Salman Khan’s Sultan has earned Rs 208.2 crore by Tuesday afternoon. We bring you blow-by-blow account of how it destroyed records.
Sultan has crossed the Rs 200-crore mark and the film took a total of seven days at box office to cross this rubicon. The Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma film has been decimating records at BO, both in India and abroad, as it reported biggest weekend earnings ever in Bollywood.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh reported that the film has earned Rs 20.82 crore by Tuesday afternoon and was still going strong at the domestic box office. Its earnings on Tuesday stood at Rs 12.92 crore.
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#Sultan Wed 36.54 cr, Thu 37.32 cr, Fri 31.67 cr, Sat 36.62 cr, Sun 38.21 cr, Mon 15.54 cr, Tue 12.92 cr. Total: ₹ 208.82 cr. India biz.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 13, 2016
In doing so, the film has created BO history.
#Sultan creates HISTORY… First Hindi film to cross ₹ 200 cr nett in 7 days… #PK, #BajrangiBhaijaan and #Dhoom3 – all took 9 days.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 13, 2016
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Sultan is likely to earn about Rs 235 crore in the first week. The fact that the film’s first week comprises nine days — the movie released on Wednesday (July 6) — has also helped the film. (Salman Khan’s Sultan first weekend box office collection huge, crosses Rs 180-crore mark)
As you read this, #Sultan crosses ₹ 200 cr mark today [Tue; Day 7]… Week 1 [9 days] should close at ₹ 235 cr [+/-], making it an ATBB.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 12, 2016
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Sultan started destroying records right from the day of its release and it has given the film something of a cult BO status. (Sultan Salman Khan destroys box office records internationally)
#Sultan Wed 36.54 cr, Thu 37.32 cr, Fri 31.67 cr, Sat 36.62 cr, Sun 38.21 cr, Mon 15.54 cr. Total: ₹ 195.90 cr. India biz. SENSATIONAL!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) July 12, 2016
Highest business on a Wednesday
On Wednesday, the film made Rs 36.54 crore, which was the highest amount ever made by a film on a Wednesday. Salman had booked the Eid weekend for the film’s release but the festival was shifted by a day. (Salman Khan says thanks for Sultan success: Here are all box office records the film broke)
Salman Khan is celebrating the film’s success by sharing its songs with his fans. Listen to this one…
Sultan ka ek aur Gaana #SachiMuchi @SultanTheMovie . http://t.co/1UUHxBVssy
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) July 12, 2016
Highest advance booking
The fact that Eid was postponed actually worked in Sultan’s favour. The film was already booked by audience, expecting it to be a holiday. According to reports, the film made Rs 18 crore from advance bookings alone, surpassing Salman’s Kick record.
Highest day 2, day 4, day 5 collections
Sultan earned Rs 37.32 crore on day 2, Rs 37.10 crore on day 4 and Rs 38.21 crore on day 5. Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Krrish and Happy New Year were the three films who lost their record on these days.
Highest opening weekend grosser ever
Salman broke his own record (Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rs 129.77 crore) with this film. Sultan took four days to breach this record while PRDP took five to make it.This is also Salman, Anushka and Yash Raj Films’ biggest opening weekend grosser. It is also the biggest hit of 2016.
The Yash Raj Films production has earned Rs 92 crore ($13.7 million) abroad, according to a communication from YRF. The film has performed fantastically in territories like UAE-GCC, Pakistan, Britain, Australia and New Zealand where it has shattered the highest opening weekend collection record by any Hindi film.
