Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan ranks 7th highest overseas opening weekend grosser

The Shah Rukh Khan starrer Fan that released last Friday to mixed response did decent business in the domestic markets. However, the film has managed to record above average figures

in the overseas domain. In fact Fan has recorded USD 6.01 mil in its opening weekend.

In this box office report, we take a look at the overseas opening weekend collections of Fan while comparing them to previously released films in the same territories. Surprisingly, despite

featuring one of the biggest names in the industry coupled with immense hype surrounding the film, Fan ranks as the seventh highest overseas opening weekend grosser.

The films that precede Fan are Dhoom 3 that collected USD 10.2 mil, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that collected USD 8.9 mil, Dilwale that collected USD 8.5 mil, Bajrangi

Bhaijaan that collected USD 8.1 mil, Happy New Year that collected USD 8 mil and PK that collected USD 7.9 mil. Interestingly, from the mentioned films, the last 4 releases have

either touched or managed to cross the Rs. 50 crores gross mark in their opening weekend.

Rank	Movie Name	Total collections (in mil. USD)
1	Dhoom 3 ( 5 day weekend)	10.2
2	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	8.9
3	Dilwale	8.5
4	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	8.1
5	Happy New Year	8
6	P.K.	7.9
7	Fan.	6.01