Eros International’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan Grosses Over $25 million in China in First 10 Days of Release
March 12 2018 - 9:49AM
Business Wire
Ranked #5 Film in the China Box
Office
Eros International Plc (NYSE:EROS) (“Eros” or “the Company”), a
leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry,
today announced Producer Salman Khan Film’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan has
collected over $25 million within ten days of its release in China.
More than two years since it opened in India, Bajrangi Bhaijaan
released in China on March 2, 2018 and continues to enjoy a very
strong box office performance, earning $25.95 million since its
release.
Marking Indian super star Salman Khan’s first ever movie to
release in the China market, Eros released the film in association
with China’s E Stars Films Ltd and Salman Khan
Ventures. After breaking several records during its Eid release in
2015, Bajrangi Bhaijaan crosses another key threshold, with the
film taking a commanding start at the Chinese box office debuting
at number seven. The Kabir Khan-directed film trended extremely
well through its release, climbing to the number four box office
position on its first Monday. It closed the second weekend with
$25.95 million in collections, retaining the number five position
in the Chinese box office, despite new releases over the
weekend.
The Indian drama directed by Kabir Khan stars leading
Indian film actor Salman Khan as Bajrangi, an ardent
devotee of Hindu deity Hanuman, and his arduous journey to reunite
a six-year-old Pakistani girl lost in India with her
parents, back to her hometown in Pakistan.
Speaking on the film’s performance, Sunil Lulla, Managing
Director, Eros International Media Ltd said, “With the
success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and previous Indian releases, China
has emerged as a key market and a major box office earner for
Indian releases. We are delighted with the unstoppable run the film
is enjoying and how the Chinese audiences have embraced the
cross-border friendship story, its emotions, the direction and our
much-loved superstar Salman Khan.”
“We are extremely encouraged by the success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan
in China and very excited about our next to roll Indo-China
co-production, once again to be directed by Kabir Khan,” he
continued.
Recognizing the significant market opportunity in China,
Eros and director Kabir Khan had earlier announced coming
together for a travel drama, The Zookeeper (working
title) which will be shot in Hindi and Mandarin languages. An
A-list actor has been signed up for the project which shall be
announced shortly.
About Eros International Plc
Eros International Plc (NYSE:EROS) is a leading global company
in the Indian film entertainment industry that acquires,
co-produces and distributes Indian films across all available
formats such as cinema, television and digital new media. Eros
International Plc became the first Indian media company to list on
the New York Stock Exchange. Eros International has experience of
over three decades in establishing a global platform for Indian
cinema. The Company has an extensive and growing movie library
comprising of over 3,000 films, which include Hindi, Tamil, and
other regional language films. The company also owns the rapidly
growing OTT platform Eros Now. For further information please
visit: www.erosplc.com.
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Corporate and Strategy
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