Dangal

2016 | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, decides to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite the existing social stigmas.

Scores

Overall Score
92.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.1%
Review Aggregate
88.9

Critic Consensus

88.9% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, character-driven, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalcharacter-drivenrealisticaction-packedemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Aamir Khan2016$35,000,000 source$45,747,916reported
Sakshi Tanwar2016$0$0(est)
Fatima Sana Shaikh2016$0$0(est)
Zaira Wasim2016$0$0(est)
Sanya Malhotra2016$0$0(est)
Suhani Bhatnagar2016$0$0(est)
Aparshakti Khurana2016$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score93.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating8.3
IMDb votes231,884

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$12,391,761$16,197,064
International2016$291,334,940$380,799,037
Worldwide2016$303,726,700$396,996,100

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$122,729,856$160,418,147
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,885,000$5,078,019
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,960,000$5,176,050
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,410,000$4,457,154
Physical Purchases ?2016$9,624,000$12,579,370
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$2,974,023$3,887,295
Total Revenues2016$146,582,879$191,596,035
Expenses
Budget ?2016$70$91
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$120,000 (est)$156,850 (est)
Participations2016$21,987,000$28,738,841
Residuals ?2016$1,342,000$1,754,106
Interest & Overhead2016$14$18
Total Expenses2016$23,449,084$30,649,906
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$123,133,795$160,946,128

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