Shah Rukh Khan has always enjoyed a massive fan following across the seas, in fact the actor’s previous film bear witness to this fact with the immense collections they have managed to rake in. Now, unlike the conventional release pattern that sees Bollywood films releasing a day earlier in the overseas markets, the Rahul Dholakia directed film Raees starring Shah Rukh Khan sees a simultaneous release in both the overseas and domestic markets.
In this box office analysis we take a look at the overseas collections of Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees, keeping in mind that the film faces competition from the Sanjay Gupta directed Hrithik Roshan starrer Kaabil that also hits screens today.
In this box office report we take a look at the overseas collections of Raees on Day 1 (Wednesday).
Australia box office
137,467 USD [Rs. 93.40 lacs] from 28 screens
New Zealand box office
16,069 USD [Rs. 10.93 lacs] from 11 screens
U.K. box office
155,903 USD [Rs. 1.06 cr.] from 86 screens
U.S.A box office
274,603 USD [Rs. 1.87 cr.] from 223 screens
Canada box office
73,372 USD [Rs. 49.95 lacs] from 24 screens