New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- After opening on a solid note on Friday, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar registered a healthy jump on Saturday on the back of positive audience response. With momentum building across circuits, the film is eyeing a strong opening weekend that could push it close to the Rs.100 crore mark in India.

Dhurandhar outperformed early estimates to collect Rs.27 crore net on Day 1 in the domestic market. The upward trend continued on Saturday. Morning show occupancy climbed to 17% from Friday's 15%, while afternoon shows rose to 35.46% from 28%. By 6 pm, the spy thriller had added Rs.13.85 crore net to its tally, taking the total so far to Rs.40.85 crore net, as per early estimates by Sacnilk.

Despite mixed critical reception, str...