By Hindustan Times
After making the fastest Rs. 100 cr on the Indian box office, Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger has reached another milestone. The film has crossed Rs. 200 cr mark after factoring in domestic in addition to overseas BO. In India, The film collected Rs. 7 cr on Saturday.
"EkThaTiger India + Overseas combined biz *after 2nd Weekend* is Rs. 210 cr +. ALL TIME BLOCKBUSTER," says trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
The film has garnered Rs. 175 cr in India. "India Rankings TOP 3:- Number one - #3Idiots [202 cr nett], No 2 - #EkThaTiger [175 cr nett, still counting], No 3 - #Bodyguard [148 cr nett]," adds Adarsh.
"Ek Tha Tiger made an approx 7 Crores on its Day 11 on the Indian box office. The movie is doing pretty much in it’s 2nd week and now stands at a nett box office selection of 164.25 Crores," reports Koimoi.com.
"Ek Tha Tiger had made a 4.50 Crores on it’s 2nd Friday but seems it recovered pretty steadily on Saturday which saw almost 60% growth," adds the website.
"Meanwhile, the movie has also done pretty much overseas whether it grossed over 32 Crores in it’s 1st 11 days. Salman Khan is indeed on a roll!" in line with the website.
Second biggest grosser
Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger has not just crossed Rs. 150 cr in India, the film is now the second one biggest grosser after 3 Idiots. The movie has also beat the lifetime business of Salman's another film Dabangg.
"As you read this, #EkThaTiger has *crossed* 150 cr nett in India *today*. Now the 2nd biggest grosser of Hindi cinema, after #3Idiots," tweeted trade expert Taran Adarsh.
"#EkThaTiger *actuals* Wed 10.45 cr. Total: 147.60 cr nett. Crosses lifetime biz of #Dabangg [147 cr]. AMAZING!" Adarsh tweeted.
Overseas collections
The film may be making records in well overseas.
"#EkThaTiger is @BeingSalmanKhan’s biggest hit in New Zealand. Biz at par with #3Idiots, #MNIK and #Housefull2 there," Adarsh had tweeted.
"#EkThaTiger *Australia* Wed A$ 15,227. Total: A$ 494,248 [Rs 2.87 cr]. Ranks amongst the largest grossers in Australia," he added.
"#EkThaTiger *UK* Wed £ 71,790 [25 screens yet to report]. Total: £ 888,650 [Rs 7.79 cr]. Racing towards £ 1 million mark!" Adarsh's tweet read.
The 100 crore feat
"#EkThaTiger - India *actuals* Sun 23.06 cr. Total: 100.16 cr nett. SUPERB. Fastest 100 cr grosser ever - 5 days [Hindi films]. NEW RECORD!" tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
"#EkThaTiger is @BeingSalmanKhan ’s 4th century [100 cr], the opposite three being #Dabangg [147 cr], #Ready [122 cr] and #Bodyguard [148 cr]," added Adarsh.
"Ek Tha Tiger reaches 100-cr mark in 5 days - another Rs. 25 cr from overseas. Total Rs. 125 cr. Today's Eid collection is still counted," tweeted ABP News.
The film had reached Rs. 77.10 cr mark on Saturday. "#EkThaTiger - India *actuals* Sat 16.75 cr. Total: 77.10 cr nett. Excellent growth on Saturday," Adarsh had tweeted.
