Salman Khan Scrores More Box-Office Records With Kick

Salman Khan-starrer Kick has added more box-office records to its kitty. In terms of gross collection, Kick's made a business of Rs 378 crore worldwide, taking it to the position of being Bollywood's fourth-highest worldwide grosser, according to koimoi.com's figures, behind 3 Idiots (Rs 395 crore), Chennai Express (Rs 422 crore) and Dhoom 3 (Rs 542 crore).

Kick is now the only Bollywood movie this year so far to cross the Rs 100 crore market in terms of distributor share, says a report from boxofficeindia.com.

This takes Salman Khan the only Bollywood actor to have two movies which have crossed the Rs 100 crore mark in terms of distributor share, adds the report. The other Salman Khan-starrer, says the report, that hit this milestone is Ek Tha Tiger.

According to this report, other films to have crossed the Rs 100 crore mark in terms of distributor share are Chennai Express and Dhoom 3.

In terms of overall box-office collection, Salman Khan also holds the record of being the first Bollywood actor to have seven Rs 100 crore movies to his credit: Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2, Bodyguard, Dabangg, Ready, and Jai Ho, trade analyst Taran Adarsh had earlier said in a tweet.

Kick is estimated to have done business of nearly Rs 230 crore at the domestic box office. Kick is also the biggest Bollywood grosser so far this year.

Kick is a remake of the hit 2009 Telegu film of the same name and the screenplay for the Hindi version was adapted by Chetan Bhagat and Sajid Nadiadwala, who's also the director-producer of the movie. The film has been released under the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment banner.

Kick also marks the directorial debut of Sajid Nadiadwala. With Kick, director Sajid Nadiadwala has also moved into record books. He has become the first director whose debut movie has grossed over Rs 200 crore. (With Agency Inputs)