Bollywood superstar Aamir Khans sports drama “Dangal”, which created records upon its release in India and China, has received a good response in Hong Kong and collected $702,000 in its opening weekend there.
Winning hearts across the word:
- The Nitesh Tiwari directorial released on August 24 in Hong Kong.
- The film collected $85,000 on its opening day and witnessed hike over the weekend by collecting
- $109,000 on Friday, $215,000 on Saturday and $215,000 on Sunday,
- thus taking its cumulative total to $702,000 (including paid previews).
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- “It’s overwhelming that even today nine months after its release in India, the film dominates the box office
- wherever it goes including in new and relatively uncharted waters like in mainstream Hong Kong this weekend.
- It reinstates our belief that a good story, if made well can connect everywhere,”
- Amrita Pandey, Vice President, Studios, Disney India, said in a statement.
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- who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to be world-class wrestlers,
- also features Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Zaira Wasim.
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