SRK = (not the) only Indian actor touching (inter-)national benchmarks - Page 3

Originally posted by: MostlyHarmIess

No clue why except Aamir, the whole industry treats it as an afterthought . Even at the much smaller 25% producer cut, a lot of these movies have made more money in China than they make in India.

Not only that, success in China is actually Bollywood widening its global reach. Movies like Pathan are watched mostly by NRIs and South Asians overseas which is the same thing as someone watching from India

I would have to do research work, but if I go with the BH archives, Dangal had a worldwide gross of almost 2000 cr of which had been more than 1200 cr from China which would leave about 800 cr from 'regular' markets (incl the gross collection in India of about 540 cr) .

It is difficult to give good figures (especially because personelly, I don't care) as the income is given in different currencies and in 2016 there was another exchange rate than today (the rupie has lost a lot of value since then).

I won't go to Sacnilk anymore (because of the cookie policy) ... it's imo the best website for comparisons.

Oh I got you. From what I recall Dangal did very well in USA/UK/Australia as well.

Originally posted by: Clochette

Surpeise, surprise! My thread title has a question mark, dear MH, which means that this statement is open to be questioned... and yes, you had changed the meaning of my writing when refering to it - into what you thought it would mean... (but didn't do so)

And another no for your assertion that the Chinese and Japanese market are "regular" markets for Indian movies...you can verify it yourself (but I guess you won't...it's easier to do an assertion not backed by facts one knows or has researched).

Originally posted by: Clochette

Correct...but that was because of the sheer enormity of the Chinese market allowed because of the good impression Aamir left to the respective Chinese ministery and Chinese audience with 3 Idiots.

All the international records Wikipedia lists for Dangal are still valuable but solely because of 9000 screens and the success in China (where most Hindi movies never will land...just mentioned from my side for a fair comparison).

If one deducts the more than 1200 cr gross made in the Chinese market, the international gross collection comes to a more competitive number vis-a-vis other internationally successful Indian movies.

What exactly is the point of this thread anyway? I only initially said Dangal made more than both of SRK's films combined, so SRK != the only actor touching (inter-) national benchmarks (?). You decided to dismiss Dangal and make a 'fair' comparison.

Like, okay, what do you want everyone to say here?

SRK is the greatest actor ever, no one else has even made a dent in the international market. I hope Pathaan and Jawaan land on 9000 screens each in China, I am sure they would both cross 500 million dollars in China. The folks of China deserve to be blessed with such cinematic masterpieces.

That's right, too (about not watched by predominently desi people in Eastern Asia)... and I don't demean any Indian's movie success there by stating that these countries aren't 'regular' Indian movie markets.

Pathaan is mentioned to get a release in China also, but when, I don't know (in Japan, it was on 1st of September only).

So, until now, the 'worlswide' gross collection of 1055cr for Pathaan is only the 'regular' markets (without Japan).

Absolutely, but not as extraordinary as in China...China was about more than 4x the other international collection...

Originally posted by: MostlyHarmIess

SRK is the greatest actor ever, no one else has even made a dent in the international market.

Let the record show the 1st Bollywood film to make 1 millions pounds in UK was Hum Aapke Hain Kaun

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

Oh I got you. From what I recall Dangal did very well in USA/UK/Australia as well.

Originally posted by: MostlyHarmIess

And while we are on it, as far as I see in the original tweet, Pathaan and Jawaan made 85 Million dollars internationally. Inflation-adjusted, it would be about ~60 Million dollars in 2016. So about 30M each. Dangal also made exactly around that number. But sure.

In 1999 Salmans Hum Saath Saath Hain took an all

Time opening in North America. Something like 600 K

I get 600 k is small amount now but at that time it was bumper ♥️

Originally posted by: MostlyHarmIess

Quote me if you want me to go looking for your responses

Okay...will do...when I want to respond to one of your future posts in the forum

To the last one I don't want to respond...it doesn't make sense to me as you insinuate things that don't belong to my thinking when I made this thread and replied to you.

It's your way to interpret me... that's all.