Padmavat going strong in US Mints $4.9 mn in 4 days

Washington Jan 30: Controversial Bollywood Movie 'Padmaavat' is getting a good response from overseas especially th USA and has created a record by minting USD 4.4 million over its three-day debut period in North America and a total of USD 4.9 million in the first four days.

The period drama is now playing in 326 theatres across the US and Canada in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D formats.

"Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-anticipated movie broke the record for the all-time biggest opening weekend for any Bollywood film in North America grossing USD 4.4 million over its three-day Friday-to-Sunday debut period and USD 4.9 million over the four-day Thursday-to-Sunday span," Box Office Guru said in a statement.

Sources said that "The previous record was held by Aamir Khan's 2014 film 'PK', which had an opening weekend of USD 3.6 million over three days. Aamir’s 2016 blockbuster 'Dangal' held the extended opening weekend record with USD 4.1 million over its first five days, which 'Padmaavat' also beat".