India Dhoom returned 8.0× its production cost, earning $12.0M against a $1.5M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
धूम
“One brave cop… one smart thief… one cool biker… together they create… Dhoom”
A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. They rob establishments and then zip away on their superbikes. ACP Jai Dixit is the case in-charge and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer named Ali to chase the gang on a bike and help Jai nab them. Kabir accepts the challenge, and pulls off another robbery amidst a function. This causes Jai and Ali to call it off. Jai resigns from the police force and Ali goes back to his daily job. Meanwhile Kabir has lost one of his team members and recruits Ali for their final job in Goa. The action shifts from the congested Mumbai traffic to the sunny Goa for the final showdown between cops and robbers.
Audience Engagement
168 audience reviews — more than 95% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $12K per minute on screen and earned $93K per minute back.
Other Titles From Yash Raj Films
Action + Crime in India
135 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dhoom itself).
The 2003–2005 India Window
Dhoom holds position #61 of 143 India films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dhoom premiered alongside 47 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 47 other India films in 2004.
The 456th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,087 of 1,983 India films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #304 of 637 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films, Dhoom Studios |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | August 27, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0422091 |
| Official Site | www.yashrajfilms.com |