Posted:
Friday 31 August 2018 23.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Sultan had an average opening in China with a collection of $1 million apprx on its first day. The film had a solid release with around 10000 screens and 36000 screenings but there was also competition of Mission Impossible - Fallout which also released on the same day.
The opening is the seventh highest in China but PK had similar collections when it was released in 2015 and the market for Hindi films is far bigger now. Sultan is a commercial masala Hindi film with limited appeal for the ladies and that could be a reason for the average start. Films which are content driven and favour the ladies audience tend to fare better in China. The all time historical great Bahubali - The Conclusion also could not get the Chinese on its side.
The top openings in China with collections, screenings and footfalls till date are as follows.
1. Secrect Superstar - $6,810,000
Screenings - 55,865
Footfalls - 1,584,246
2. Hindi Medium - $3,340,000
Screenings - 45,300
Footfalls - 682,127
3. Dangal - $2,490,000
Screenings - 30,364
Footfalls - 549,939
4. Bahubali - The Conclusion - $2,440,000
Screnings - 52,959
Footfalls - 493,884
5. Toilet Ek Prem Katha - $2,350,000
Screenings - 57,136
Footfalls - 497,184
6. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - $2,250,000
Screenings - 20,302
Footfalls - 462,522
7. Sultan - $1,000,000 apprx
Screenings - 36000 apprx
Footfalls - 213,000 apprx
8. PK - $970,000
Screenings - 16,093
Footfalls - 203,701
9. Dhoom 3 - $370,000
Screenings - 6017
Footfalls - 75,094
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