Highest opening for a Hindi film in UK in 2022
Highest opening gross for a Hindi film in the United Kingdom in 2022 is Aamir Khan Starrer Laal Singh Chaddha with an estimation of £90,000. Even though the film didn’t perform well in the Indian cinemas because of the boycott trends running against it on social media by some sections, it is breaking records in the foreign countries like UK.
While Laal Singh Chaddha is to be rated at top for making a grand opening in the UK cinemas, here is the list of some other movies as well, which did great in UK in 2022:
#LaalSinghChaddha – £90,000
#GangubaiKathiawadi – £54,000
#JugJuggJeeyo – £47,000
#EkVillainReturns – £40,000
#BhoolBhulaiyaa2 – £37,000
Highest opening for an Indian film in UK in 2022
#Beast, a Tamil film starring South-Superstar Vijay, released in April, holds the record for the highest Day 1 gross for an Indian film in the UK this year with £322,545 from 145 previews. #RRRMovie is second with £238,000 and #KGFChapter2 is third with £198,032 across 139 locations.
All time highest opener Indian Film in UK
Salman Khan Starrer #Sultan, released in 2016collected £445,000 from over 100 previews in the United Kingdom. The film is considered to be one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever, and is till date all time highest opener in the UK.
It is a Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, the film stars Salman Khan as the title character opposite AnushkaSharma. The film focuses on Sultan Ali Khan, a fictional pehlwani wrestler and former world wrestling champion from Haryana whose successful career has created a rift in his personal life.
