Ghajini is 8th biggest Bollywood hit of all time

Will be among top 3 soon

The last release of 2008, and arguably the most anticipated, Ghajini has brought smiles to the recession-ridden film industry. With a historic opening and a steady run, the film is now the eighth biggest hit of all times. What's more, the feat has been achieved in barely 12 days.

Ghajini has collected in seven days what 'Welcome' made during its ENTIRE run at the box office. And in ten days, the film made as much money as 'Singh is Kinng'.

The only films that are ahead of it in the list of Bollywood hits of all times are Gadar, Hum Apke Hai Kaun, DDLJ, Dhoom 2, Krrish, OSO and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (with a marginal lead).

Distributors in the Mumbai circuit collected whopping Rs 13 crore for Ghajini and Rs 8 crore for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. In centres like Orissa where a business of Rs 5-6 lakhs makes any movie a super hit in the circuit, Ghajini managed to gross Rs 25 lakhs in the first week itself.

The total gross collections as of now for Ghajini stands at Rs 140 crore. Most multiplex chains that registered between 90-100 per cent collections in the extended first weekend showed just a slight drop for the second weekend, having collections between 75-85 per cent.

Ghajini is now Aamir's biggest overseas hit. Lagaan, Rang De Basanti or Fanaa never created such euphoria in the overseas market as Ghajini. The film has managed gross a total of $ 6.5 million as of Sunday evening breaking records everywhere.

In North America it grossed $ 1.9 million, in the UK $ 0.7 million, and in the Middle East it made $ 1.5 million in the first week itself.

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