Dabangg creates opening week record: 81.5 cr

While the opening of Salman Khan`s `Dabangg` was always going to be huge, it continues to be strong even in the weekdays. The film has not only beaten the opening weekend record of `3 Idiots` but even the seemingly impossible first week record of 79.5 crore (also including 3 crore Thursday paid previews). In it`s first week `Dabangg` has netted well over 81.45 crores. No doubt that the film is a blockbuster, the only question remaining to be answered is whether it will be an all time blockbuster or not. The Abhinav Kashyap directed film has also rocked the Overseas despite its `desi` theme and setting.

Herby we are giving a chart which shows weekend and first week records since last four years.

	Year	Weekend	1st Week
Krrish	2006	16.5 cr	29.67 cr
Dhoom 2	2006	17.5 cr	32.36 cr
Om Shanti Om	2007	21.45 cr	37 cr
Sing Is Kinng	2008	25.53 cr	39.5 cr
Rabne Banadi Jodi	2008	-	42 cr
Ghajini	2008	29.62 cr	54 cr
3 Idiots	2009	38 cr	79 cr
Dabangg	2010	49 cr	81.5 cr

The chart shows how business is going higher and higher. Weekend and first week of Dabangg is almost double of what we saw in 2008 record holders Sing is Kinng and Rabne Bana Di Jodi. And almost triple to 2006 releases Krrish and Dhoom 2.
So, for us now new benchmark is 49 cr weekend and 81.5 cr first week.

1st week day by day collection- 3 Idiots vs Dabangg

Days	3 Idiots	Dabangg	Ratio
Thursday	2.5cr	Nil	Nil
Friday	12.5cr	14.25	.88
Saturday	11.5cr	16.25	.7
Sunday	13.5	18.75	.72
Monday	11	10.6	1.04
Tuesday	9.5	8.6	1.1
Wednesday	9	7	1.29
Thursday	10	6	1.67
Total	79.5	81.45	.98