═» SULTAN «═ Salman Khan - Anushka - Ali Abbas Zafar - Excellent !Crosses 300Cr NETT !!!

The third quarter been a bit better for the industry with Sultan going on a big run across the globe. There quarter has also seen the four out of the ten biggest Worrdlwide grossers of the year and still another 5-6 weeks left of the quarter.. Below are the top ten grossers worldwide in 2016.



1. Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days)

2. Airlift - 209.97 crore

3. Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore

4. Fan - 184.93 crore

5. Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days)

6. Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore

7. Baaghi - 126.96 crore

8. Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days)

9. Neerja - 118.71 crore

10. Mohenjo Daro - 102.53 crore (10 Days)






Sultan is way out ahead with 585 crore and Rustom is odds on for 200 crore plus while Dishoom and Mohenjo Daro have also crossed 100 crore. The above ten films are the only ones to go above 100 crore Worldwide. Rustom is likely to be the highest grossing Akshay Kumar film worldwide while Dishoom is the second highest grossing Varun Dhawan film outside ABCD 2 (Dilwale not counted). The film could have gone to 125 crore but the release of Rustom and Mohenjo Daro saw it taken off most theatres.



Mohenjo Daro is a huge under performer but has sneaked above 100 crore worldwide giving Hrithik Roshan his ninth worldwide 100 crore film. Two of which Krrish 3 and Bang abng have crossed 250 crore.

 

Sultan has comed to end of its run with a little more than 300 crore nett. The film will add just a few lakhs more from here on. The business of Sultan till date is as follows.



Week One (extended) - 2,29,37,00,000

Week Two - 48,89,00,000

Week Three - 15,81,00,000

Week Four - 4,35,00,000

Week Five - 2,19,00,000

Week Six - 12,00,000



GRAND TOTAL - 3,00,64,00,000 (NETT)

GROSS - 4,20,29,00,000

 

#Sultan completes 50 days. Still in theatres. Total till 25 August: ₹ 300.45 cr. India biz. ATBB...

 

What are the footfalls of Sultan and are they more than PK as it should have done more in single screens?

A. It has done more in single screens but ticket rates were a bit higher and the collections are also around 30 crore short as in GROSS collections. The apprx number is 3.25 crore which is more than 3 Idiots but less than PK. Also less than Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

 

Sultan has come to the end of its run and has fallen 15 crore nett short of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. It is all down to the major circuits of Mumbai and Delhi / UP. Sultan has done better in business in the South as at the time of Bajrangi Bhaijaan it had Baahubali to contend with but that better business has been cancelled out by business in Central and East India.



The Delhi / UP business is a huge 10 crore nett behind as UP was tax free for Bajrangi Bhaijaan from second week and Delhi city is 40% tax now while Bajrangi Bhaijaan managed 35% of its Delhi city business at 20% tax. There has also been a tax change in Gujarat since and that could account for the Mumbai shortfall. Below are the final comparison of NETT business for Sultan and Bajrangi Bhaijaan for all circuits in India.






Mumbai

Sultan - 86,30,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 90,77,00,000



Delhi / UP

Sultan - 60,62,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 70,60,50,000



East Punjab

Sultan - 32,69,00,000

Bajranghi Bhaijaan - 32,92,50,000



Rajasthan

Sultan - 18,99,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 18,41,50,000



CP Berar

Sultan - 16,09,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 19,00,00,000



CI

Sultan - 12,10,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 12,48,00,000



Nizam / Andhra

Sultan - 19,62,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 16,91,00,000



Mysore

Sultan - 18,50,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 17,29,50,000



Tamil Nadu / Kerala

Sultan - 6,66,25,000

Bajranghi Bhaijaan - 4,43,00,000



West Bengal

Sultan - 15,43,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 17,13,50,000



Bihar

Sultan - 7,43,50,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 8,48,00,000



Assam

Sultan - 3,21,25,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 3,29,50,000



Odisha

Sultan - 2,98,25,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 3,75,00,000



ALL INDIA

Sultan - 3,00,66,75,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 3,15,49,00,000



The only all time record for Sultan came in Rajasthan though East Punjab, CI and Assam finished short by minor margins. A GROSS comparison which is much closer at an all India level will be put up in the next few days.

 

The Overseas market has been like the Indian market and not impressive in 2016. Sultan is a blockbuster with close to $25 million and the second highest collection ever in Gulf. It leaves two Salman Khan starrers in that circuit as Bajrangi Bhaijaan is number one. This is a first as never before has Salman Khan had the top two films in any of the three main main markets of UK, US / Canada and Gulf. Fan crossed $10 million and athough the Overseas business is better than India comparatively, its below the mark for a Shahrukh Khan starrer.



Kapoor & Sons was a super hit film in Overseas as it did very well in US / Canada and other markets. It found appreciation in most Overseas markets while India was limited to four cities and then a poor television performance. The other hits were the three Akshay Kumar starrers and Neerja. The top ten films grossers Overseas in 2016 are as follows.






1. Sultan - $24.30 million

2. Fan - $10.22 million

3. Kapoor & Sons - $7.07 million

4. Housefull 3 - $6.87 million

5. Airlift - $6.51 million

6. Rustom - $5.5 million (17 days)

7. Mohenjo Daro - $4.3 million (17 days)

8. Ki & Ka - $4.2 million

9. Neerja - $4.14 million

10. Dishoom - $3.51 million



The Overseas market will be dependent on Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Dear Zindagi and Dangal for big Overseas returns while Befikre being an Aditya Chopra film shot in Overseas will hold chances though the cast can be a question mark in Overseas markets.

 

Sultan has smashed all existing records of Hindi films in Pakistan and still has couple of shows each day after 50 days of it's run! Film broke day one, single day, Weekend and Week with big margin and these records might stand for some time as no upcoming film looks to beat or even reach close to these records..

Film left previous biggest Hindi grosser Dhoom 3 miles behind! Even though film was almost solo release on biggest occasion of the year but still numbers were mind blowing! Best comparison for the film is Jawani Phir Nahi Ani which released last year on Eid-ul-Azha and had taken earth shattering start but Sultan left that film way behind in opening records..

Film is finishing it's run around 34cr approx PKR which is just a crore shy of Jawani Phir Nahi Ani which had collected 35cr approx in it's lifetime run! Below is weekly breakdown of the film.

Week One (9 Days).. 23.85cr

Week Two.. 6.05cr

Week Three.. 2.5cr

Week Four.. 1.17cr

Week Five.. 35lacs

Week Six Onward.. 8lacs approx

Total.. 34cr approx



Film's fall was big in Week two but that's normal for Hindi film but after big 9 days Eid Week this fall is very good hold.. Film then held extremely each Week despite flow of releases!!