Jawan: Shah Rukh Khan’s action thriller off to a rousing start at box office

Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan’s eagerly anticipated action thriller, has finally arrived in theaters and is off to a rousing start at the box office. Jawan is expected to break box office records and establish new benchmarks for Bollywood openers, according to early predictions.

Jawan sets new standards for Bollywood movies

Yesterday saw the release of Jawan, the much anticipated Shah Rukh Khan film. Expectations for the movie, which was directed by Atlee and also stars SRK, Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupathi, have never been higher. Trade projections made in the months before the movie’s debut stated that its box office performance would set new standards. Living up to the same, Jawan, which had a strong run of reservations, launched with a bang. Jawan has been causing chaos in international markets as well.

Shah Rukh Khan praised by Anand Mahindra

Businessman Anand Mahindra also could not resist posting about Jawan.

Mahindra’s tweet about Shah Rukh Khan

“All countries guard their natural mineral resources and mine them and usually export them to earn forex. Maybe it’s time to declare @iamsrk a natural resource…” he tweeted.

Shah Rukh Khan’s event at Burj Khalifa

Mahindra shared a video of Shah Rukh Khan and fans during a Jawan’ trailer launch event at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

Jawan opens up its collection in international markets

The first day of the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s movie “Jawan” was a stunning success at the box office, both in India and abroad. In Australia and New Zealand, the movie ranked first, and in Germany, it came in third. In terms of domestic box office, “Jawan” broke the previous record for Bollywood movies’ best debut.

Success in international markets

In reality, the Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster was able to make its premiere at number one in the offshore markets of Australia and New Zealand. Jawan managed to dominate the weekend box office rankings in both Australia and New Zealand, taking in A$ 398,030 (about Rs. 2.11 crore) and an additional NZ$ 79,805 (around Rs. As if that weren’t enough, Jawan managed to earn €146,014 (about Rs. 1.30 crore) in Germany, moving up to third place on the weekend box office list. Aside from these places, Jawan has been doing exceptionally well. In the UK, the movie made £ 208,061 [Rs. 2.16 cr.] with more places still to be added.

Strong start in USA – Canada

Similarly, in the overseas market of USA – Canada the film has opened to a flying start with updated collections yet to come in.

Opening day collections

Jawan has earned ₹65 crore net in Hindi, ₹5 crore net in Tamil, and ₹5 crore net in Telugu on its opening day. It had an overall occupancy Hindi occupancy of 58.67 per cent on Thursday, September 7.

(With inputs from agencies)