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Aamir Khan's 'Dangal' Sets New All-Time Record In Hong Kong

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More than nine months after it first began its staggering global box office campaign in India, the family wrestling drama Dangal is still going strong overseas.

After enjoying exceptional theatrical runs in India, China, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan and other countries, Dangal arrived in late August in China's Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. It started its run by notching superb results of more than $1 million (HK$7.8 million; INR 6.4 crore) in its first six days, and the picture continued to glide along on strong word-of-mouth.  As of this past weekend Dangal surpassed the long-standing record held by another Aamir Khan film, 3 Idiots, which earned $3 million in Hong Kong box office collections in 2013, to become the highest-grossing Indian film in Hong Kong history.

When it opened last year, the Aamir Khan-starring crowd pleaser became one of the highest-grossing films in India’s box office history. It went on to become the third-highest-grossing Indian film in the United States. When it arrived in the People’s Republic of China last spring it earned more  there than it did in India and the U.S. combined, a colossal $200 million, making it the highest earning non-Hollywood film ever in that territory.

As of Monday, Dangal’s total in the southern Chinese city-state, reached $3.15 million (HK$ 24.57 million; INR 20.42 cr.).

Written and directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan Productions together with Walt Disney Pictures and UTV Motion Pictures, Dangal tells the true story of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former amateur wrestler who, having been denied the chance to become an international champion, trains his daughters in wrestling to vicariously fulfill his dream. His daughter Geeta goes on to win India's first ever gold medal in wrestling in the Commonwealth Games.

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