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Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan made its Rs 500 crore yesterday and will cross the earnings of the Hindi version of Baahubali: The Conclusion today, reported trade analyst Taran Adarsh. This will make it Bollywood's third highest earning film. Jawan just completed is third weekend in theatres and fetched Bollywood's fastest 500 crore on Day 18. Sunday's ticket sales added up to Rs 13.90 crore taking Jawan's box office total to over Rs 505 crore. Jawan released on September 7, which was Janmashtami, and has been breaking records ever since, many of them set by Shah Rukh Khan's previous release Pathaan.
Jawan will next challenge Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 and Pathaan in box office ranking.
"Jawan is on the verge of crossing Baahubali 2 Hindi (third highest grossing film) today. Packs a solid punch in Weekend 3. Next target: Gadar 2 and of course, Pathaan. (Week 3) Friday 7.10 cr, Saturday 11.50 cr, Sunday 13.90 cr. Total: Rs 505.94 cr. Hindi. India biz," posted Taran Adarsh.
Mr Adarsh also broke down Jawan's week-wise earnings:
Yesterday, Taran Adarsh posted about Jawan setting a new record for Bollywood's quickest Rs 500 crore, beating Gadar 2 and Pathaan's time by several days. The Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara film has left behind Sunny Deol's Gadar 2, which achieved the feat in 28 days. Through an Instagram post, Taran Adarsh informed, “New record alert… ‘Jawan' is the fastest to enter ₹ 500 crore club…Jawan: Day 18 [today; Sunday], Gadar 2: Day 24, Pathaan: Day28, Baahubali 2 Hindi: Day 34. India business Nett BOC. Hindi version only.”
In a separate post, Taran Adarsh talked about the weekend box office collection of Jawan. He wrote, “500 not out… Jawan will cruise past ₹ 500 crore mark today [third Sunday]…SRK's second film to cross ₹ 500 crore in 2023, after Pathaan. Third Hindi film to cross ₹ 500 crore in 2023, after Pathaan and Gadar 2. [Week 3] Fri 7.10 crore, Saturday 11.50 crore. Total: ₹ 492.04 crore. Hindi. India business. Box office Note: Nett BOC. Jawan [Tamil + Telugu; Week 3] Friday 51 lacs, Saturday 75 lacs. Total: ₹ 56.21 crore. Box office.”
Jawan was released on September 7. Vijay Sethupathi essays the role of an antagonist in the film. Sanjay Dutt and Deepika Padukone are also part of the film.
Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki. The film will hit the theatres in December.