Aamir's Thugs of Hindostan flops in China
This is the first film that failed to click in China after massive success of the actor’s previous films 3 Idiots, Dangal and Secret Superstar
Beijing: Aamir Khan's Thugs of Hindostan failed to impress Chinese audiences with poor opening on Friday which will be his first flop in the Chinese market after a string of box office hits.
This is first movie that failed to click in China after the massive success of his previous films 3 Idiots, Dangal and Secret Superstar which won him massive revenues besides a huge fan following.
Thugs of Hindostan raked 10.74 million yuan (USD1.56 million) at the box office and according to Chinese movie ticketing platform Maoyan, the movie is estimated to get in only 96.1 million yuan, possibly the worst of Aamir's movie performances in China, Global Times reported this weekend.
Aamir, who is known as Mi Shu or Uncle Mi in China, had produced a special Chinese edition. He also promote the film for almost two weeks before the release by visiting the key cities including Guangzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing and Shanghai.
