Dangal day 18 box office collection: Film crosses Rs 350 crore mark; will it start the new trend of Rs 400 crore club?

After beating Bajrangi Bhaijaan at the Indian box office, Aamir Khan's Dangal has surpassed PK's lifetime collection (Rs 340.8 crore nett) to become the highest grossing film of all time.

Dangal box office collection: Film set to become fastest Bollywood movie to cross Rs 300 crore

It should be noted that the wrestling drama has collected the massive amount in just 17 days of its release.

On Monday (18th day), Dangal collected Rs 4.75 crore at the domestic market, thereby taking its total Indian box office collection to 350.05 crore nett. It has become the first film to cross the Rs 350 crore mark.

"#Dangal becomes the 1st #Bollywood movie to join the Exclusive ₹ 350 Cr (India Nett) Club! Jan 9th: ₹ 4.75 cr. Total: ₹ 350.05 cr," Trade analyst Ramesh Bala ‏tweeted.

Now, it remains to be seen if the Nitesh Tiwari directorial manages to enter the Rs 400 crore club. Aamir's movies are known for setting benchmarks for box office collection in India. Mr Perfectionist's Ghajini was the first Bollywood movie to cross Rs 100 crore, while 3 Idiots was the first Hindi film to cross Rs 200 crore and PK was the first to reach Rs 300 crore club.

However, crossing the Rs 400 crore mark seems quite difficult considering Dangal will lose screens to Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer OK Jaanu, which will hit the theatres this week. Also, the rate of box office collection has also dropped since the first week.