Aamir Khan is Watch Taboo Family Onlinehis own competition.
How else do you rate a man who starred in India's first Rs 1 billion-film (Ghajini, 2008), first Rs 2 billion-film (3 Idiots, 2009), first Rs 3 billion-film (PK, 2014) and now, the highest-ever grossing film (Dangal, 2016) in more than a century of movie-making?
SEE ALSO: 'Dangal' on its way to breach the Rs 5 billion mark in box office collectionsThree weeks since its release, high-octane sports film Dangalbecame the most commercially successful Bollywood production of all time. It has netted Rs 3.45 billion ($50.5 million) at the domestic box office and is still running to near-packed houses.
A Bollywood trade analyst revealed the numbers on Monday.
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Add to that its collection of $26.4 million from 100 screens outside India, and the film has already done an astounding business of $76 million worldwide.
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Dangal is Khan's fifth Rs 1 billion-plus film, a record unmatched by any of his peers.
It released in 4,300 screens and tracks the journey of a former Indian wrestler, played by Khan, who trains his daughters almost maniacally to turn them into medal-winners for the country.
The film has been appreciated both as a sports drama as well as a feminist statement. However, its biggest triumph lies in its massive commercials.
Dangalnow leads the pack of India's top-grossing films of all time.
Here are the top ten.
1. Dangal* (Rs 3.45 billion / $50.5 million)
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