Shah Rukh Khan’s film Dunki has successfully completed two weeks in theaters, with a strong box office performance. According to industry tracking website Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 2.20 crore on Friday, bringing its total earnings in India to Rs 208.67 crore. Red Chillies Entertainment, the film’s production house, reported global box office earnings of Rs 422.99 crore for Dunki. This surpasses the lifetime gross of Chennai Express, making it the third-biggest hit of SRK’s career after Jawan and Pathaan. Despite its success, Dunki hasn’t matched the box office performance of Hirani’s earlier films like Sanju and PK, which earned Rs 588 crore and Rs 769.89 crore worldwide, respectively.
Recently, director Rajkumar Hirani broke his silence over the box office clash between Dunki and Prabhas starrer Salaar. Dunki hit the theatres on December 21, while Salaar arrived in cinemas a day later. Dunki managed to collect just Rs 30 crore on its opening day. Salaar, on the other hand, emerged as the biggest opener of 2023, shattering the records of several films. The film earned Rs 95 crore in India on its opening day across all languages.
Earlier, in an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Hirani revealed that Shah Rukh already knew that Dunki would not rake in the kind of money his previous actioners Jawan and Pathaan did.
“After doing two back-to-back action films, Shah Rukh was looking forward to Dunki. He was happy doing something like this. Shah Rukh is an intelligent man and was aware that people were following a trend and liking action films. He had always told me not to expect huge numbers at the box office initially. He knew it was a slow burner and the audience and family would eventually lap up to the film and start coming in. More than anyone, he was preparing me and that is what exactly happened. We have seen many families coming together to theaters to watch the film,” the director had told us.
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