Would Avatar: Fire and Ash Slow Down Dhurandhar’s Box Office Run?
- Elizabeth Sanate
- Dec 19, 2025
- 3 min read
Let’s be honest. When a film is flying high at the box office, we enjoy the celebration right until we quietly open the release calendar. For Dhurandhar, that calendar moment has a very specific name: Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Because this isn’t just another Friday release sliding into theatres. This is James Cameron returning with blue aliens, massive worlds, premium tickets, and the kind of hype that makes exhibitors sit up straighter. Screens shift. Showtimes shuffle. Suddenly, the room feels smaller.
So the question almost asks itself: Is Avatar: Fire and Ash about to slow Dhurandhar down? And if it does, how much damage are we really talking about?
What Avatar: Fire and Ash really does to theatres overnight
Here’s the thing about James Cameron films. It doesn't arrive quietly. The day it hits theatres, everything bends around it. IMAX screens disappear from other films. Large formats are snapped up. Prime evening shows get reassigned without apology. Not because Dhurandhar stops pulling people in. But because Avatar: Fire and Ash is designed for scale, and theatres love scale, that sells premium seats. That’s not emotion. That’s business.
This is usually the moment where films start to wobble. Fewer screens mean fewer eyeballs. Fewer eyeballs mean softer numbers. We’ve seen strong runs lose steam exactly this way. So yes, the anxiety makes sense. But here’s where Dhurandhar starts feeling a little different.
Are Avatar: Fire and Ash and Dhurandhar even after the same crowd?
People booking tickets for Avatar: Fire and Ash are planning an event. They’re choosing IMAX. They’re debating 3D. They’re blocking out time. This is a “we’ll talk about this later” movie.
Dhurandhar has already pulled people in, and now it's all about the online craze. People are waiting for the weekend, so they can bring other friends and witness a sensation.
So here’s the real question: are these two films actually fighting for the same seat, on the same day, in the same mindset? Not always. And that difference matters more than most box office graphs admit.
How much will Avatar: Fire and Ash actually slow Dhurandhar?
Let’s pretend nothing will happen. Avatar: Fire and Ash will have an effect. Daily collections may cool off. Weekend jumps might stop feeling dramatic. The pace could shift from excitement to stability. But this wouldn’t be a fall. It would be settling.
By the time the magnum opus arrives, Dhurandhar is likely done proving itself. It won’t be chasing headlines anymore. It’ll be doing something quieter, and honestly, stronger, holding its ground. One steady day at a time. And that’s a powerful phase for any film.
The silent head start before Avatar: Fire and Ash arrives
Timing is Dhurandhar’s secret weapon. Every clean week before Avatar: Fire and Ash releases adds insulation. Single screens keep it alive. Smaller markets keep supporting it. Word of mouth keeps working, slowly but stubbornly.
Once those numbers are locked in, no big release can undo them. At that point, competition doesn’t erase the run; it just shares the space.
Should Dhurandhar be afraid of Avatar: Fire and Ash?
Afraid? No. Respectful? Definitely. Avatar: Fire and Ash will walk into theatres like a giant and demand attention. But it's Indian cinema, and Dhurandhar is an Indian film. The overseas collection will definitely be affected. That’s inevitable.
Cinephiles now have a reason to rejoice as cinema is still alive, and not only on OTT, but on the silver screen, pulling people in. Rejoice cinephiles. Rejoice!
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