Even as Aamir Khan's Dangal is creating waves and making history at the Chinese box office with the latest collection figures of Rs 1,106.25 crore in the country, it has been revealed that Aamir and UTV Disney, which backed the film, have not made huge money out of it.
Chinese government reserves only 25 percent of the total box office revenue to foreign production houses for screening their films in the country, according to DNA. Hence, as of now, UTV Disney gets a share of Rs 276.5 crore (approximately), out of which Aamir will take home more than 80 percent.
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But this is not the case with the United States, where the percentage of the total revenue reserved is up to 50 percent, while for other countries, it is 40 percent. Distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi told the daily: "Only 45 foreign films are allowed to release in China. Of these, four are Indian films."
Talking about Aamir getting over 80 percent out of UTV Disney's total earnings, Rathi added, "I think it's unfair because the producer plays the gamble on films, and gets a minority share. But, with someone like Aamir, you know if you invest in his film, you'll get an assured net per cent return. So, co-productions deal with him like financing ones. It's a 100 per cent profit and best case scenario for any producer and studio."
Released as Shuai Jiao Baba (Let's Wrestle, Dad) in China, Dangal is currently the highest grossing non-Hollywood film in the country. It has also created history by entering the list of China's top 20 highest-grossing movies. It kicked out Operation Mekong, the 2016 Hong Kong-China action film, from the number 20 rank to grab the spot.
