Aamir Khan’s epic action-adventure film Thugs of Hindostan has taken a ‘shockingly low’ start at the Chinese box-office. The film has earned $ 1.53 mn (Rs 10.67 crore) on its opening day in China.
Aamir Khan’s epic action-adventure film Thugs of Hindostan has taken a ‘shockingly low’ start at the Chinese box-office. The film has earned $ 1.53 mn (Rs 10.67 crore) on its opening day in China.
Thugs of Hindostan: China poster
Aamir Khan’s epic action-adventure film Thugs of Hindostan has taken a ‘shockingly low’ start at the Chinese box-office. The film, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles, has earned $ 1.53 mn (Rs 10.67 crore) on its opening day in China. The collection is at par with that of Akshay Kumar’s Pad Man that had opened at $1.52 mn in the East Asian country.
For those not in the know, Aamir is a big draw in China, thanks to the gigantic success of his films Dangal (2016) and Secret Superstar (2017) in the country. Therefore, high hopes were attached to Thugs of Hindostan vis-à-vis its performance at the Chinese box-office. However, in what looks like an after-effect of negative reviews that the film received on its home turf, it has failed to take a respectable opening in China.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the business figures of Thugs of Hindostan on Twitter on Saturday.
See his tweets:
Aamir Khan is a big draw in #China and his last two films [#Dangal, #SecretSuperstar] have done stupendous biz there... Yet, #ThugsOfHindostan has had a shockingly low start in #China...
Fri $ 1.53 mn [₹ 10.67 cr]... Includes previews
Showings: 27,577
Admissions: 338,601#TOH
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#ThugsOfHindostan has received a substantial amount [₹ 100 cr+] upfront from #China thanks to the superstardom that Aamir enjoys there... Irrespective of how #TOH fares in #China, YRF is already in safe zone due to the solid price they have received from the local distributors.
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Irrespective of how Thugs of Hindostan fares in China, its producers are in a safe zone, courtesy the solid amount of Rs 100 crore they have received upfront from the local distributors. What remains to be seen is whether or not the film turns out to be a profitable venture for the distributors and exhibitors. (Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero 6th biggest opener of 2018, fails to beat Thugs of Hindostan, Sanju, Race 3)
Thugs of Hindostan, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, turned out to be a damp squib at the Indian box-office. In its lifetime, the Yash Raj Films’ production collected over Rs 151 crore, a performance that was clearly not expected of an Aamir Khan-starrer.
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