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Alternatively, had Dhurandhar: The Revenge been released in the Middle East, it would have earned an additional USD 10-15 million, possibly more, which would have propelled its total gross to USD 55-60 million, placing it well above Pathaan and Jawan.
The film’s dominance is even more pronounced in the major overseas markets like the United States, Canada and Australia, where it is 1.5-2x that of Pathaan and Jawan. It is also the record grosser in markets like the United Kingdom and Germany, albeit by a lower margin. These five, plus the Middle East (and New Zealand), form the core of the overseas box office for the Hindi film industry, and here Dhurandhar: The Revenge has performed like the best film ever. Even in the smaller markets, it is ahead of Jawan and Pathaan in some of them. Some of these markets are sort of Shah Rukh Khan exclusive, like Morocco, Egypt and so on, where Bollywood films generally don’t release, and even if they do, grosses are minimal.
Following is the territorial comparison for Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Pathaan and Jawan in Overseas:
Area
Dhurandhar:
The Revenge
Jawan
Pathaan
Americas
United States
USD 17.450 M
USD 9.970 M
USD 11.440 M
Canada
USD 7.870 M
USD 3.883 M
USD 4.530 M
Rest of Americas
USD 0.060 M
USD 0.180 M
USD 0.290 M
Middle East & Africa
UAE
USD 9.200 M
USD 8.190 M
GCC
USD 5.080 M
USD 3.510 M
Saudi Arabia
USD 3.325 M
USD 2.165 M
South Africa
USD 0.100 M
USD 0.160 M
USD 0.330 M
Mauritius
USD 0.090 M
USD 0.180 M
USD 0.240 M
Egypt
USD 0.115 M
USD 0.060 M
Morocco
USD 0.210 M
USD 0.060 M
Rest of MEA
USD 0.125 M
USD 0.170 M
USD 0.300 M
Asia/Pacific
Australia
USD 5.790 M
USD 3.000 M
USD 3.333 M
New Zealand
USD 0.660 M
USD 0.395 M
USD 0.620 M
Fiji
USD 0.090 M
USD 0.170 M
USD 0.270 M
Singapore
USD 0.780 M
USD 0.800 M
USD 0.690 M
Malaysia
USD 0.400 M
USD 1.260 M
USD 0.910 M
Nepal
USD 0.700 M
USD 1.000 M
USD 1.010 M
Bangladesh
USD 1.350 M
USD 0.275 M
Sri Lanka
USD 0.075 M
USD 0.525 M
USD 0.180 M
Indonesia
USD 0.050 M
USD 0.125 M
USD 0.240 M
Thailand
USD 0.130 M
USD 0.060 M
USD 0.090 M
Hong Kong
USD 0.200 M
USD 0.090 M
USD 0.090 M
Rest of Asia
USD 0.100 M
USD 0.275 M
USD 0.175 M
Japan
USD 0.340 M
USD 0.300 M
Europe
United Kingdom
USD 5.825 M
USD 3.860 M
USD 5.370 M
Germany
USD 1.235 M
USD 0.750 M
USD 0.965 M
Netherlands
USD 0.425 M
USD 0.345 M
USD 0.500 M
France
USD 0.200 M
USD 0.400 M
USD 0.290 M
Belgium
USD 0.180 M
USD 0.120 M
USD 0.180 M
Nordics
USD 0.400 M
USD 0.350 M
USD 0.390 M
Rest of Europe
USD 0.425 M
USD 0.480 M
USD 0.670 M
OVERSEAS
USD 43.360 M
USD 48.168 M
USD 47.663 M
BOLD figures are all-time record grosses.
NOTE: Canada is conventionally reported alongside the United States as North America. The problem with doing so is that the Canadian grosses aren’t converted from CAD to USD but taken as they are. We at Pinkvilla report the two separately and convert the Canadian grosses from CAD to USD, which is the true and fair way of reporting and is also becoming the industry norm lately.
The Canadian grosses of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Jawan and Pathaan are CAD 10.79 million, CAD 5.28 million and CAD 6.05 million, respectively. Taking them as is, without conversion to USD, would make their total overseas grosses USD 46.28 million, USD 49.57 million and USD 49.18 million, respectively.