'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story' becomes the FIRST Indian BIOPIC to earn highest opening weekend!

Despite ban in Pakistan, the recently released biopic 'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story' marks the fourth highest opening weekend of 2016 and becomes the first Indian biopic and the first sports based film to earn the highest opening weekend.

#MSDhoniTheUntoldStory is SENSATIONAL... Packs a SOLID total... Fri 21.30 cr, Sat 20.60 cr, Sun 24.10 cr. Total: ₹ 66 cr. India biz.

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 3, 2016

Below is the breakup of key markets: In the United States, the movie made 1.1 million dollars; In the United Kingdom, it earned 2,47,000 dollars; In the Middle East, the film earned 1.2 million dollars' In Australia, it made 1,93,000 dollars. Starring Sushant Singh Rajput in a lead role the biopic is based on Indian cricket team's captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni In the Indian market, the Sushant Singh Rajput-starrer flick opened to a whooping Rs. 21.30 crores on the first day and became the highest non-holiday release of 2016. M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story REVIEW: Sushant’s non-star persona worked.. moderate production value.. but film touches the right nerve.. READ DETAILS! Ruling over the box office since its release, 'M. S Dhoni - The Untold Story' shows huge jump and collected Rs. 24.10 crore on Sunday. The Neeraj Pandey directed film also stars Kiara Advani, Disha Patani, Bhumika Chawla and Anupam Kher. Craze for Dhoni’s biopic ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ tremendous, more than any sportsman-based film’ On a related note, the film has seen the second biggest weekend collection after Salman Khan's 'Sultan.' The supreme numbers beats movies like 'Rustom,' 'Fan' and 'Housefull 3. ANI