Aamir Khan is at it again. The actor has taken the box-office by storm with his latest release ‘Dangal’, which hit theatres on Friday, December 23.
The wrestling drama, which released across 4000 plus screens in India, opened on a strong note as it registered collections of Rs 29.78 crore on Day One, including Rs 59 lakh from its Tamil and Telugu versions.
The Aamir starrer has become the second highest opener of Dangal’ has registered itself in the top ten opening collections of all time, sitting strongly at the seventh position.
The list of top ten opening collections sees a heavy dominance from the three Khans – Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir.
While Salman’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ rules the chart with Rs 39.32 crore, Aamir’s films in the list include ‘Dhoom 3’ on the fourth spot and ‘PK’ at the tenth spot. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed film hasn’t been able to match the first day figures of ‘Dhoom 3’ which had seen Rs 32.48 crore coming in.
‘Dangal’ is expected to see a jump in its collections as it has come on a non-holiday and has the entire weekend to mint money. The film has fared exceptionally in East Punjab and Delhi NCR. One can assume that the Haryanvi set-up of the film has given it an advantage in the northern states.
The movie registered relatively lower numbers in Eastern India (West Bengal, Bihar etc) and Gujarat. However, the film has got glowing reviews from critics across all quarters.the year – interestingly, ‘Sultan’ which saw the highest opening with Rs 36.59 crore, is also a wrestling drama.
