NEW DELHI, July 8:
Besides rocking the domestic box office, the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Sultan’ has had an excellent opening in the overseas markets, grossing over Rs 70 crore worldwide on its opening day, trade experts said today.
The trade experts said while the film grossed Rs 50.16 crore at the domestic box office, it it grossed 3 million dollars (Rs 20.5 crore) from the international markets.
The film has this grossed Rs 70.66 crore just after completing one day at the worldwide box office. Riding on the charisma of Bollywood heartthrob Salman, the Yashraj banner and a strong buzz around it, ‘Sultan’ has taken a flying start at the box office, earning close to Rs 40 crore on its opening day.
Produced by Yashraj banner and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, “Sultan” is a biopic on the life of Olympian wrestler Sultan Ali Khan. The film features Salman in the lead role and Anushka Sharma as the female lead Aarfa, a wrestler and Sultan’s love interest.
It also features Kumud Mishra, Amit Sadh, Parikshit Sahni and Randeep Hooda in the supporting cast. Trade experts say that the huge charisma of the Bollywood heartthrob, the Yashraj banner and the strong buzz around the film have contributed to fetch a bumper opening for the film.
They feel that the film could be benefitted by the Eid weekend. The film’s release on Eid gives it a long five-day weekend which, trade experts feel, could help the film take a grand opening. Given the bumper start taken by the film, trade experts feel that it could easily touch the RS 150 crore in its opening weekend itself. The film is the first time that Salman is being seen in the role of a wrestler. (UNI)
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