Dhoom 3 continue to rule with plus-Rs 500 crore in box office collections

   Dhoom 3 box office collections continue to rule the charts for the third consecutive weeks. Last week, the Aamir Khan-starrer rewrote Bollywood history with its gross box office collections touching never heard of numbers with figures released by Yash Raj Film showing a plus-Rs 500 crore worldwide figure, a first for an Indian film.
The blockbuster raked in Rs 500 crore by making Rs 351.29 crore in India and Rs 150.06 crore abroad, according to the production house.
Dhoom 3, has also broken multiple box office collections records in India as well as overseas and continues to do so.
Dhoom 3's overseas collections has gone up to nearly Rs 160 crore this week. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted “#Dhoom3 3-week Overseas total: $ 25.78 million [₹ 159.74 cr].”
According to Adarsh, Dhoom 3 has collected Rs 277.73 crore in domestic box office collections till Thursday (Jan 9).
According to according to distributor Sunny Khanna, “The film is going strong in its third weekend too. The Hindi version earned Rs 3.03 crore on Friday, Rs 3.89 crore on Saturday, and Rs 5.57 crore on Sunday. Whereas the Tamil and Telugu version earned Rs 11 lakh on Friday, Rs 13 lakh on Saturday and Rs 18 lakh on Sunday.
If new releases falter in the next week, then Dhoom 3 will create a new benchmark at the box office and may even earn Rs 290-300 crore in net domestic box office collections alone, he added.
Dhoom3, which has already collected more than Rs 270 crore in record time – and still running successfully in the theatres – has been the highest grosser of 2013.
During the year gone by Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express had managed to break the record of 3 Idiots by collecting Rs 227.13 crore. But Krrish 3 pushed the envelope further in following few weeks and made newer box office record by collecting Rs. 244.92 crore.
In the first weekend in India, 'Dhoom 3', has collected Rs 189 crore approx, from Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions (Rs 19 crore from regional sectors). Taking into account the Hindi version, it managed to garner around Rs 170
e film directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya was released in 750 screens abroad on 20 December. The film smashed several records at both Indian and overseas markets.

The US-Canada and UAE-GCC circuits mostly contributed to the film's earnings. In other circuits including Australia and New Zealand, the film crossed the lifetime collection of "3 Idiots".
Aamir Khan's "3 Idiots" managed to be on top for more than three years. While India's record of "3 Idiots" was initially broken by "Chennai Express" in 2013, the overseas record was broken by "Dhoom 3".
Take a look at the list of top 10 grosser films in international market:

Rank	Movie	Year	Collection in USD
1.	Dhoom 3	2013	$26,350,000
2.	3 Idiots	2009	$25,000,000
3.	My Name Is Khan	2010	$23,000,000
4.	Chennai Express	2013	$20, 000,000
5.	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	2012	$13,540,000
6.	Don 2	2011	$11,750,000
7.	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna	2006	$10,770,000
8.	Ek Tha Tiger	2012	$10,750,000
9.	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	2013	$10,500,000
10.	Om Shanti Om	2007	$10,080,000