Bollywood film, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, reached this total in just 13 days. Hirani’s last release, Sanju, grossed ₹588.50 crore. The biopic of Sanjay Dutt had Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role.
Dunki made 29.2 crore on the first day. On the second day, it made less money, earning 20.12 crore. The collections picked up significantly on Saturday ( ₹25.61 crore), and the upward trend continued through Sunday ( ₹30.7 crore).
Dunki saw a slowdown during the weekdays, with Monday's figures dropping to ₹24.32 crore. Interestingly, Monday's numbers were better than Friday’s. In Bollywood movies, the "Monday test" is the toughest for a movie.
Most movies often see a significant drop after the weekend. The Hindi movie minted ₹11.56 crore on Tuesday. It earned ₹10.5 crore on Wednesday and ₹8.21 crore on Thursday.
The first week ended solidly with ₹160.22 crore net in India. The second week opened on a softer note on Friday ( ₹7 crore) But, the weekend was once again kind to "Dunki". Saturday ( ₹9 crore) and Sunday ( ₹11.5 crore) witnessed steady numbers.
The movie faced another decline on the second Monday ( ₹9.05 crore). Early estimates for Day 13 (Tuesday) suggest earnings of ₹3.85 crore, its lowest numbers so far. As per Red Chillies Entertainment, Shah Rukh Khan’s third release of 2023 has earned ₹400.40 crore gross worldwide.
Sacnilk, however, says that the movie has earned ₹390 crore worldwide. India gross at ₹235.75 crore and overseas collections at ₹154.25 crore, as per the industry tracker. Disclosure: Numbers have been sourced from Sacnilk.Milestone Alert!
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