‘Sultan’ sets new benchmarks, breaks many records

KARACHI: Salman Khan’s new film Sultan breaks almost all records and set new benchmarks. After a stunning start Sultan continues to be unstoppable at both domestic and international box office. Sultan Salman Khan destroyed box office records all across the world. US, UAE Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK, North America and Pakistan were just some of the markets where it bested competition.

US website Deadline reported that Sultan entered the top ranks on an international weekend. It has been particularly strong in the UAE, and in North America and set a 2016 record for Bollywood with $2.22 million in the 3-day and $3.23 million for the 5-day — besting the lifetime’s of all Hindi releases this year in its first frame.

The Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer has broken the Opening Weekend Records by Grossing INR 345 CR/$51m worldwide - becoming the first movie to gross this amount over the opening weekend! This also means, 'Sultan' has become the Highest Opening Weekend Collection Of Salman Khan. Not only that, the film sets the record of having the Highest Advance Booking For Any Movie Ever - Hollywood or Indian. Trade analyst called Sultan’s international BO business “fantastic,” film Sultan earned worldwide 373.83 crore.

On domestic box office: Highest Advance Booking of All Time. Widest Screen Count of All Time. (Hindi Version Only) Highest Pre-Eid Opening Day Collections. Highest Three Day Weekend Collections. (Hindi Version Only). Most Consecutive Days Over INR 30.00 Cr NBOC. (Five Days) Most Number Of Days Above INR 35.00 Cr NBOC. (Four Days) Averaging INR 36.07 Cr NBOC Per Day Over The Opening Weekend. Fastest Movie To Cross INR 150 Cr NBOC. (5 Days) Fastest Movie To Cross INR 175 Cr NBOC.(5 Days) Highest Opening Weekend Collection Of All Time. (INR 180.36 Cr NBOC & INR 253 Cr GBOC). Highest Opening Weekend Collection Of Salman Khan. Highest Opening Weekend Collection of Yash Raj Films. Highest Opening Weekend Collection of an EID Release. First Movie to cross INR 345 Cr Worldwide Over The Opening Weekend.

International Box office: UAE-GCC Highest Advance Booking For Any Movie Ever – Hollywood or Indian. Biggest Opening Day Ever. Highest Opening Weekend Ever. Fastest $5 million In Five Days. US & CAN: Biggest Non-Holiday Opening Day Collection. Pakistan Biggest Opening Day Ever. Highest Opening Weekend Ever. Fastest $1 million in Three Days. UK & IRE, Biggest Opening Day Ever. Highest Opening Weekend Ever. In Australia Highest Opening Weekend Ever. New Zealand Highest Opening Weekend Ever.

Salman’s biggest earner till date is Bajrangi Bhaijaan, a member of the Rs300-crore club. Now, is that another record waiting to be broken?