Sultan (2016)

Sultan poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $5,599,781Details
International Box Office $67,390,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $72,989,781
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Sultan Ali Khan—a local wrestling champion with the world at his feet dreams of representing India at the Olympics. It’s a story of Aarfa—a feisty young girl from the same small town as Sultan with her own set of dreams. When the 2 local wrestling legends lock horns, romance blossoms and their dreams and aspirations become intertwined and aligned. However, the path to glory is a rocky one and one must fall several times before one stands victorious However, the path to glory is a rocky one and one must fall several times before one stands victorious—More often than not, this journey can take a lifetime.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,371,100 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:7.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:283 opening theaters/283 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,978,681

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,420 $5,599,781
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $67,390,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $72,989,781
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $5,599,781

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 2016 (Limited) by Yash Raj Films
International Releases: July 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Turkey)
... Show all releases
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 170 minutes
Comparisons: vs. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
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Keywords: Underdog, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts, Set in India, Olympics, Romance, Bollywood, Comeback, Sports Drama, Sports Injury
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Yash Raj Films
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 43 $2,371,100 Jul 8, 2016 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,420 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,443 $6,978,681
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,637 $5,599,781
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 154 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 501-600) 581 $6,978,681
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,263 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,717 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,388 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,363 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Yash Raj Films Movies 5 $5,599,781

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 10 $2,371,100   283 $8,378   $3,383,185 1
Jul 15, 2016 12 $974,791 -59% 274 $3,558   $5,248,781 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 6, 2016 10 $502,472     261 $1,925   $502,472 1
Jul 7, 2016 8 $509,613 +1%   278 $1,833   $1,012,085 2
Jul 8, 2016 10 $662,908 +30%   282 $2,351   $1,674,993 3
Jul 9, 2016 10 $954,258 +44%   283 $3,372   $2,629,251 4
Jul 10, 2016 10 $753,934 -21%   283 $2,664   $3,383,185 5
Jul 11, 2016 11 $212,008 -72%   283 $749   $3,595,193 6
Jul 12, 2016 10 $345,324 +63%   283 $1,220   $3,940,517 7
Jul 13, 2016 12 $189,722 -45% -62% 283 $670   $4,130,239 8
Jul 14, 2016 13 $143,751 -24% -72% 283 $508   $4,273,990 9
Jul 15, 2016 12 $260,292 +81% -61% 274 $950   $4,534,282 10
Jul 16, 2016 12 $410,414 +58% -57% 274 $1,498   $4,944,696 11
Jul 17, 2016 12 $304,085 -26% -60% 274 $1,110   $5,248,781 12
Jul 18, 2016 15 $77,000 -75% -64% 274 $281   $5,325,781 13
Jul 19, 2016 13 $144,000 +87% -58% 274 $526   $5,469,781 14
Jul 20, 2016 15 $78,000 -46% -59% 274 $285   $5,547,781 15
Jul 21, 2016 - $52,000 -33% -64% 274 $190   $5,599,781 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2016 18 $1,012,085   278 $3,641   $1,012,085 1
Jul 8, 2016 10 $3,261,905 +222% 283 $11,526   $4,273,990 2
Jul 15, 2016 13 $1,325,791 -59% 274 $4,839   $5,599,781 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/1/2016 $0 0 35 131 $1,027,909 4/16/2021
China 8/31/2018 $2,268 0 36,852 36,852 $5,259,463 10/9/2018
New Zealand 7/8/2016 $244,679 27 27 78 $454,511 8/1/2016
Spain 7/8/2016 $27,104 11 11 22 $39,497 7/22/2016
Turkey 7/15/2016 $9,943 66 66 128 $37,357 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 7/8/2016 $1,356,472 121 121 209 $1,985,919 7/20/2016
 
Rest of World $58,585,344
 
International Total$67,390,000 4/16/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $67,390,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,138 $67,390,000
Top 2016 Movies at the International Box Office 80 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 734 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,214 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies 92 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Yash Raj Films Movies 4 $67,390,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,811 $72,989,781
Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,118 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,921 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies 95 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Yash Raj Films Movies 4 $72,989,781

