Salman Khan's "Kick" 11 days box office collection has shattered Aamir Khan's first ₹200 crore grossing film "3 Idiots" record in India. "Kick" directed by Sajid Nadiadwala has now registered itself as the fourth highest earning Bollywood film ever.
Salman's first 200 crore grosser film
By earning ₹203.19 crore, "Kick" has become the Salman's highest grossing film ever, beating his previous film "Ek Tha Tiger" total of ₹198.78 crore.
#Kick [Week 2] Fri 9.22 cr, Sat 10.62 cr, Sun 14.18 cr, Mon 5.08 cr. Total: ₹ 203.19 cr nett. Salman's HIGHEST GROSSER in India.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 5, 2014
"Kick" has also become Salman's first film to enter the ₹200 crore club along with Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express", Aamir's "Dhoom 3" and "3 Idiots" and Hrithik Roshan's "Krrish 3".
Beats Aamir's "3 Idiots" record
Aamir's "3 Idiots" was the first film ever to touch the ₹200 crore mark and it had set a new benchmark for other films. The overall lifetime total of the film is ₹202.47 crore, which was first shattered by "Chennai Express" followed by "Krrish 3" and "Dhoom 3" last year. And now Salman has also joined the league with other celebrities to beat "3 Idiots" record.
#Kick crosses #3Idiots in domestic market. More records to shatter in days to come... — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 5, 2014
With its strong performance, the film is now set to break several other records created by "Chennai Express", "Dhoom 3" and "Krrish 3".
Beats SRK's "Chennai Express" record
"Kick" has also managed to break "Chennai Express" record at the domestic box office. "Chennai Express" took 15 days to cross the ₹200 crore mark in India, but "Kick" managed to touch the double century mark in just 11 days.
Overseas box office
On the overseas front, the film has earned ₹53.66 crore [$ 8.8 million] till second weekend. From UAE-GCC market it minted ₹19.53 crore and from Pakistan it fetched in ₹7.40 crore. From the US it minted ₹9.52 crore, from Canada ₹2.94 crore, from the UK ₹10.80 crore and from Australia ₹2.63 crore.
#Kick Overseas $ 8.8 million [Rs 53.66 cr]. Many screens yet to report. AWESOME!
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 4, 2014