Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan Becomes the First Hindi Film To Gross Over Rs 300 Crore Worldwide on Opening Weekend, Siddharth Anand Calls This As ‘A Phenomenal Result’
With its opening weekend record, Pathaan also created two new feats - the fastest Hindi film to breach 300 crores worldwide barrier and secondly, becoming the first Hindi film to collect over 300 crores gross on its opening weekend.
Filmmaker Siddharth Anand's latest release, the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan, has now delivered the biggest opening weekend in the history of Hindi cinema with a day three collection of Rs 313 crore gross worldwide. The film marks SRK's return to the silver screen after four years. It's an action-spy film. Salman Khan appears in an extended cameo as his character from the Tiger movies, which are also a part of the new shared universe that YRF has set up. Pathaan Box Office Collection Day 3: Shah Rukh Khan’s Film Grosses Rs 313 Crore Worldwide, Becomes the Fastest Hindi Film To Achieve This Feat.
Siddharth, who also directed War, another part of the YRF Spy Universe has stated that the records that he has smashed will propel him to push boundaries to create more cinematic marvels like Pathaan on the global stage. Talking about Pathaan in a statement, he said, "It feels incredible to deliver the biggest 3-day collection in the history of Hindi cinema. For someone, who is passionately committed to his craft, this is simply a phenomenal result that will inspire me to push the envelope of cinema in India even further."
He added, "My personal ambition has been to make spectacle movies that entertain people and deliver the best community viewing experience. I have tried to do that through most of my films. With War and now Pathaan, I'm feeling even more confident to push myself and my team, to try to create bigger spectacles that can make India proud on the global stage."
With its opening weekend record, Pathaan also created two new feats - the fastest Hindi film to breach 300 crores worldwide barrier and secondly, becoming the first Hindi film to collect over 300 crores gross on its opening weekend. On day three, which was a normal working day, Pathaan collected 38 crore net in Hindi format, while dubbed formats earned 1.25 crore net. The total India collection on day three was 39.25 crore net (47 crores gross). Meanwhile, the overseas collection was also astronomical as it collected 43 crores gross (USD 5.3M). The total worldwide collection on day three was an insane 90 crores worldwide gross box office. The total India GBOC after three days stands at 201 crores gross and the total overseas collection is at 112 crores gross (USD 13.66M). Pathaan Box Office Collection Day 3: Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika Padukone's Film Earns Rs 166.75 Crore in India.
Speaking about the humungous collection of Pathaan Akshaye Widhani, CEO of Yash Raj Films, said in a statement, "It is incredible that Pathaan has registered the biggest all-time opening in India and overseas, considering the collections of the film in the first three days of release which is dubbed as the opening weekend for any film. Pathaan has been blessed by Indians across the globe and what is happening with this film is unprecedented and historic."
Pathaan was released on January 25, a day before Republic Day 2023, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
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