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Indian government abolished article 370 and article 35A, which provided a special status to Jammu and Kashmir. This bold step was praised by majority sections of the society but expectedly the negative reactions from Pakistan poured in. In the aftermath, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that no Indian films will be screened at their box office.
Though Bollywood movies were said to earn some good chunk of business there, let’s breakdown the dent, the ban on movie screening will cause in overall income by analyzing the top Bollywood grossers in Pakistan.
Top 5 Bollywood grossers in Pakistan:
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Sanju
Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju is the highest grosser in Pakistan, which did an approx business of 37.50 crores. The amount is little more than its opening collection of 34.75 crores in India and if compared with its Indian lifetime of 341.22 crores, it’s a mere 10.98%.
Sultan
Salman Khan has a huge fan base in Pakistan and his almost every movie performs well in the region. Sultan is Salman’s highest and overall 2nd highest Bollywood grosser. It earned approx 37 crores, which is slightly more than its opening day of 36.54 crores in India. If compared with Indian lifetime of 300.45 crores, it’s just 12.31%.
Dhoom 3
Aamir Khan’s Dhoom 3 is at the third position with a lifetime of approx 25 crores, which is way less than its opening day of 36 crores in India. It sums up to 8.92% of 280.25 crores domestic total.