“Welcome Back” is a Bollywood film released on 4th September 2015 on Pakistani office. Whats’s special in it as Bollywood films are screened every other week on Pakistani cinemas. Well the special thing is the Grand reception the film has received on the Pakistani box office.
The film made a new record of opening weekend collection by any film in Pakistan, by collecting more than 3.2 crore (32 million) Pakistani rupees in just two days. The film is still going strong and so far has collected 8.85 crore (88 million) rupees in just one week. As per the news, it is a typical Bollywood comedy masaala film, and its success has yet again proved the demand, such content holds on Pakistani box office.
The opening (two days) business of Welcome Back, is more than the total collection of two Pakistani films Moor and Shah released on the 14th August 2015. In the 20 days of run so far both films have earned nearly 3 crore (30 million) where Moor has earned nearly 2 crore (20 million) and Shah has earned nearly 1 crore (1 million).
Bollywood films are extremely popular in Pakistan and normally every Bollywood film has a big opening weekend, but few carry on with the success of opening weekend. Even if not very successful a Bollywood film easily covers more than 1-2 crore, which is a handsome amount on Pakistani box office. There are less than 120 cinemas in Pakistan which play Bollywood films. Bollywood films are screened in the provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Federal capital of Islamabad. In the other two provinces Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa normally only Pashto films are released, due to limited demand of Bollywood and Pakistani Urdu films.
The highest grosser film in the Pakistani box office history is also a Bollywood film Dhoom 3 released in 2013, which earned more than 25 crores (250 million).
Here is a list of all time highest grosser Bollywood films in Pakistan, Welcome Back stands at Number 7 and is expected to improve its standing.
Dhoom 3.. 25cr
P.K.. 23.25cr
Bajrangi Bhaijaan.. 23.2cr
KICK.. 16.35cr
Happy New Year.. 9.9cr
Chennai Express.. 9.75cr
Welcome Back (8 Days).. 8.85cr
Source: http://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1026338/
Rashid Nazir Ali