The highly anticipated movie Laal Singh Chaddha, helmed by Advait Chandan and starring Aamir Khan, hit theaters on 11th August. Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan, directed by Aanand L Rai, also premiered on the same day. Along with Bhumi Pednekar, the film boasts an impressive ensemble cast and was released on the festive occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Laal Singh Chaddha proved to be a hit in the international markets of USA, Canada and UK as it showed a rise in its business on the 2nd and 3rd day when compared to its 1st day performance.
In this examination of box office collections, we review the performances of Raksha Bandhan and Laal Singh Chaddha abroad on the opening three days.
Laal Singh Chaddha
Australia box office
Day 1 – 75,455 USD [Rs. 60.07 lacs] from 120 screens
Day 2 – 126,936 USD [Rs. 1.01 cr.] from 124 screens
Day 3 – 179,325 USD [Rs. 1.42 crores] from 119 screens
New Zealand box office
Day 1 – 9,006 USD [Rs. 7.17 lacs] from 37 screens
Day 2 – 21,647 USD [Rs. 17.23 lacs] from 42 screens
Day 3 – 33,911 USD [Rs. 27 lacs] from 44 screens
U.K box office
Day 1 – 105,421 USD [Rs. 84.05 lacs] from 319 screens
Day 2 – 114,253 USD [Rs. 90.97 lacs] from 324 screens
Day 3 – 145,456 USD [Rs. 1.15 cr.] from 328 screens
U.S.A box office
Day 1 – 197,534 USD [Rs. 1.57 cr.] from 421 screens
Day 2 – 258,197 USD [Rs. 2.05 cr.] from 442 screens
Day 3 – 314,125 USD [Rs. 2.15 cr.] from 448 screens
Canada box office
Day 1 – 110,133 USD [Rs. 87.80 lacs] from 49 screens
Day 2 – 170,662 USD [Rs. 1.35 cr.] from 62 screens
Day 3 – 257,413 USD [Rs. 2.04 cr.] from 62 screens
Raksha Bandhan
Australia box office
Day 1 – 7,373 USD [Rs. 5.87 lacs] from 43 screens
Day 2 – 14,077 USD [Rs. 11.20 lacs] from 47 screens
Day 3 – 18,606 USD [Rs. 14.81 lacs] from 51 screens
New Zealand box office
Day 1 – 3,284 USD [Rs. 2.61 lacs] from 22 screens
Day 2 – 8,164 USD [Rs. 6.50 lacs] from 29 screens
Day 3 – 11,748 USD [Rs. 9.35 lacs] from 27 screens
U.K box office
Day 1 – 19,865 USD [Rs. 15.83 lacs] from 104 screens
Day 2 – 20,660 USD [Rs. 16.45 lacs] from 101 screens
Day 3 – 23,491 USD [Rs. 18.70 lacs] from 101 screens
U.S.A box office
Day 1 – 33,029 USD [Rs. 26.33 lacs] from 206 screens
Day 2 – 49,068 USD [Rs. 39.07 lacs] from 277 screens
Day 3 – 59,369 USD [Rs. 47.27 lacs] from 281 screens
Canada box office
Day 1 – 14,943 USD [Rs. 11.91 lacs] from 37 screens
Day 2 – 15,756 USD [Rs. 12.54 lacs] from 40 screens
Day 3 – 19,582 USD [Rs. 15.59 lacs] from 40 screens