According to reports Salman Khan’s big Eid release Bajrangi Bhaijaan earned Rs 2 crore over the first weekend in Pakistan. Now, this may sound to be a negligible amount when compared to Indian weekend box-office collections, but Rs 2 crore is huge by Pakistani standards. And it sure looks like Shah Rukh Khan is the more popular star across the border because despite a record number of 80 screens, Bajrangi Bhaijaan could not overtake the opening weekend of SRK’s Happy New Year.
However, Bajrangi Bhaijaan did fare better than the popular Pakistani Eid releases. Take a look at the biggest recent Bollywood and Pakistani box-office earners across the border:
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