Shah Rukh Khan's new release Pathaan, now in its sixth day on screens, continues to destroy the box office. The action-thriller, co-starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, has made over Rs 500 crore gross worldwide – Rs 542 crore, to be precise, reports trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The gross is broken into Rs 335 crore at home and Rs 207crore overseas. "Pathaan crosses Rs 500 crore mark: Rs 542 crore worldwide gross in 5 days." Mr Adarsh tweeted, with the breakup, describing Pathaan's box office run as a "tsunami" in a separate tweet.
In India, the film has made Rs 271 crore in five days with the Tamil and Telugu dubs adding Rs 9.75 crore. Sunday's ticket sales of Rs 58.5 crore takes the Hindi version of Pathaan's domestic earnings within shooting distance of the 300 crore mark. "Pathaan is a BO tsunami. Reboots and revives business of Hindi films. Collects unimaginable and unthinkable numbers in its historic 5-day extended weekend. Wed 55 cr, Thu 68 cr, Fri 38 cr, Sat 51.5 cr, Sun 58.5 cr. Total Rs 271 cr. Hindi, India biz," tweeted Taran Adarsh, adding: "Pathaan, Tamil + Telugu: Wed 2 cr, Thu 2.5 cr, Fri 1.25 cr, Sat 1.75 cr, Sun 2.25 cr. Total: Rs 9.75 cr."
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Pathaan, is already the fastest Hindi film to hit the 250 crore mark, overtaking KGF: Chapter 2, Baahubali: The Conclusion, Dangal, Sanju and Tiger Zinda Hai. Before it released on January 25, Pathaan had sold 5.5 lakh tickets in advance bookings, second only to KGF: Chapter 2 in terms of Hindi and Hindi-dubbed films. It opened in over 100 countries on 8,000 screens – the highest of any Hindi film.
Pathaan, directed by Siddharth Anand, stars Shah Rukh Khan in the title role, a RAW agent who teams up with Deepika Padukone's character to tackle a terror threat from agent-gone-rogue Jim, played by John Abraham.