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Dangal is now the highest grossing non-US film in China

Dangal is now the highest grossing non-US film in China

The film's focus on feminism and tough love has resonated with audiences around the world
Updated 23 May, 2017

Dangal, a film about a father who trains his daughters to become world-class wrestlers, has broken a box-office record in China, where its focus on feminism and tough love has resonated with audiences.

Dangal has raked in 776 million yuan ($112 million) since it opened on May 5, official data showed on Monday. Box office monitoring site mtime.com says this makes it the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film in China. Universal’s The Fate of the Furious holds the box office record in China for any film, raking in 2.7 billion yuan in receipts since its debut on April 14.

Also read: Baahubali 2 becomes India’s highest-grossing film

The movie was released in India on Dec 23 last year and quickly became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, beating the 2014 science fiction film PK.

Dangal is believed to have made around $233 million in worldwide box-office sales, according to industry estimates. It made around 3.87 billion rupees ($60 million) in India alone, analysts say.

Gender discrimination and strict parenting are among the themes in the film. The issues appear to have struck an emotional response with Chinese audiences.


Published in Dawn, May 23rd, 2017

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India first May 23, 2017 10:13am
Great movie. Amir Khan is a true genius.
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M. IRFAN May 23, 2017 10:18am
Pakistanis should also release films in China. They will get first preference.
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DV May 23, 2017 10:19am
Gender discrimination is everywhere in world. See rules in gulf for Female are strict. Anyhow it is nice movie.
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zafar May 23, 2017 10:26am
Indian cultural influence and P2P contact are bringing Chinese & Indians the two most ancient & continuous civilizations of the world back together just like it was throughout history. China and India will once again be the largest economies in the world.
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a May 23, 2017 10:27am
people of 'Iron Brother' are watching the Indian Blockbuster..in a way helps in propagation of indian culture
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tomUHTO TAWMAYTO May 23, 2017 10:36am
India's soft-power in China.....you cannot deny that.
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Joe May 23, 2017 10:39am
It was just yesterday I read here that Bollywood can't produce a good movie without coping a Hollywood movie. Word was COPYCAT.
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NOBODY May 23, 2017 10:40am
Indian cinema has conquered the last frontier too!!
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Gaurav May 23, 2017 10:43am
Thats power of bollywood
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Gaurav May 23, 2017 10:43am
Its called soft power
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dipak singham May 23, 2017 10:55am
Amazing movies amazing response... Art has no boundary it's proved once again...
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V Gupta May 23, 2017 11:07am
Great but highlights the many mountains that Bollywood still has to climb in China. As of today Dangal is no 45 in Chinese collections when all films (China/ Hong Kong + US + All Others) are considered.
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vaibhav May 23, 2017 11:08am
so proud of aamir khan although my favourite is SRK..
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PKP @ iNDIA May 23, 2017 11:15am
Next is BAHUBALI 1 & 2 coming to CHINA...get ready for that.
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mandy May 23, 2017 11:19am
Dangal is also India's biggest movie in terms of box office collection ofcourse after Bahubali-2.
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B.V.SHENOY May 23, 2017 11:20am
Dangal is one of the most beautiful films on gender equality and woman power. Aamir Khan has given the most powerful performance of his career and the two girls who acted as his daughters are a treat to watch.
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Indian May 23, 2017 11:26am
wow loving it well done Indian Film Industry first Bahubali and Now Dangal Doing great
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prafulla May 23, 2017 11:27am
Congratulation to one of the greatest actor of the century Amir Khan, his dream become reality.
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ripan May 23, 2017 11:29am
Seems as if India has found a new market to sell their movies
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Zayne May 23, 2017 11:32am
Would love to read comments from the readers who shared extreme pleasure at Sly Stallones recent half tweet.
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Pune-India May 23, 2017 11:43am
$ 233 millions is a life time Earning of Dangal...BB2's current Earning is 1500 crore INR+500 crore INR satellites and TV rights. Total 2000 crore INR ($ 307 millions) and still Earning....
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Neighbour May 23, 2017 11:52am
That moment when Indian movies does business worth billions in china, yet a transport road is the biggest thing to have happened for some people.
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ravi May 23, 2017 11:58am
Even Chinese are also crazy about Bollywood Movies. Amir Khan has become most followed person on social site in China
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Vishal May 23, 2017 12:09pm
