Aamir Khan’s PK a big hit in China. Rakes in $7.03mn post its release in the country

Narendra Modi isn’t the only Indian in recent times, Chinese went gaga over. If media reports are to be believed, Aamir Khan’s PK has earned a revenue of whopping $7.03 million.

PK, which released last Friday at the Chinese theatres, was liked by the audience in China.


Amrita Pandey of UTV Motion Pictures, which co-produced the film along with Aamir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani, told news agency IANS, "We are thrilled with the audience response in China. Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra travelled across China with our marketing team promoting the film and culminated this with a grand premiere in Shanghai for the film."

Aamir Khan's PK, which became the best performing Indian film abroad of all time has now crossed the Rs 200 crore milestone overseas.

"It was such a warm reception for them in China and now the movie has become a talking point and opened to such phenomenal collections! This is a really proud moment for us, and we are happy to have made this impact in a new market," she added.

When it was released in India and other countries in December last year, PK shattered records not just at home but also in Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan where it is the highest earning Indian film now. It is the highest grossing foreign language movie in North America of 2014, claims IANS report.

The Chinese dubbed PK has opened in 4,600 screens across the country. This is the first time an Indian film has received such widest releases overseas.

Aamir Khan, director Rajkumar Hirani and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had recently visited China to promote the film, which premiered in Shanghai on May 13.

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