New Delhi, Jan 27 (Agency) Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) ‘Pathaan’, directed by Siddharth Anand, has emerged as a historic hit as it clocked another century plus day and bagged Rs 113.6 crore on day two, taking the total worldwide gross collection to an astronomical Rs 219.6 crores. On day two, ‘Pathaan’ collected Rs 68 crore net in Hindi format, while dubbed formats earned Rs 2.5 crore net. The total India collection on day two was Rs 70.50 crore net (82.94 crore gross). It thus became the first Hindi film to breach Rs 70 crore net collection on a single day. Meanwhile, the overseas earning was also incredible as it collected Rs 30.70 crore gross. ‘Pathaan’ created more history on its second day when it beat its own record for the highest day collection ever which it set on the opening day – Rs 55 crore in Hindi format plus rupees two crore in dubbed formats – amounting to a total of Rs 57 crore net on day one. Akshaye Widhani, CEO of Yash Raj Films, said, “As an industry, we are rejoicing today. This is the most important sentiment emerging out of Pathaan’s success. All of us at Yash Raj Films are grateful for the incredibly humbling support from media, audiences and the industry towards Pathaan.
It is this unanimous love for the film that has resulted in Pathaan shattering all existing records and creating new ones. We are happy that the film has entertained everyone in such an immersive manner.” “We share this moment with the entire team of Pathaan including our director Siddharth Anand, the superstars of our nation Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham and every single person who has tirelessly worked in making Pathaan the gigantic success story that it has become today. Indians globally are celebrating the film and SRK’s return to the cinemas. It’s really special for us to witness this outpouring of warmth. We are overwhelmed as a team and we can only thank everyone for their belief in us as a team,” he added. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham.