Big studio productions with massive budgets typically dominate extended theatrical runs across India, but devotional thriller Hanuman Ansh has turned that convention completely on its head. While multi-crore spectacles frequently fade from screens within weeks, this modest Rs 2 crore production delivered a historic performance on its 40th day in cinemas. Driven by strong footfalls, the low-budget movie surpassed the 40th-day collections of nine all-time blockbuster films featuring industry giants like Shah Rukh Khan, Allu Arjun, and Ranveer Singh.
A Historic 40th Day Run and Overall Box Office Standing
Data from Sacnilk reveals that Hanuman Ansh collected Rs 8.25 crore net across India on its 40th day of release. Movie theatres accommodated immense audience interest by operating 9,175 shows nationwide on that single day. This substantial surge lifted the film's total domestic net revenue to Rs 231.13 crore, with its overall India gross standing at Rs 272.90 crore. Internationally, the film has accumulated a worldwide gross tally of Rs 291.40 crore. Produced on an exceptionally small budget of just Rs 2 crore, the title effectively outpaced nine marquee releases on their respective 40th days.
Outperforming Ranveer Singh Hits Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar 2
Released in 2025, the Ranveer Singh starrer Dhurandhar carried an estimated production outlay of Rs 150 crore. The movie amassed Rs 840.20 crore net domestically and reached a massive global gross of Rs 1,306.67 crore. Despite that scale, its 40th-day business yielded Rs 2.60 crore net in India across 5,234 shows. The Rs 8.25 crore figure collected by Hanuman Ansh sits roughly 3.2 times higher than Dhurandhar's haul at the identical juncture.
Meanwhile, the highly anticipated 2026 sequel Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge carried a reported budget of Rs 280 crore, eventually reaching a staggering worldwide total of Rs 1,810 crore. When comparing performance on day 40, however, Hanuman Ansh clearly took the lead. Sacnilk figures show that Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge pulled in around Rs 1 crore net (specifically Rs 1.05 crore across 2,808 shows) on its 40th day.
Eclipsing Shah Rukh Khan Blockbusters Pathaan and Jawan
Shah Rukh Khan's 2023 action tentpole Pathaan was mounted on an estimated budget of Rs 250 crore. It concluded its run with Rs 543.10 crore net in India and over Rs 1,055 crore in worldwide collections. On day 40 of its domestic run, Pathaan recorded Rs 2.55 crore net, falling far short of the single-day benchmark set by Hanuman Ansh.
Similarly, Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan, made on an expansive budget of roughly Rs 300 crore, generated intense public anticipation and accumulated Rs 641 crore net in India alongside Rs 1,160 crore worldwide. By its 40th day, its daily domestic net intake had cooled to Rs 74 lakh, which Hanuman Ansh surpassed by more than ten times.
Topping Vicky Kaushal Releases Chhaava and Uri: The Surgical Strike
Vicky Kaushal's 2025 period feature Chhaava was produced with a budget between Rs 130 crore and Rs 150 crore, going on to achieve approximately Rs 807.91 crore worldwide. Running across 6,162 screenings on day 40, its domestic net intake registered at Rs 1.40 crore.
Another Vicky Kaushal film, the 2019 release Uri: The Surgical Strike, was budgeted at roughly Rs 35 crore and achieved Rs 219 crore net domestically alongside Rs 244 crore globally. Its day 40 box office haul yielded Rs 1.38 crore net in India, again trailing significantly behind the 40th-day earnings generated by Hanuman Ansh.
Surpassing Stree 2, Pushpa 2: The Rule, and Drishyam 2
The horror-comedy Stree 2, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, carried a production budget of around Rs 125 crore. According to Sacnilk, the title accumulated Rs 597.99 crore net in India and Rs 857.15 crore in global gross. Its domestic box office on day 40 stood at Rs 1.35 crore net.
Allu Arjun's expansive action sequel Pushpa 2: The Rule was mounted on a budget of nearly Rs 200 crore and finished with an imposing worldwide haul of Rs 1,742.10 crore. Nevertheless, its 40th-day domestic business compressed from multi-crore numbers into lakhs, closing around Rs 75 lakh net.
Rounding out the comparison is Ajay Devgn's suspense thriller Drishyam 2, which carried a Rs 50 crore budget. Sacnilk data indicates it collected Rs 239.67 crore net in India and Rs 342.31 crore gross internationally, while its 40th-day earnings brought in Rs 70 lakh net domestically. Compared to these major industry benchmarks, the sustained Rs 8.25 crore performance of Hanuman Ansh highlights an extraordinary theatrical trajectory for an independent production.
