Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan' first Hindi film to make $100 mn without China release

Continuing its powerhouse run at worldwide turnstiles, Shah Rukh Khan*s espionage actioner *Pathaan* has topped the global box office century mark (that is, in million dollars), getting there in 12 days on Sunday, reports *Deadline*. And now with its earnings going up to $103.6 million through Monday, it is the first Bollywood movie to reach the $100-million milestone without a China release, *Deadline* adds. The split sits at Rs 526 gross crore ($64.2 million) in India and $39.4 million from overseas markets through Monday. Already, the Siddharth Anand-directed movie is the biggest Bollywood movie ever globally in the original Hindi language.

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This is where, according to *Deadline*, it gets slightly confusing in terms of the records posted. Aamir Khan-starrers *Dangal* and *Secret Superstar*, both Bollywood titles, remain ahead of *Pathaan* worldwide, but that includes more than $100 million each from China, where the movies were dubbed for local audiences. Similarly, *Bajrangi Bhaijaan*, which features Salman Khan, who also appears in *Pathaan*, is still ahead globally, having had a dubbed China release. There is no word yet on a China window for *Pathaan*.

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In India, notes *Deadline*, where box office earnings are measured in both gross and net figures, *Pathaan* maker Yash Raj Films reports that the film*s Rs 438.5 crore net takings on Monday surpassed the net of the Hindi-dubbed version of the Yash-starrer *KGF 2* (it was originally in the Kannada language). Next ahead of *Pathaan* on a net basis is S.S. Rajamouli*s *Baahubali 2* with a Rs 510-crore ($61.7 million) lifetime collection in Hindi (the film was originally in Telugu). Whichever way you slice it, as *Deadline* puts it, *Pathaan* is having an incredible ride.

Speaking of ‘Pathaan*, only recently, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan opened up on working together in *Pathaan*. They spoke on joining forces as their titular characters of Tiger and Pathaan and also the spy universe of YRF.