Don 2 is a success
Monday, 2 January 2012
The SRK- Priyanka starrer rakes in the moolah
A still from 'Don 2'
The figures are out. ‘Don 2: The King is Back’ has made a lot of money within India and internationally. Farhan Akhtar’s highly touted sequel to 2006’s action flick ‘Don,’ which was itself a remake of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Don,’ has apparently collected Rs 75 crore including its dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu at the box office.
With a power-packed starcast including SRK, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Om Puri, Boman Irani and Hrithik Roshan in a cameo, the movie collectively grossed over $ 9. 5 million in the US, UK, Middle East and several other countries.
While it is a known fact that the movie was made on a budget of approximately Rs 75 crore it had recovered nearly Rs 45 crore from selling its satellite and audio rights even before its release.
The movie received mixed reviews from critics and audiences but it looks like SRK and Farhan’s promotional tactics have worked big time. Shah Rukh, who was increasingly losing ground to arch rival Salman in the battle of the box office can breathe easy. The figures are proof enough that he is still the ‘baadshah’ of Bollywood.
