Pathaan box office day 8 collection: Shah Rukh Khan film set to cross ₹350 crore in India
Pathaan box office: Shah Rukh Khan's comeback film recorded a decent collection on its second Wednesday. The film is set to cross the ₹350 crore mark in India.
Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles, continues to hold ground after having a massive first week. The film that released on January 25 went on to collect around ₹17.50 crore nett on its second Wednesday in Hindi at the domestic box office. Also read: Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan’s success pushes Shehzada, now clashes with Ant Man: Wise decision?
The second Wednesday collection takes its total to ₹348.50 crore nett, ready to breach the ₹350 crore mark at the domestic box office. It is expected to continue its good run with not many films releasing in next two weeks.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the Wednesday collections on Twitter. He wrote, “#Pathaan shows no signs of fatigue... Collects a big, fat number on Day 8 [Wed], REMARKABLE... Will cross #Dangal in Weekend 2… Wed 55 cr, Thu 68 cr, Fri 38 cr, Sat 51.50 cr, Sun 58.50 cr, Mon 25.50 cr, Tue 22 cr, Wed 17.50 cr. Total: ₹ 336 cr. #Hindi. #India biz.”
He further added in another tweet, “#Pathaan #Tamil + #Telugu: Wed 2 cr, Thu 2.50 cr, Fri 1.25 cr, Sat 1.75 cr, Sun 2.25 cr, Mon 1 cr, Tue 1 cr, Wed 75 lacs. Total: ₹ 12.50 cr. NOTE: #Pathaan #Hindi + #Tamil + #Telugu *combined* biz: ₹ 348.50 cr. #India biz. Nett BOC.”
According to a report on boxofficeindia.com, there is a drop of around 20 percent from Tuesday but some mass pockets had held up very strongly on Monday and Tuesday, which were probably adjusting on Wednesday.
Pathaan collected ₹634 crore worldwide gross in its first week. In India, it collected gross collection of ₹395 crore and nett collection of ₹330.25 crore. Its first week gross overseas collection stood at ₹239 crore.
The action thriller has been performing well in the UK as well. With a collection of £1.9 million (British pound sterling) in the UK in just five days, Pathaan is only behind Avatar: The Way of Water in the country. Pathaan was released across 223 locations in the UK and has done great business so far. According to Variety, the film collected £1.4 million for the weekend (Friday-Sunday) and £1.9 million, including last Wednesday and Thursday. Pathaan had the highest opening day ever for an Indian title in the UK with £3,19,000.
Pathaan is a globetrotting espionage thriller, which follows the titular spy (Shah Rukh) who comes out of exile to stop terrorist group Outfit X from launching a debilitating attack on India. Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana also have pivotal roles in the film. It is Shah Rukh's first silver screen release in four years, after 2018 film Zero. It is also his and Deepika's fourth film together.
