Dangal is looking to beat the footfalls record of Bajrangi Bhaijaan which has been the most watched film in theatres in the last fifteen years. It will be pretty close as Dangal had a higher ratio of business coming from high end multiplexes in the third week but it is lucky that Delhi city has gone tax free from last Friday and that will compensate somewhat. Bajrangi Bhaijaan had 3.54 crore footfalls and PK was on 3.50 crore and looks like Dangal can maybe go to 3.60 crore plus though depend on the ATP (Average Ticket Price) in week three. If it can go above Bajrangi Bhaijaan it would be a good sign for the industry as although generally footfalls are down but the bigger films seem to be getting bigger (possibly as surrounded by poor content week in week out) and maybe the 4 crore footfall mark is not far for the big event film. The footfall comparison for two weeks of Dangal with Bajrangi Bhaijaan and PK is as follows.

Week One

Dangal - 1,92,65,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 2,01,54,000

PK - 1,81,35,000

Week Two

Dangal - 1,15,72,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 99,72,000

PK - 1,00,74,000

TOTAL (Two weeks)

Dangal - 3,08,37,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 3,01,26,000

PK - 2,82,09,000