Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' has beaten Salman Khan's 'Sultan' at the box office to become 2016's highest grossing film by collecting over Rs 304 crore in India in just 13 days
Box office: Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' beats Salman Khan's 'Sultan', rakes in over Rs 300 crore to become 2016's top grosser
Box office: Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' beats Salman Khan's 'Sultan', rakes in over Rs 300 crore to become 2016's top grosser
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Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' has beaten Salman Khan's 'Sultan' at the box office to become 2016's highest grossing film.
Trade analyst Taran Adrash said 'Dangal' has collected over Rs 304 crore in India, surpassing 'Sultan' that raked in Rs 300.45 crore in India.
#Dangal milestones...
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 4 January 2017
Crossed âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 50 cr - Day 2
âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 100 cr - Day 3
âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 150 cr - Day 5
âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 200 cr - Day 8
âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 250 cr - Day 10
âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 300 cr - Day 13
#PK crossed âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 300 cr on Day 17... #Dangal crosses âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 300 cr on Day 13... Indeed, Aamir is setting NEW BENCHMARKS... India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 4 January 2017
While most films struggle to do âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 100 cr *lifetime biz*, #Dangal crosses âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 100 cr [in 6 days] in Week 2. Rewriting the rules of the game!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 5 January 2017
#Dangal [Week 2] Fri 18.59 cr, Sat 23.07 cr, Sun 32.04 cr, Mon 13.45 cr, Tue 10.46 cr, Wed 9.23 cr. Total: âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 304.38 cr. India biz. ATBB.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 5 January 2017
#Dangal
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) 5 January 2017
Week 1: âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 197.54 cr
Week 2: âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 106.84 cr [6 days]
Total: âÂÂÂu00c2u0082¹ 304.38 cr nett
India biz. ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER.
Besides 'Dangal', only three films have entered the Rs. 300-crore club -- Aamir Khan's 'pk' (Rs. 340.8 crore) and Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' (Rs. 321 crore) and 'Sultan' (Rs. 300.45 crore).
'Dangal', based on the life of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and directed by Nitesh Tiwari, released in the theatres on December 23.
It has been made tax free in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.