Pathaan crosses ₹200 cr in global box office collections in 2 days of release

Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan has garnered ₹219.6 crore in gross box collections globally in the first two days of its release, a new record for Hindi films, data provided by Yash Raj Films (YRF) on Friday showed.

The film produced by Aditya Chopra under the YRF banner posted gross collections of ₹113.64 crore on its second day on Thursday, breaking its own one-day collection record set on the opening day. The gross collections from India touched ₹82.94 crore on Thursday while the overseas collection stood at ₹30.70 crore.

On the opening day, the spy thriller that also features Deepika Padukone and John Abraham had earned ₹106 crore in gross global box office collections including ₹68.5 crore from India and ₹37.5 crore from international markets.

YRF chief executive Akshaye Widhani said Pathaan's success is significant not just for the company, but also for the Hindi film industry at large.

"As an industry, we are rejoicing today. This is the most important sentiment emerging out of Pathaan's success," he said. "All of us at Yash Raj Films are grateful for the incredibly humbling support from the media, audiences, and the industry towards Pathaan. It is this unanimous love for the film that has resulted in Pathaan shattering all existing records and creating new ones."

Pathaan's net domestic box office collection from the Hindi and dubbed versions jumped to ₹127.5 crore in two days as the film broke its own record to collect ₹70.5 crore on the second day.

YRF said Pathaan has become the first Hindi film to breach the ₹70 crore net collection in a single day.

Earlier, Pathaan recorded the biggest-ever opening day collection for a Hindi film with net earnings of ₹57 crore from the Hindi and dubbed versions. Pathaan is the third in the series of YRF Spyware Universe films after Ek Tha Tiger and War to set an opening-day box office record.

IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond said, "Pathaan delivered the biggest opening-day ever for an Indian film in IMAX and is another great indicator not only of the strength of Indian moviegoing, but of the huge demand for blockbuster Indian filmmaking around the world."

INOX Leisure chief programming officer Rajender Singh Jyala said Pathaan's performance on the first two days demonstrates that the extended weekend will be like a one-movie film festival celebrated across the country.