Hindi
Don 2 to release in UK on 21 Dec
MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment will release Excel Entertainment‘s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don 2 across the UK on 21 December, two days before its India release on 23 December.
The film will not only be released before anywhere else, it will also be presented in the 3D format.
Reliance Entertainment UK head Prakash Bakrania said, “We‘re very pleased with the way Don 2 is shaping up and believe in its potential to deliver what the audience expects from this much awaited sequel.
“With Farhan Akhtar directing and Shah Rukh Khan leading the huge ensemble cast, the cherry on this cake is the 3D version which we‘re also releasing. We‘ve kept in mind the festive Christmas mood, the holidays and Shah Rukh Khan‘s huge UK fan base as we gear up to open the film here from Wednesday 21st Dec 2011.”
The second sequel to the 1978-made original, directed by Farhan Akhtar, stars Shah Rukh Khan along with Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani and Kunal Kapoor among others.
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
