Pathaan becomes first Bollywood film in 8 years to enter Rs 1000 crore club worldwide

Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan continues to dominate the box office collection even after 27 days. Pathaan has scripted history once again as the action spy thriller becomes the first Bollywood film after Dangal (2016) to enter Rs 1,000 crore club globally.

According to the box office tracker Box Office Worldwide, Pathaan collected around Rs 623 crore in terms of gross domestic box office collections and Rs 377 crore in terms of overseas collections as of Monday, February 20.

Before this, only four Indian films had been able to achieve the milestone. Pathaan has joined films like Aamir Khan’s Dangal (Rs 2,070.30 crore), Prabhas and Anushka Shetty-starrer Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Rs 1,788.06 crore), Prashanth Neel-directorial KGF: Chapter 2 (Rs 1,208 crore), and SS Rajamouli’s RRR (Rs 1,170 crore).

Self-acclaimed critic Kamaal R Khan (KRK) tweeted, Film Pathaan is the only film in the history of Bollywood which has done business (Gross) of ₹1000Cr in India + Overseas. This means it’s the biggest blockbuster film ever, which makes Shah Rukh Khan the biggest Bollywood superstar ever.

People are celebrating Pathaan’s success on Twitter by trending the hashtag Pathaan 1000 cr World Wide. Despite no promotion, no holiday release, and peak negativity, King has crossed Rs 1000 crore worldwide, one user wrote. He is the Emperor of an Empire called Bollywood, he added.