The Sanjay Leela Bansali directorial Padmaavat that featured Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles released a while back. Despite the protests against the film in India, Padmaavat released without much hindrance in the overseas markets. In fact, the film has been doing stellar business in most territories, emerging as one of the highest overseas grossers. In the Australian market, Padmaavat has now managed to surpass previous releases like Dangal and Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion to become the highest grossing Indian film.
Collecting a staggering AUD 2.672 million [Rs. 13.58 cr] Padmaavat has out beaten the collections of Aamir Khan’s Dangal that had collected AUD 2.623 million [Rs. 13.33 cr] and SS Rajamoiuli’s Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion that had collected AUD 2.407 million [Rs. 12.24 cr] to become the All Time highest Indian grosser at the Australian box office. Apart from these film the business of Padmaavat that still continues to run in theatres has also surpass other releases like PK that collected AUD 2.108 million [Rs. 10.72 cr], Dhoom 3 that collected AUD 1.752 million [Rs. 8.91 cr], Bajrangi Bhaijaan that collected AUD 1.700 million [Rs. 8.64 cr] and Tiger Zinda Hai that had collected AUD 1.600 million [Rs. 8.13 cr].
If that wasn’t enough, given the fact that Padmaavat continues to run in both the domestic and international markets, the total collections of the film at the Australian box office are expected to be much higher.
Movie Name – Australian box office collections
Padmaavat – AUD 2.672 million [Rs. 13.58 cr]
Dangal – AUD 2.623 million [Rs. 13.33 cr]
Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion – AUD 2.407 million [Rs. 12.24 cr]
PK – AUD 2.108 million [Rs. 10.72 cr]
Dhoom 3 – AUD 1.752 million [Rs. 8.91 cr]
Bajrangi Bhaijaan – AUD 1.700 million [Rs. 8.64 cr]
Tiger Zinda Hai – AUD 1.600 million [Rs. 8.13 cr]