3 Idiots – The biggest grosser overseas and India

Aamir Khan is on top of the world! Not only is 3 Idiots the biggest blockbuster ever in India, it has also crossed the 45 crore overseas gross of Shahrukh Khan’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

With close to Rs 23 crores in North America, 9 crores in United Kingdom and approximately 20 crores from UAE and other parts of the world, the film has crossed 52 crores in overseas business alone and is officially the biggest grosser ever.

In India too, 3 Idiots has beaten Aamir Khan’s very own Ghajini. With business of around 44 crores nett in its second week (till Tuesday) the film is likely to cross the 50 crore nett mark in Week 2!

Some facts

– Forget Week 2, no other film in 2009 has touched 50 crores in Week 1.
– No other film, except Ghajini, has ever netted 50 crores in a week.
– 3 Idiots has over-taken Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna in less than 2 weeks overseas.

Will the arrival of two new films Pyaar Impossible and Dulha Mil Gaya this week, halt the historic run of 3 Idiots? If Week 3 is strong enough, the film has decent chances of touching the 200 crore mark in India!

Note: While both 3 Idiots (in 2 weeks) and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (lifetime) have grossed approximately the same, when converted to rupees, 3 Idiots gross is about 10%. Back then when KANK released, a dollar was around 40 – 41 rupees. As of yesterday 1$ equals Rs 46.25.

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97 Comments

  • rthink youself!!!
    if hrthik played the role lallan in yuva!!!
    and abhi played the role of rohit in koi mil gaya.
    no! not looking good!

    hmm i think abhishek is good comic compare to hrithik.

  • is there two hina on indicine site are you both sallu bhai fan and if you aur two seperate so how can we aprreciate or reply your comments ….plz clear out this same name problem on indicine

  • Hrithik would have made a good if not better lallan in yuva.
    if Abhishek had played rohit in KMG then it would have been a embarrassment like drona.

    though i agree @Adiii Abhishek is got comic than Hrithik until now.
    But overall, hrithik is a much better & bigger star than abhishek.

  • if talk about solid dialogue delivery… abhishek is much better than hrithik.
    i love abhishek’s guru and hrithik’s lakshaya.

  • Abhishek was good in Sarkar, Dotana, Yuva & Guru.
    i Liked most of the Hrithik films xcept maybe AMALl ,Main Prem Ki …… & to some extent Yaadein.

  • Afrid Khan bhai
    we have only one Hina who is Sallu fan , where did u see other Hina ???
    the last posting is our Hina who is from pak n sallu fan.

  • fathiya so you are from bahrein which is the longest running bollywood movie out there? yes jtyjn is crap but yes it was hit in india because of college going audience loved it and offcourse it had ar rahman as music director and i have to inform you that longest running may not earn the highest money many movies in the recent past dont run for years but they still earn lots of money rnbdj ran more than ghajini in our city but earn just a bit more than half collection of ghajini

  • SALAAM

    nauman bhai

    in these posting made me confused in from article [vote-3-khans-3-films-in-3-months-your-pick]
    where comment is written as

    from
    Hina
    January 5th, 2010 at 2:08 am
    @Hina ..There is a request.You just started visiting this site.Please use a different name to avoid confusion.I am a Salman Khan Fan.

    can you have answer for this nauman bhai?

  • guys, i just read somewhere that in hera pheri 4 akshay kumar and paresh rawal might not do it becoz of date problems….and if date problem occurs then sanjay dutt and nana patekar would replace them…..what do u have indicine?

  • @afrid khan ..Just to avoid confusion.I have changed my username here.Btw I just saw the other hina’s comment once on Indicine recently.

  • 1st of all..congrats to the 3 idiots team..however i am very skeptical about the ‘highest grossing’ tag thing….isn’t that before the release of this movie, the multiplexes increase the price for the ticket? that will surely increase the 3idiots revenue as well, so i think it is not fair to call 3 idiots as the ‘highest grossing’ film yet…just my 2 cents!

  • im a big fan of srk!!
    mnik not looking masala type movie. hmm it will grosses above 80 cr . it will not become a biggest blockbuster.
    but it will do better bussiness than veer.

    plus and negative point of veer and mnik

    veer
    positive-
    1-looking big and well performed action sequences
    2-great look of salman khan
    3- poweful dialogues
    4- salman as veer
    and good songs
    negative-
    1- picturisation of songs r films looking so modern
    2- actresse r not looking good
    3- we hv already seen lots of son and father relationship based films
    4- big budget movie failure ratio is very high in bollywood

    mnik
    positive-
    1-karan johar ,srk and kajol
    2-looking great picturisation
    3-good topic
    5-good and cool song
    6-srk 1st time play a autistic patients

    negative
    1- looking same 9/11 movie .

    mnik already win the race between veer and mnik in every music channel.

    i also saw most of news channel ” mnik will braek the 3 idiots records”
    i love srk “muhaaaaaaaaah”

  • Adiii: one difference between MNIK & Veer: the 1st one is a qulity film, they spent enough time doing it with 2 big leading actors.. SRK & Kajol + a good producer/director..all Karan Johar’s movies are best movies, but the 2nd one Veer.. hahaha.. it’s that stupid director’s movie.. the director of (Gadar) hahaha.. a poor director making a big movie!!! it will flop for sure.. ( if his movie Gadar wasn’t released 10 years ago and released for the new generation now.. on 2010.. it’d hv been a super flop.. just go back, get the movie, and watch it again.. you’ll laugh specially on Amisha’s acting and on many scenes in this movie!) Salman was wrong to sign for this movie.. and just see the actress.. is she Katrina’s sister? Katrina is more beautiful and I’m sure that the audience would never accept her in the leading role.

