Ae Dil Hai Mushkil becomes the second best opening day grosser of 2016 in Middle East after Sultan
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil has just released and has already started creating records. We told you how the film earned a massive $554,000 in UAE-GCC which is Rs 3. 70 cr. And tell you what? It is only the second film this year to get such a huge total. The first film which saw a massive opening in UAE-GCC was Salman Khan’s Sultan which earned $1. 40 mn on its opening day.
Komal Nahta, Trade Analyst, revealed this on his Twitter account saying, “#AeDilHaiMushkil collects US $5,54,000 on day 1 in MiddleEast, making it the second best opening of the year so far. Next only to Sultan.” It is clear that Aishwarya’s film is only second to Salman’s in this circuit which says a lot about the film.
We already told you how ADHM took lead in India as well on its opening day. As trade expert and Editor of Super Cinema, Amul Vikas Mohan revealed to us EXCLUSIVELY, “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil has opened phenomenally. It is really good for a non-holiday release, which is not a franchise. Right now, at 2pm, by which 3 shows in each cinema have been screened pan-India, it looks like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil will have a collection in the range of Rs 12-15 crore, which is great. As per our conversation, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Shivaay would collect Rs 25 crore cumulatively, so ADHM is perfectly collecting half of that and so, it is bang on! But having said that, the evening shows have to kick-in still. So the numbers can change and hence, I gave you a range rather than a perfect number. But yeah, I guess Ae Dil Hai Mushkil will open between Rs 12-15 crore on day one, which is great for a non-holiday release. ADHM is a more urban film and has worked very well in multiplexes.” By tomorrow, we will know how much it will earn on day 1 in India. 
Salman Khan’s Sultan will definitely be ahead in the race but to see ADHM become the second highest in this region will only boost the film’s prospects at the box office.