Box office record for ‘Pathaan’; makes more than Rs. 400 crores in 4 days
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Mumbai: The production company Yash Raj Films (YRF) reported on Sunday that superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "Pathaan" continued its record-breaking streak at the box office by earning Rs 429 crore total globally in four days.
The action-packed spy thriller earned Rs 53.25 crore nett in India (Hindi, all dubbed versions), bringing the domestic box office total to Rs 64 crore, according to YRF. On Wednesday, "Pathaan" was also made available in Tamil and Telugu.
“‘Pathaan hit another 100 crore+ day on its 4th day, as it registered Rs 53.25 crore nett in India (Hindi, all dubbed versions), taking the India gross to Rs 64 crore. “The overseas gross on day 4 is at Rs 52 crore, taking the total collection on its fourth day of release to Rs 116 crore gross,” the studio said in a press note.
“Pathaan”, which is Shah Rukh’s first big screen release as a lead in over four years, had raised Rs 106 crore globally on its opening day, followed by Rs 113.6 crore on day two and Rs 90 crore on day three.
Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film follows the titular spy (Shah Rukh) who comes out of exile to stop terrorist group Outfit X, led by Jim (John Abraham), from launching a debilitating attack on India. It also stars Deepika Padukone.
“Pathaan” is the fourth movie in producer Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe, following Salman Khan’s “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and “War”, featuring Hrithik Roshan (2019).
The movie, which according to YRF has broken over 21 box office records, also has a guest appearance by Salman as fellow spy Tiger.
With PTI inputs