SRK's film 'Pathaan' Box office Day 2 Collection: Pathaan on Record-Break-Track as the film collects ₹70 cr in Hindi

Digital Desk: Pathaan has been setting records since its premiere on Wednesday. The Hindi version of the Siddharth Anand directorial went on to take nearly 70 crore on its second day, which happened to be a Republic Day holiday, after becoming the richest Bollywood opener. 

The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham in prominent roles, with Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia playing supporting characters. Salman Khan also makes an appearance in the film.

Pathaan premiered on Wednesday with 57 million in domestic sales, becoming the highest-grossing Bollywood film in history. On day 2, Thursday, a Republic Day holiday, it surpassed 100 crore. Needless to say, the film achieved the biggest second-day collections for a Bollywood picture. 

Pathaan earned around 70 crore in Hindi, according to Boxofficeindia.com, and the final figures may go higher. This would bring its two-day total to about 127 crore. According to the article, "no film has even come close to 70 crore nett, with the 50 crore nett milestone being crossed a number of times on the first day."

Taran Adarsh, a film trade analyst, shared the day 2 collections at three major national chains, including INOX, Cinepolis, and PVR, on Thursday night. "#Pathaan at *national chains*," he tweeted. Day 2… Updated at 10:10 p.m. #PVR: 13.75 billion #INOX: 11.65 billion #Cinepolis: 6.20 billion UNSTOPPABLE total: 31.60 cr. Note: The total revenue for #Pathaan on Day 1 at *national chains* was 27.08 crore."

To meet the demands across the country, midnight screenings were added as soon as the film was released on Wednesday. The picture was released on 8000 screens worldwide, with 2500 screens in foreign countries. It could set a series of new records over the next few days.