Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ collects Rs 172.82 crore in eight days

After witnessing a smashing start at the box office by minting in Rs. 40.35 cr on the first day of its release just a day after Diwali, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has been strong on the business front until now.

The movie crossed the Rs. 150 cr mark in mere five days of its release and shattering all records set by the previous Salman Khan films.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh took to twitter to share the day-wise collections of the Hindi version.

#PremRatanDhanPayo Mon 13.62 cr, Tue 12.04 cr, Wed 10.02 cr, Thu 7.37 cr. Total: ₹ 172.82 cr. Hindi version. India biz. EXCELLENT!

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 20, 2015

The movie’s collections till Wednesday (November 18) were Rs 165.45 crore.

#PremRatanDhanPayo Thu 40.35 cr, Fri 31.05 cr, Sat 30.07 cr, Sun 28.30 cr, Mon 13.62 cr, Tue 12.04 cr, Wed 10.02 cr. Total: ₹ 165.45 cr.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) November 19, 2015

Salman Khan, who is busy hosting the reality based television show ‘Bigg Boss 9’, plays a theatre artist in ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, who falls in love with Princess Maithili (Sonam Kapoor). Apart from the lead actors, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Swara Bhaskar and Anupam Kher are also seen in pivotal roles.

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With no Bollywood releases this week, there might be a surge in the box office numbers of the film this weekend as well.

Directed by Sooraj Barjatya, the film released on November 12.