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Salman Khan    Sultan Ali Khan
Anushka Sharma    Aarfa Ali Khan

Supporting Cast

Anant Vidhaat Sharma    Govind
Randeep Hooda    Fateh Singh
Amit Sadh    Aakash
Kumud Mishra    Barkat
Suzi Khan    Sultan and Aarfas daughter
Sumeet Samnani    Tiny Kukreja
Ron Smoorenburg    Ron

Cameos

Tyron Woodley    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Ali Abbas Zafar    Director
Ali Abbas Zafar    Screenwriter
Ali Abbas Zafar    Story by
Aditya Chopra    Producer
Rajnish Hedao    Production Designer
Rameshwar S. Bhagat    Editor
Julius Packiam    Composer
Vishal Shekhar    Composer
Artur Zurawski    Cinematographer
Aashish Singh    Associate Producer

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Synopsis

Sultan Ali Khan—a local wrestling champion with the world at his feet dreams of representing India at the Olympics. It’s a story of Aarfa—a feisty young girl from the same small town as Sultan with her own set of dreams. When the 2 local wrestling legends lock horns, romance blossoms and their dreams and aspirations become intertwined and aligned. However, the path to glory is a rocky one and one must fall several times before one stands victorious However, the path to glory is a rocky one and one must fall several times before one stands victorious—More often than not, this journey can take a lifetime.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,371,100 (42.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:7.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:283 opening theaters/283 max. theaters, 2.0 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,978,681

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,420 $5,599,781
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $67,390,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $72,989,781
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $5,599,781

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 6th, 2016 (Limited) by Yash Raj Films
International Releases: July 1st, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (Spain)
July 8th, 2016 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
July 15th, 2016 (Wide) (Turkey)
... Show all releases
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 170 minutes
Comparisons: vs. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Underdog, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts, Set in India, Olympics, Romance, Bollywood, Comeback, Sports Drama, Sports Injury
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Yash Raj Films
Production Countries: India
Languages: Hindi

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Biggest Opening Weekend Limited Release 43 $2,371,100 Jul 8, 2016 5

Leading Cast

Salman Khan    Sultan Ali Khan
Anushka Sharma    Aarfa Ali Khan

Supporting Cast

Anant Vidhaat Sharma    Govind
Randeep Hooda    Fateh Singh
Amit Sadh    Aakash
Kumud Mishra    Barkat
Suzi Khan    Sultan and Aarfas daughter
Sumeet Samnani    Tiny Kukreja
Ron Smoorenburg    Ron

Cameos

Tyron Woodley    Himself

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Ali Abbas Zafar    Director
Ali Abbas Zafar    Screenwriter
Ali Abbas Zafar    Story by
Aditya Chopra    Producer
Rajnish Hedao    Production Designer
Rameshwar S. Bhagat    Editor
Julius Packiam    Composer
Vishal Shekhar    Composer
Artur Zurawski    Cinematographer
Aashish Singh    Associate Producer

Theater Averages: Café Tops Yearly Chart with an Average of $71,858

July 19th, 2016

Café Society

Café Society earned first place on the theater average chart with an average of $71,858 in five theaters over the weekend. This is not only the best of the weekend, it is the best of the year so far, topping the previous champ, Captain America: Civil War, which had an average of $42,390 during its opening weekend. Second place went to Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party with an average of $24,938; however, while this is a great result for a documentary, digging just a little into the film’s numbers reveals major weaknesses. The film fell 50% from Friday to Saturday. That’s devastating. We will see if this is an anomaly or a portent when we get this coming weekend’s results. Ghostbusters and The Secret Life of Pets were neck-and-neck with averages of $11,612 and $11,604 respectively. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: It’s No Secret that Life of Pets Will Get a Sequel

July 12th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

As expected, The Secret Life of Pets earned first place on the weekend box office chart. However, almost no one was expecting it to dominate the way that it did with $104.35 million. There are some calling this film the best opening for a non-franchise animation film, but let’s face the facts... Universal started work on two or three sequels as soon as Friday’s Estimates came in. Meanwhile, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates has a good opening in the role of counter-programming with $16.63 million. Overall, the box office pulled in $217 million, which was 14% more than last weekend. More importantly, it is 1.3% more than the same weekend last year. Granted, this is lower than ticket price inflation, but since most people assumed the weekend would suffer a serious decline, this should be seen as a major victory. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 grew a tiny bit hitting 2.4% at $6.00 billion to $5.86 billion. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pets Has Best Start for an Animated Franchise