A day will come Indian film industry will capture whole world market
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Vishal May 23, 2017 12:10pm
Congrats aamir
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lafanga May 23, 2017 12:57pm
It is a boring movie.
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Abdul Awaal May 23, 2017 12:58pm
Pakistan should send "Jaawani phir nahi ani"
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Riya May 23, 2017 01:09pm
Congrats Bollywood :)
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SK May 23, 2017 01:22pm
Waiting for his next ...Zaira Wasim will play lead role ....!!
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Jayw May 23, 2017 01:39pm
@Joe What about Lollywood. Does it exist? Pointing fingers at others is very easy.
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Ashwin May 23, 2017 02:03pm
@ripan yes that's right. Actually China and Japan are more similar to us than US and European countries.
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Ashwin May 23, 2017 02:07pm
@lafanga Had did you watch it ? The movie hasn't released in Pakistan !
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vishrut May 23, 2017 02:10pm
What is Lollywood?
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vishrut May 23, 2017 02:14pm
Tubelight having lead actress Zhu Zhu is also going to release in China. It's about India and China Brotherhood.Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai.
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sach May 23, 2017 02:16pm
@lafanga Yes you did say that about Bahubali, Three idiots, Tare Zamein par and now Dangal. Amazing sense of review.
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Ajay ade May 23, 2017 02:25pm
Indian culture goes to China and Chinese comes to Pakistan, and Pakistan proud of that
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Inqelab May 23, 2017 02:43pm
@lafanga So you can imagine quality of chinese audience..
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bimal william May 23, 2017 03:19pm
You Chinese have toys and other domestic items for Indian and we have Bollywood for you. It is very professional and transparent way to do business. One day our Indian food will be a household name like Chinese dishes in India. The next Indian film which is going to be screened is Bahubali 2. Let us see the response of this film. I congratulate Indian film industry professionals for finding such a huge market for Indian film. It will open a new chapter of cultural friendship and also on the economic front.
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LILLY May 23, 2017 03:21pm
@M. IRFAN Don't blame you. All through Pakistanis lives, they have lived at the mercy of bigger powers. So why not give you the first preference when there are bigger powers around you.
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Ajaz May 23, 2017 03:26pm
After CPEC only pakistani movies will be world over. And hollywood actors will line up for lollywood.
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point of view May 23, 2017 03:44pm
That too in country of iron brothers. My Pakistani friends must be angry on this.
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point of view May 23, 2017 03:49pm
Bahubali 2 is approaching 2000 crore business.
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gulab May 23, 2017 03:54pm
@lafanga So you did watched it
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anuj May 23, 2017 04:04pm
@Inqelab ROFL! well said.
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Babar May 23, 2017 04:17pm
Amazing why doesn't Pakistan releases Pak movies in China. Surely Pak movies will be a big hit as they are our best friends.
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skumar May 23, 2017 05:11pm
Dangal is good movie and the story line and theme - is very common and easily understandable and connects well with chinese culture . I have interacted with chinese friends and noticed that they very closely follow amir khan's films since tare zamin par , 3 idiots.pk .
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MG May 23, 2017 05:15pm
Vry good and this is not by luck. Merit wins
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Shakeel May 23, 2017 07:02pm
Nice amir Khan is my fav try hero
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TbH May 23, 2017 09:47pm
@M. IRFAN first they should be released in Pakistan
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Aranya May 23, 2017 11:59pm
@V Gupta it may always be hard for an Indian movie to be o top of charts due to language barriers. After all how many Chinese movies have you seen in India anyway
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T_Sidd May 24, 2017 05:19am
Babra Sharif's film "Maira Naam Hai Mohabbat" was a hit in China 4 decades ago.
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T_Sidd May 24, 2017 05:19am
@M. IRFAN Babra Sharif's film "Maira Naam Hai Mohabbat" was a hit in China 4 decades ago.
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ROshan May 24, 2017 07:57am
@M. IRFAN You are joking right ?
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Aadi May 24, 2017 11:43am
@M. IRFAN : ROFL... wait what !! Pakistani Film in China hahahahahahahaha
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sahid_kashmiri May 24, 2017 01:16pm
We are eagerly waiting for release of "Babu Ali -2"
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SM May 25, 2017 08:53am
If China is appreciating this film there must be something good . why is Pakistan not releasing this film??
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Ashish May 27, 2017 10:26pm
@M. IRFAN Lol!
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