The box office in 2026 has been dominated by a single name: Dhurandhar. With its high-octane spy action and the star power of Ranveer Singh, Aditya Dhar’s franchise has rewritten the history books. However, a closer look at the all-time charts reveals a startling fact. There is one film that has earned more than both Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge combined—and it isn’t any of the names you might expect.
While legends like Sholay, Baahubali 2, RRR, and Dangal are often the first to be cited in discussions of commercial dominance, they all currently sit in the shadow of the ultimate champion: Dangal.
To understand the scale of this achievement, one must look at the cumulative power of the new blockbuster franchise. As of April 2026, the Dhurandhar franchise has grossed a staggering cumulative total of approximately ₹2,514.6 crore worldwide.
Dhurandhar (2025): Finished its run with a worldwide gross of ₹1,304 crore.
Dhurandhar 2 (2026): Is currently sitting at roughly ₹1,812 crore (and counting).
Combined, the two films have crossed the ₹3,000 crore mark in gross earnings. However, when looking at the single-film record, Aamir Khan’s 2016 sports drama, Dangal, remains an anomaly in cinematic history. Thanks to its unprecedented explosion in the Chinese market, it remains the only Indian film to have breached the ₹2,000 crore milestone on its own.
For years, the industry believed that SS Rajamouli’s epics would be the ones to stay at the top forever. But even with their massive global appeal, the numbers tell a different story:
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion holds a lifetime gross of roughly ₹1,810 crore.
RRR follows closely behind with ₹1,387 crore.
Kalki 2898 AD made a massive dent with ₹1,100 crore.
While these films are monumental successes, they haven’t quite matched the sheer volume of the Dangal phenomenon. The secret weapon for the 2016 hit was its universal emotional core—father-daughter relationships—which resonated so deeply in China that it earned over ₹1,300 crore from that single international territory alone.
The Dhurandhar films have faced a different set of challenges. While Dhurandhar 2 has shattered records in India—becoming the first Hindi film to cross the ₹1,100 crore net mark domestically—it has been barred from several major international markets, including the Gulf region, due to its controversial geopolitical themes.
Trade analysts point out that without these bans, and with a potential release in China, the sequel might have been the first to truly threaten the top spot.
This data highlights a fascinating shift in how we measure “hits.” While the Dhurandhar franchise is undeniably the most successful brand in Indian cinema history in terms of total earnings across parts, the individual crown for the highest-grossing film remains undisturbed. To know such
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