July 10th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets is storming to a massive opening weekend at the box office, with Universal projecting a $103.2 million debut for the Illumination Entertainment animated film. That’s just shy of the $115.7 million made by Minions this weekend last year, and the best opening ever by a non-sequel or spin-off animated film. This performance is particularly significant for Illumination, because it’s their first blockbuster from outside the Despicable Me universe. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Few Fantastic Limited Releases

July 8th, 2016

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic is the only film on this week’s list that I think will do well in theaters. There are some films that are earning better reviews, like Our Little Sister, but no film on this week’s list has the same buzz as this film does. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,420 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,443 $6,978,681
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700) 5,637 $5,599,781
Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 154 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 501-600) 581 $6,978,681
Top 2016 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office 18 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,263 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,717 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,388 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,363 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $5,599,781
All Time Domestic Box Office for Yash Raj Films Movies 5 $5,599,781

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2016 10 $2,371,100   283 $8,378   $3,383,185 1
Jul 15, 2016 12 $974,791 -59% 274 $3,558   $5,248,781 2

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 6, 2016 10 $502,472     261 $1,925   $502,472 1
Jul 7, 2016 8 $509,613 +1%   278 $1,833   $1,012,085 2
Jul 8, 2016 10 $662,908 +30%   282 $2,351   $1,674,993 3
Jul 9, 2016 10 $954,258 +44%   283 $3,372   $2,629,251 4
Jul 10, 2016 10 $753,934 -21%   283 $2,664   $3,383,185 5
Jul 11, 2016 11 $212,008 -72%   283 $749   $3,595,193 6
Jul 12, 2016 10 $345,324 +63%   283 $1,220   $3,940,517 7
Jul 13, 2016 12 $189,722 -45% -62% 283 $670   $4,130,239 8
Jul 14, 2016 13 $143,751 -24% -72% 283 $508   $4,273,990 9
Jul 15, 2016 12 $260,292 +81% -61% 274 $950   $4,534,282 10
Jul 16, 2016 12 $410,414 +58% -57% 274 $1,498   $4,944,696 11
Jul 17, 2016 12 $304,085 -26% -60% 274 $1,110   $5,248,781 12
Jul 18, 2016 15 $77,000 -75% -64% 274 $281   $5,325,781 13
Jul 19, 2016 13 $144,000 +87% -58% 274 $526   $5,469,781 14
Jul 20, 2016 15 $78,000 -46% -59% 274 $285   $5,547,781 15
Jul 21, 2016 - $52,000 -33% -64% 274 $190   $5,599,781 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 1, 2016 18 $1,012,085   278 $3,641   $1,012,085 1
Jul 8, 2016 10 $3,261,905 +222% 283 $11,526   $4,273,990 2
Jul 15, 2016 13 $1,325,791 -59% 274 $4,839   $5,599,781 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 7/1/2016 $0 0 35 131 $1,027,909 4/16/2021
China 8/31/2018 $2,268 0 36,852 36,852 $5,259,463 10/9/2018
New Zealand 7/8/2016 $244,679 27 27 78 $454,511 8/1/2016
Spain 7/8/2016 $27,104 11 11 22 $39,497 7/22/2016
Turkey 7/15/2016 $9,943 66 66 128 $37,357 2/26/2019
United Kingdom 7/8/2016 $1,356,472 121 121 209 $1,985,919 7/20/2016
 
Rest of World $58,585,344
 
International Total$67,390,000 4/16/2021

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,579 $67,390,000
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,138 $67,390,000
Top 2016 Movies at the International Box Office 80 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 734 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,214 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 201-300) 240 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies 92 $67,390,000
All Time International Box Office for Yash Raj Films Movies 4 $67,390,000

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,342 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,811 $72,989,781
Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,118 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,921 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies 95 $72,989,781
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Yash Raj Films Movies 4 $72,989,781

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.