Sultan Wednesday Box Office Collections: Early Estimate

Salman Khan reigns supreme at the box office yet again as Sultan made history on its opening day at the box office, recording one of the highest single day collections in the history of the Hindi film industry. As per early estimates, the film has collected Rs 41-42 crore on Day 1.

Wednesday was a working day in several parts of the country and holiday in a few others. It was also the day before Eid, so business was affected at a few circuits. The impact of ‘Pre-Eid’ isn’t huge for other films, but for a Salman Khan starrer, the dent is quite significant.

Factors aside, the film would have probably collected around Rs 47-48 crore on a big national holiday like Diwali or Independence Day, with an outside chance of even becoming the first film to cross the 50 crore mark. In fact, Sultan would have probably achieved a near 50 crore total if it released on Eid holiday.

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Yash Raj Films’ has officially confirmed that Sultan has released on 4352 screens, making it the widest ever release for a Hindi film in India. The film has performed well across the country too, from east to west, north to south.. every centre was strong, barring a few muslim-dominated areas.

Sultan has already become the 8th highest grosser of the year on its first day. The Ali Abbas Zafar directed film has collected more than the lifetime business of films like Wazir, Ghayal Once Again, Azhar, Kya Kool Hai Hum 3, Jai Gangaajal, Rocky Handsome – all trounced on Day 1 itself.

The next two days promise to be equally exciting as the muslim section of the audience, who are now used to watching Salman films during this period of the year, come out in huge numbers on the Eid holiday and the day after Eid. Films like Ki and Ka, Udta Punjab, Kapoor & Sons and Neerja will be left behind on Day 2. There is also a chance for Sultan to beat FAN in 2 days flat. For this to happen, the film will have to perform on a high level on Thursday too and the trend will also give a more clearer picture on the word-of-mouth.

Stay tuned to Indicine for the latest updates on Sultan.