"Don 2" Grosses 15.3 Crore on First Day

Monday, 26 December 2011, 22:29 IST
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New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan's 'Don 2 - The King is Back' has earned 15.3 crore on the opening day, which is the highest first day collection on a non-holiday. The film is a sequel to Farhan Akhtar's 2006 'Don', which was a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer of the same name. In overseas markets, 'Don-2..' broke the record for the highest single day gross for a Hindi film in Australia with estimated earnings of $82,000 Friday. The earlier record was Reliance Entertainment's 'Bodyguard' at $74,000. 'Don 2', also starring Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Kunal Kapoor and Lara Dutta earned $550,000 in North America, beating 'My Name is Khan' opening day gross of $445,000 'Don 2' released with 3,000 movie prints in the domestic market and a 3D release on another 550 screens.
Source: IANS