Salman Khan's "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", which was released a week after SS Rajamouli's "Baahubali - the Beginning" (Bahuabali), has fared in more than the latter at the worldwide box office.
"Bajrangi Bhaijaan" 19-days gross worldwide box office income is all set to cross Rs 550 crore. "Baahubali - the Beginning" (Bahuabali), which is touted as the biggest hit of 2015, earned Rs 500 crore gross income from worldwide box office after completing its fourth weekend run.
However, "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" took just 19 days to earn more than Rs 540 crore gross income.
Salman-Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" has earned Rs 297.61 crore from domestic box office in just 19-days, while the gross box office collection of the film is more than Rs 396 crore.
The film earned $ 23.5 million (Rs 150.54 crore) from the overseas box office till third weekend. After adding the domestic gross income and global box office income, the total of "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" stands at approximately Rs 547.68 crore.
Meanwhile, "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" has set an all time record in the Gulf region by becoming the highest grosser.
Salman starrer has easily shattered the records of "Dhoom 3", "PK" and "Happy New Year" at the UAE-GCC box office with huge margin.
According to Box Office India, "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" earned $7.5 million from the UAE-GCC box office, followed by Aamir Khan's "Dhoom 3", which minted $6.43 million and "Happy New Year" with $5.75 million.
NOTE: The box office collection of "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Baahubali - the Beginning" are estimated numbers as given by several trade websites and the figures may vary from actual figures.