Dhoom 3 Enters Chinese Top 10

Bollywood super hit ‘Dhoom 3′, which reportedly opened on 2,000 screens in 400 Chinese cities, has entered the Chinese top ten chart. After storming the Turkish box office and becoming the only Indian film to get to the Turkish Top 10, ‘Dhoom 3′, Yash Raj Films (YRF) offering, has now entered the Chinese Top 10 Charts at number 9, said a statement from the film’s production house.

Released 25th July, ‘Dhoom:3′, which became the first Indian film to get widest release ever in China, came in with an impressive $1.35 million for the three-day weekend, beating the local Chinese romance “No Zuo No Die”.

With weekend admissions at 267,000, ‘Dhoom:3′ takes a flying start and is on target to become the biggest Indian film in China. Starring Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, the is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, who co-scripted with producer and YRF boss Aditya Chopra.

The third instalment of the Dhoom series, Dhoom 3 features Aamir Khan as the antagonist paired opposite Katrina Kaif. Actors Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra reprise their roles as Jai Dixit and Ali Akbar, respectively, as in the previous movies of the franchise. Made on a budget of 1.25 billion rupees, the most expensive Bollywood film of all time, the movie was released on 20 December 2013, marking itself as the first Bollywood movie to be released in the IMAX motion picture film format with Dolby Atmos surround sound. The film broke several records on its opening days in India and abroad. Box Office India declared ‘Dhoom 3′ the biggest hit of 2013 after two days of release. The film went on to gross $66 million worldwide in just ten days, surpassing ‘Chennai Express’ to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time domestically and worldwide.