Box office: Salman Khan’s 'Ek Tha Tiger' makes Rs. 210 crore and still counting!

The past two weeks have seen quite a number of box office records smashed, thanks to the runaway hit of the season: Salman Khan’s unstoppable box office rage Ek Tha Tiger. 

The good news is that after its second weekend, the Kabir Khan-directed film has raked in Rs. 210 crore from both domestic market and abroad. The domestic collection of Ek Tha Tiger stands at Rs. 175 crore net approximately. 

However, ETT is still not the highest earning film in India, the record for which is held by 3 Idiots (Rs. 202 crore nett). But going by ETT’s unabated run at box office, there is every chance that the film will cross the lifetime collection of 3 Idiots to become the biggest grosser in the history of Indian cinema. 

The success of EK Tha Tiger has already shot Salman Khan’s market value up by a few crores. It was even rumoured that the Bollywood producer Ramesh Taurani offered the superstar Rs. 100 crore to feature in his production. Subhash Ghai, who’s announced his decision to make a film with Salman, says he would happily shell out Rs. 100 crore to Salman if the superstar demands it. 

Meanwhile, the last Friday’s release Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi has mostly gone unnoticed in the Tiger storm that’s raging on. The film, starring Farah Khan and Boman Irani could only muster Rs. 6 crore approx. in its opening weekend. 

The coming Friday would see the release of Joker, starring Akshay Kumar,Sonakshi Sinha, Minissha Lamba and Shreyas Talpade.

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Salman Khan offered Rs. 100 crore for a film?

This Tiger is certainly burning bright. Salman Khan is riding high over a slew of blockbusters, and the credit goes to no one else but him. He is undeniably at the peak of his career, and every producer is vying to have him in his film. The latest rumour to grip the tinsel ville is that the actor is offered Rs 100 crore to sign a film with Ramesh Taurani of Tips. 

OMG! 100 crore? That’s way past the budget of many films made in Bollywood. Though incredulous, the grapevine suggests that such a hefty paycheck has been offered to Salman! The actor, who demands a share in the film’s profit, has many other producers visiting him with their prospective films. 

A source tells a tabloid that as expected Ek Tha Tiger is doing an incredible business at the BO and many filmmakers are seen outside Salman’s residence to make a film with him. “A couple of days back, he (Taurani) met Salman and offered him Rs 100 crore for a film. Taurani is aware that the actor’s last three films have done business near to Rs 150 crore net and that’s why he is ready to take the gamble,” the source is quoted as saying. 

However, Taurani denies having made the exorbitant offer. Though he has signed the actor for the film, which will be on the floors in 2013, Taurani insists that the amount reported is not right. May be the producer wants to be discreet, but one thing is certain: if Sallu is on board, there is every chance of the film being a superhit, and everyone, from big producers to small-time filmmakers, is aware of it. 

Check out the list of people, who are waiting for Salman Khan’s nod: Vijay Galani, UTV-Disney, Studio 18, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sooraj Bharjatya, Rajkumar Santoshi, Subhash Ghai and Yash Chopra. Apart from these filmmakers,Farhan Akhtar, Farah Khan and Karan Johar have also expressed their desire to work with Salman.

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Will 'Ek Tha Tiger' surpass '3 Idiots' at box office!

Having become the fastest film in Bollywood history to reach the 100 crore mark at box office, the Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer Ek Tha Tiger is now eyeing a bigger record: that of the top lifetime net grosser of all time. 

It’s still early days to jump to conclusion, since a film’s lifetime business can only be ascertained after it has exhausted its run at theatres, but going by the estimates that are being drawn up, Ek Tha Tiger does look like a contender to venture closer to Aamir Khan’s all-time blockbuster 3 Idiots. 

In case you don’t know, 3 Idiots sits pretty on top of the list of all-time net grossers of Bollywood with a lifetime business of Rs. 202.57 crore. It’s a daunting number and no Bollywood film has ventured close to it. Presently, Salman Khan’s Bodyguard is second on the list with the lifetime nett collection of 140.95 crore. 

Ek Tha Tiger is sure to cross the Bodyguard record but the jury is still out on whether it will scrape past the 3 Idiots lifetime collection. 

A few months back, at a function felicitation Sachin Tendulkar on his 100th ton, Salman Khan had joked about how he (Salman) has been trying to break Aamir Khan’s record (of 3 Idiots) but only in vain. Well, now Salman’s wish may be granted. But it’s still too early to call.

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