TOILET - EK PREM KATHA had a good opening day number of $2.32 million apprx (INR 15.70 crore) in China though it was a big release. The release was very similar to Secret Superstar and may have become the second Indian film to reach 20,000 screens in China.

The opening is the fifth highest ever for and Indian film with collections a little short of BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION and a little higher than BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN but this film was released on around 7000 screens. There is a big investment in China for TOILET - EK PREM KATHA and so, it will need to keep on going to cover the investment. It managed to be number two in China this week behind Canadian film BLACK WATER which has done well in China though it saw a DVD premiere in western countries like UK, Germany and France.

The top openings in China with collections, screenings and footfalls till date are as follows.
1. Secrect Superstar - $6,810,000
Screenings - 55,865
Footfalls  - 1,584,246

2. Hindi Medium - $3,340,000
Screenings - 45,300
Footfalls - 682,127

3. Dangal - $2,490,000
Screenings - 30,364
Footfalls - 549,939

4. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion - $2,440,000
Screnings - 52959
Footfalls - 493,884

5. Toilet - Ek Prem Katha - $2,320,000 apprx
Screenings - 55,718 apprx
Footfalls - 487,268 apprx

5. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - $2,250,000
Screenings - 20,302
Footfalls - 462,522

6. PK - $970,000
Screenings - 16,093
Footfalls - 203,701

7. Dhoom 3 - $370,000
Screenings - 6017
Footfalls - 75,094
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TOILET - EK PREM KATHA is a good success in China as the second day shows a solid jump in business which should go around the $3 million mark. The film is a big investment with the cost of release in China being around $7 million but it should recover and go into the plus. Its a good result for TOILET - EK PREM KATHA which is a very rural desi film. DANGAL was also a rural social and smashed all records in China but that was mainly because the girl child issue is very relatable in China which was the main reason of such huge numbers.

BAAHUBALI 2: THE CONCLUSION released a month back suffered losses despite opening a little better then TOILET - EK PREM KATHA but that film was not to the liking of the Chinese audience and finished with collections of a little under $12 million and was a losing proposition for the Chinese distributors. The loss was in the region of $1.5 million which was not much but as the films going to China are very few and hand picked by the Chinese, losses are not expected.

TOILET - EK PREM KATHA is the top film in China on the second day due to the solid growth in collections beating all new local and foreign films though a holdover film could finish ahead by the end of the day.