  • fathiya

    what happens to you why you always making salman khan down in your statements?
    lets time come see INSHAAALLAAH veer is going to be superhit with salman solo act and his entire teams effort on the movie , it is sallu bhai dream projects i always saying to all sallu bhai fans and true bollywood films and entertainer people round the globe ….and INSHAAALLAAH his movie is going to be superhit with ALMIGHTY GRACE and duaa of all across the globe specially my uncle late kakz …..

    i am also not the fan of srk,akki and ….others ….who are just nowadays make thjere film superhit with there promotional style they are not bollywood kaa badshah but they are promotion kaa badshaahs b,coz even though there films are not good but due there publicity they make there movie superhit as they promote there movie more and more in uk , us and gulf countries and in india fro multiplex people …where ticket rate is almost 50% more than single screen cinemas and there movie colected in $,pound ,dirham and in multiplex also in + which get converted in crores , we all know that london dreams had more good story than de dana dan but sallu lack publicity make fim above average and akki more publicity made de danaa dan hit …i think so ….which not on;ly belong to akki but others like pareshji , johny, rajpal and sunil but akki take the credit of whole movie…..so, this type of things happen with in competition of don and jaaneman we all know that janeman is good movie with songs and akki great act with sallu and preety but srk from start to end with his promotional publicity charm he is badshah of publicty made don highlighted more than jaaneman and finally made don superhit despite ,we all know in comparing with amithji dons srk don is nothing …but now a days he is also producing his movie so its depend on him b,coz we dont know how much his movie is colected but as he is producer he is declaring his films superhit ….even though we all audience know that srk act in recent movie like don , kabhi alvida naa.. and even om shanti om ….is not better even than his own classic act in chak de , swades and mohabbatein – the original srk should be appreciated like act in these movie and many in last decade ….but , with his publicity he made his recent movie like don , kabhi alvida naa.. and even om shanti om bigger hit than his better one that is chak de , swades and mohabbatein a bigger hit than this ones ….

    so, fathiyaa instead of making sallu bhai down in every aspects ….plz , accept the truth that we all know that now srk mnik is coming he is joining twitter , dancing in awards show after 2 years and even saying statement opp to dulha mil gayaa he says that this moviue is not his but we all know as he is dancing in almost every next song of the movie but the movie is old so, he is ignoring it but if movie will hit then he is going to take credit of whole movie….
    so, this type of publicity promoton he is doing when his mnik released date is near ….but we are not haiters we will INSHAAALLAAH wish for his mnik ….we all know that mnik doesnt had new subject , but i am dam sure if srk good act can only saved thes movie and his publicity charms b, coz it is own movie if it si not good also he wil make his movie hit……..but best of luck to you b,coz box office kaa badshaah aamirkhan already made 3 idiots all time blockbuster which really deseved with ameaningful message in movie ……we can just hope thay yours mnik and sallu bhai veer ……..may broke the record of 3 idiots or even ghajni ….but as far as i think that is impossible b’coz 3 idiots and ghajni had realeased in vacation time of worldwide i think there is a seven days vacation ….but both of your movie is releasing on very tough time …that is near board exams and final exams of school and colleges in india specially and i think so , there is no holidays time at releasing time of both of your movie ….but best of luck to you both….INSHAAALLAAH yours movie is min going to be superhit….and to fathiyaa plz, stop making sallu bhai down …..and be frank for every opinion …..as you only said naa that” this is new generation now.. of 2010.. ” we are the generation who ignores fake feels once min to max thrice but we all know what is the truth who is the original good one …..with ALMIGHTY GRACE, so , every publicity not make a star but true talent and there hard works make them shine always for DIN and DUNIYAA with only and only ALMIGHTY GRACE

    but, i beleved in truth so ,i finally wish {Duaa} for all superstars like aamir – dhobhighat ,srk – mnik , akki- houseful , hrithik -kites ,amitabhji – rann , many others and to my ………….sallu bhai for his 20 years dream project veer that they all work hard for there films INSHAAALLAAH the best will win AAMEEN

  • @Fathiya
    VEER is carried only on salman shoulder and about the quality no one say about that at this part of time and about SRK,KARAN JOHAR so everyone knows what’s the quality of DMG and how best KANK was and about MNIK hahaha the very same old 7/11 story and if audience can accept heroine of rab ne then zarine is any day better and even if VEER flops no matter at least something new has been tried by sallu bhai we are happy for that.

  • let the “veer” release 1st……u all will get ur answer….n watever may b the result remember 1 thing….”salman is superstar 4 wat he is”….u all will keep arguing aamir is gud actor…hrithik is better or shahruk is best actor…again remember 1 thing “actors die ,star dont”……salman has contributed more than 15 crores to being human foundation…10 cr were generated through selling salman”s painting n geetanjali store auctioned silver equal to salman”s weight which was bought at wooping 4 cr….kisi aur actor main hain itna dum………

  • i am happy that my sallu bhai new fan on idicine had arrived

    Just4u

    thanks for your beautiful words for sallu bhai the man who deserved appreciation….

    with only and only ALMIGHTY GRACE

  • Just4u
    oho!
    u r big fan of salman. i salute u for this. becoz he needs fans nd veer r going to another dissapointment in box office by ur loving charity star mr. salman khan.
    hehe. i salute u!

  • @Adiii
    let the VEER be flop no matter but the craze of this man is above HIT OR FLOP bcoz the anticipation of his next movie will be more than this and as Taran Adarsh said”SALMAN IMAGE IS ABOVE HIT OR FLOP” so therefore you dnt take tension for VEER fate TU DULHA MIL GAYA DEKH AUR MNIK KI SOOCH pehle baat atak atak ke karta tha ab mundi bhi atak atak ke hila raha hai.

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