While the Shah Rukh Khan - Kajol starrer Dilwale crossed the Rs.100 crore mark worldwide in its opening weekend, the historical drama Bajirao Mastani, featuring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, minted Rs.46.77 crore in India in three days.
Dilwale, Rohit Shetty's romantic action-comedy, has collected Rs.121 crore in its opening weekend worldwide. It's India business stands at Rs.65.09 crore, and it made $8.5 million (approximately Rs.56 crore) from the overseas market. Both the films released on Friday.
Starring Shah Rukh, Kajol, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon in pivotal roles, Dilwale is receiving a hearty response abroad, says trade analyst Komal Nahta. However, Bajirao Mastani is also holding its own, and, in some parts of the world, is also leading by a good margin.
Nahta tweeted, "Bajirao Mastani overtakes Dilwale in US-Canada on Sunday. That's quite an achievement for Bajirao Mastani. Dilwale $599,962. BM $617,943."
The collection of Bajirao Mastani witnessed a good hike over the weekend and the film is going strong in theatres with positive word of mouth, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
"#BajiraoMastani is unstoppable. Super word of mouth translates into super biz. Friday Rs.12.80 crore, Saturday Rs.15.52 crore, Sunday Rs.18.45 crore. Total: Rs.46.77 crore," Adarsh tweeted. Bajirao Mastani made Rs.12.80 crore on its opening day after releasing in 3,050 screens in India, while it is reported that Dilwale made its way into as many as 2,700 screens. As both films are made on a budget of over Rs.100 crore, the coming days would be crucial for them in theatres.
There would be no competition for both the movies on Christmas and January 1, so they will have sufficient time to prove their mettle.