US BO : Sanju overshadows Padmavaat with sensational run

Bollywood tent pole film Sanju, a film which is touted as a biopic on Sanjay Dutt, starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role has stormed the worldwide box office after its release last Friday. While domestic revenues are top notch, the overseas collections are sensational in all areas.

After embarking on a terrific start with a $ 790K haul on Friday, there is no stopping the Raj Kumar Hirani directional as it ended the weekend on a high note with Saturday’s $ 1.01 M and $ 910K on Sunday.

Extending its sensational run, Sanju has overshadowed the collections of some of recent Bollywood biggies like Padmavaat on first Monday and Tuesday. As per the trade reports, Sanju notched up $ 463K and $ 610K on Monday and Tuesday and beat Padmavaat by a large margin which collected $ 371K and $ 526K on the same days.

Tollywood’s buddy comedy Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi directed by Pelli Choopulu fame Tharun Bhascker, which had a moderate first weekend, managed to surpass the $ 425K by the end of first Tuesday.