‘Dangal’ or ‘Sultan’? 2016’s Ten Biggest Weekend Box Office Hits

Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal’s weekend box office earnings crossed Rs 100 crore in the first three days of its release.

Dangal and Sultan were neck-and-neck in terms of the earnings made over the opening weekend. (Photo: Harsh Sahani/The Quint)

Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal has left the box office cash counters ringing within three days of its release. The film earned a massive Rs 106.95 crore in its opening weekend – the highest for any Bollywood film in 2016. The figure includes the film’s Tamil and Telugu versions.

This takes the film ahead of Salman Khan-starrer Sultan, which grossed Rs 105.52 crore in its first weekend. Sultan, however, released on a Wednesday on the occasion of Eid, and the earning was made on the first three days of its release.

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Here are Bollywood’s top 10 biggest grossers at the box office in their opening weekends. (Photo: Harsh Sahani/The Quint)