Padmaavat crosses the Rs 400 crore mark worldwide; overtakes Bajirao Mastani, 3 Idiots at the box office

Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in a scene from Padmaavat 

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat continues to maintain a strong hold on the box office, breaking previous records. The Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor starrer released in around 4000 screens after facing the ire of opposition from various fringe groups and religious outfits. The magnum opus, outlining the courageous tale of the Queen of Chittorgarh, Rani Padmavati, found itself at the receiving end of applauds for its grandeur, extravagant cinematography and a stellar show by the ensemble cast. While the film remains rock steady at the domestic ticket counters with Rs 219.5 crore in its kitty, worldwide collections seem to have crossed the Rs 400 crore mark already. Also read: Padmaavat BO collection Day 12: Deepika starrer sees a strong hold on its second Monday; earns Rs 219.50 crore

According to a report by BollywoodHungama, the Bhansali directorial has collected Rs 402.94  crore at the worldwide box-office thereby becoming the ninth highest grosser of all time. Notably, Padmaavat is the only film on the list to star not a single Khan. 

The epic period drama has had terrific figures raking in at the foreign box office too including Australia, United States of America, Canada while Maharashtra and South India are the strong areas of performance in India. Padmaavat released in Tamil and Telugu as well, besides in Hindi, which brought in more moolah for the makers. Check out:  Ranveer Singh on working with Rohit Shetty: Wanted to do a masala entertainer for long time

Bhansali's labour of love has elbowed aside his previous outing Bajirao Mastani, Shah Rukh Khan's and Dilwale and even Salman Khan's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo to grab the ninth spot in the list of the highest-grossing films. While Dangal sits on the top with Rs 2026.65  crore, as reported by BollywoodHungama,  PK, Secret Superstar, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai,  Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express precede Padmaavat in the worldwide rankings. 

A look at the top worldwide highest grossing movies and their collections

*Figures have been taken from Bollywood Hungama
 

Padmaavat, released on January 25, stars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as her husband Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji.