Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan beats Aamir Khan's Dangal, enters Rs 400 crore club

Shah Rukh Khan starrer action film Pathaan has broken all box office records for a Hindi original film. It surpassed the lifetime collections of Aamir Khan's Dangal in just 11 days since its release. On Saturday, the film's business saw a jump due to the weekend. Till now, Pathaan has raised a little over Rs 382 crore for the Hindi version in India. Not just in the domestic market, the film is collecting good money overseas as well and only time will tell how much of a box office haul Pathaan will create during its theatrical run.

While the collections of Pathaan dipped over the weekdays, the movie's second-weekend business saw a jump of around 6 percent, as per Box Office India. On Saturday, it collected Rs 21.50 crore to Rs 22 crore taking its total collections for the Hindi version in India to Rs 382 crore. After it crossed the lifetime business of Hindi film Dangal



(2016), the only two feature films it is trailing behind are Yash starrer KGF: Chapter 2 and Baahubali 2, which are perched at number 2 and 1 spots respectively. 

Meanwhile, Pathaan has earned Rs 729 crore gross worldwide in ten days. On the 11th day the business saw a further boost. According to Yash Raj Films (YRF), in the overseas territories, the film has raised Rs 276 crore. The total worldwide gross collection stands at Rs 729 crore. "Pathaan becomes the all-time highest-grossing Hindi film worldwide in just 10 days!" the studio said in a press note. 

Pathaan is Shah Rukh's first big-screen release as a lead in four years. It is the fourth movie in producer Aditya Chopra's spy universe, following Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai and War, featuring Hrithik Roshan. Salman also made a special appearance as Tiger in Pathaan.