Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki, after its opening on December 21 (Thursday), raked in ₹29.2 crore net in India. However, the film witnessed a dip on its second day, Friday, garnering ₹20.12 crore nett, marking a decrease of 31.1%.
During the weekend, Dunki saw an upswing on Saturday with collections bouncing back to ₹25.61 crore net, a substantial 27.29% increase from the previous day. Continuing this positive trajectory, Sunday’s figures swelled to ₹30.7 crore net, reflecting a hearty 19.88% rise, indicative of the film’s growing appeal.
Monday’s numbers, albeit early estimates, displayed a collection of ₹24.32 crore net. The total net collection in India, as it stands after five days, is estimated to be ₹135.85 crore.
As per Sacnilk, the Rajkumar Hirani movie’s total worldwide collection after Day 5 is ₹256 crore, including ₹100 crore overseas. The numbers provided by Red Chillies Entertainment are slightly different. As per Gauri Khan’s Bollywood production company, the total worldwide collection for Dunki on day six is ₹256.40 crore.
Dunki among top-grossers
At the present rate, the movie crossed ₹256 crore on day six. The movie, reportedly made with ₹135.85 crore, has now entered the top-grossers’ club of Bollywood in 2023.
The movie managed to breach ₹250 crore after Monday’s numbers and beat OMG 2 ( ₹221.75 crore) and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar ( ₹223 crore) to become the 8th biggest movie of the year. Its next target will be The Kerala Story ( ₹302 crore).
Dunki vs Salaar Box Office
While Dunki was released on December 21, Prabhas’ movie Salaar: Cease Fire - Part 1 was released the following day. Salaar has managed to make an impressive mark as it earned nearly ₹271.6 crore in the domestic market in just 5 days. The movie earned around 16.2 crore India net on its 5th day for all languages. The movie minted ₹391.5 crore worldwide within 5 days of its release.
Disclosure: Numbers have been sourced from Sacnilk
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