Salman failed, can Shah Rukh break Aamir’s '3 Idiots' record?

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Considering Salman Khan was unable to break Aamir Khan's '3Idiots'
box-office record, despite putting up a good fightwith 'Ek Tha Tiger',
the focus now shifts to Shah Rukh Khan's next release 'Jab Tak Hai
Jaan'.
Will Shah Rukh be able to achieve what Salman couldn't?
Touted as the most powerful in the industry, Aamir has always enjoyed
a great run atthe box-office.
Online records confirm a staggering US$72.77 million profits for '3
Idiots', a benchmark that 'Ek Tha Tiger'couldn't break by clocking
only US$ 58.02 million. Although Salman did make an impressionable
attempt, he was unable to match up to Aamir.
Now, it'd be interesting to seehow Shah Rukh fares in his box-office
report card.
Even though '3 Idiots' was released way back in 2009, it has achieved
a historical status at the box office collections, one that has till
date remain unbroken.
Its success was highlighted even by international publications like
the New YorkTimes and UK's Guardian.
And, now with Yash Chopra's big-budgeted, magical romance 'Jab Tak
Hai Jaan' ready for launch, there's much speculation surrounding its
box-office fate and whether it will out-do Aamir's magical, track
record.
But, the fact that Aamir's 'Talaash' will follow within two weeks of
'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', makes it evident that SRK might not enjoy a fun
run for too long.
"It's very rare that movies ofShah Rukh and Aamir are pitched against
each other. With the release so close to each other, it will
definitely eatinto each other's profits and impact their box-office
run," reasons our source.
Bollywood romance 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' is estimated to be made on a
budget of US$ 9.45 million might benefit from the Diwali release and
the fact that it's legendary moviemaker Yash Chopra's last work.
The Aamir-starrer thriller is made at an estimated cost of US$ 8.51 million.
With the industry being dictated by the "100 crore club", basically
movies that make a record Rs100crore (Dh13m), will Shah Rukh be able
to nudge Aamir out of thebig league.