Here’s Proof That This Khan Is The True Box Office King Overseas!

The permutations and combinations of charting on top of the box office game is as tricky as it may get. While Akshay Kumar was considered as one of the biggest conquerors in the overseas market a few years back, the Khans regained their reign post 3 Idiots and My Name Is Khan. But it still isn’t completely undisputable as to who really woos the overseas audience the most?

There are ways of looking at it! What first needs to be understood is if it’s the quality of content that’s working overseas or is it the Salman Khan like stardom that’s wooing the NRI audience and more. If the top ten performing films in the overseas markets are put into account, it gives a clearer picture as to what’s working outside India and who among the three Khans is the real king.

Shah Rukh Khan

No. of Films in Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies in Overseas: 4

Dilwale – Ranked 4

My Name Is Khan – Ranked 7

Chennai Express – Ranked 8

Happy New Year – Ranked 10

The fact that some of Shah Rukh’s underperforming films in India have done pretty well overseas explains his enormous hold on the overseas audiences especially in US and UK. With as many as four films in 10 highest grossing films in overseas, SRK’s overseas prospects are least likely to be fading.

Salman Khan

No. of Films in Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies in Overseas: 2

Bajrangi Bhaijaan – Ranked 2

Sultan – Ranked 6

While Salman wasn’t particularly an overseas heartthrob given his tremendous craze in the Hindi heartland, his btter off films quality wise have made it big in the international arena as well. While Bajrangi Bhaijaan straight away went up at second spot, his last outing Sultan also performed reasonably well in overseas.

Aamir Khan

No. of Films in Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies in Overseas: 3

PK – Ranked 1

Dhoom 3 – Ranked 3

3 Idiots – Ranked 5

Showing up as a dark horse in a race that seemed presumably predictable, Aamir Khan with all his top notch cinematic creations has registered 3 films that find places in the top 5. While PK and 3 Idiots stayed as the highest grosser for the longest time, Dhoom 3 broke all records as well. It’s reasonably fair to say that 3 out of his 4 previous films have made it to the top 5 of this list.

Conclusion: While fans would want to fight it hard and stake claim that their favorite star is the true overseas king, the figures clearly indicate a different story. Going by the overseas data of the top 10 films in the market, here’s how the Khans stand powerwise:

Ranked 1 – Aamir Khan

Ranked 2 – Shah Rukh Khan

Ranked 3 – Salman Khan

Battle of the bosses has a winner!