Mumbai, Jan 26: Amid widespread boycott calls, Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan movie has breaken all box office records, earning Rs 231 cr in two days so far.
Poised to become one of the biggest Bollywood movies of all time, Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback vehicle Pathaan has already broken several records, both in India and worldwide.
The film delivered the biggest-ever opening day for a Hindi-language release, and did so on a non-holiday weekday. It also became the first Bollywood movie to gross more than Rs 100 crore globally on day one, and delivered the biggest international debut for a Bollywood movie in history.
Currently, the film’s global gross stands at a staggering Rs 231 crore in just two days; YRF reported a day one gross of Rs 106 crore, and the day two gross is reportedly in the vicinity of Rs 125 crore, as reported by theatre chain Inox.
Pathaan was released in approximately 8000 screens in more than 100 countries across the globe — the widest release ever for a Hindi film. In India, the film debuted in approximately 5000 screens, which is the biggest-ever release for a Hindi movie. By comparison, SS Rajamouli’s RRR was released in approximately 10,000 screens across the globe, and this was before it became a cult hit in the U.S.
While Pathaan’s Rs 57 crore haul on day one is the biggest ever for a Hindi movie, it trails the Rs 133 crore net domestic haul that RRR delivered last year, and also the Rs 116 crore that KGF 2 netted in India. Globally, Pathaan grossed Rs 106 crore on day one. RRR was also bigger than Pathaan on opening day in the U.S. where it made $3.4 million, as compared to Pathaan’s reported $1.5 million.
