Pathaan movie box office collection worldwide: Earth-shattering Shah Rukh Khan-Deepika starrer makes this record in North America

Pathaan movie box office collection worldwide: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's spy thriller Pathaan has become the "highest opening weekend" grosser in the history of Hindi cinema with the earnings of Rs 542 crore in five days.

According to Yash Raj Films (YRF), in the five-day extended weekend for Republic Day "Pathaan" registered Rs 60.75 crore nett in India (Hindi Rs 58.5 crore, all dubbed versions Rs 2.25 crore), taking the India gross to Rs 70 crore. The overseas gross on day five stands at Rs 42 crore, taking the total collection on its fourth day of release to Rs 112 crore gross. The Siddharth Anand-directed feature, which also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, has recorded Rs 207.2 crore in the overseas territories alone.

"At YRF, we are proud that 'Pathaan' is entertaining people across the globe, pulling people to the theatres and giving them an experience of a lifetime!" Akshaye Widhani, CEO of Yash Raj Films, said in a statement.

Pathaan smashing box-office records across North America

Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' opened at around 5,500 screens in India and at 2,500 screens internationally (in 100 countries). Out of the 2,500 screens overseas, the film was screened at 694 theatres in the US.

According to Variety, a US-based media house, the film is smashing records at the box office in North America - the most prominent one being that the film landed the biggest opening day gross ever for a Hindi-language production on January 25. Variety further reports that 'Pathaan' drew an estimated USD 1.86 million opening day gross across 694 locations in North America, marking the best per-theatre average for any current release!

If the film continues to entertain audiences in the US the same way, it is all set to debut in third or fourth place - behind 'Avatar: The Way of Water', 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish', and 'A Man Called Otto'.

Pathaan OTT release date on Amazon Prime

Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham will hit the streaming platform in April this year. The Bollywood film will be released on Amazon Prime Video. The film will start streaming on the OTT platform from April 25, three months after its theatrical release. 

Shah Rukh Khan's on a mission to save Bollywood

With its record day one haul, Pathaan has exceeded the expectations of the industry experts who were banking on the action spectacle to pull out Bollywood from the trenches of the pandemic and a string of box-office duds.  

Pathaan advance booking shatters records 

Till January 24, Pathaan sold with 4.19 lakh tickets sold in advance booking reflecting 80 per cent occupancy on day one, even for early morning shows beginning at 6 am or 7 am, said industry insiders.

Post midnight shows added for Pathaan screening 

Buoyed by the phenomenal response to the star-studded entertainer, production banner YRF said it had added a post midnight 12.30 am show across the country.  Besides, 300 more screens were added due to high demand, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, taking the film’s total screen count to 8,500 worldwide.

Pathaan - 4th film of the YRF Spy Universe

Aditya Chopra’s ambitious spy universe also includes Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif’s “Ek Tha Tiger” and “Tiger Zinda Hai” as well as Hrithik Roshan’s “War”. The third film in the “Tiger” franchise is set to arrive in December.

Salman Khan makes special appearance in Pathaan

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan made a special appearance in Pathaan as fellow spy Tiger. 

Pathaan storyline 

The movie follows the titular spy Pathaan (Shah Rukh) who comes out of exile to stop terrorist group Outfit X, led by Jim (John), from launching a debilitating attack on India. 

(PTI Inputs)