Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini has smashed all previous records. The film emerged as the biggest opener of all times, grossing a whopping Rs. 20 cr. net in its first two days. The film collected approx. Rs. 1.6 cr. net in paid previews (when it was released on Wednesday 24th Dec), approx. Rs. 8.25 cr. nett on limited screens and shows (on Thursday) and approx. Rs. 10.15 cr. net (on Friday), according to its all-India distributors Studio 18. The collections are simply earth-shattering.

The first weekend (Wednesday paid previews till Sunday)collected approx. Rs. 42 cr. nett (approx. Rs. 70 cr. gross) in India, which is an all-time record. The film has surpassed all past openers. The second week opened with rock-steady with collections of 70% - 80%, which is 75% higher than the biggest opener of this year, Singh is Kinng.

Not just the domestic box office, Amir Khan and Asin starrer Ghajini is a trailblazer in overseas markets as well.

Usually love stories and musicals rule the roost in international markets, while action films are a strict no-no. But Ghajini has fetched an overwhelming start in America and Australia and despite a 15 certificate, is impressive in U.K. The film has debuted at No. 7 position in UK and in its opening weekend, it has collected 3,18,538 (approx. Rs. 2.24 crores) on 49 screens, with the per screen average working out to 6,501.

In US, Ghajini has debuted at No. 21 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected $ 13,87,534 (approx. Rs. 6.72 crores) on 82 screens, with the per screen average working out to $ 16,921.

All these figures add up to only one fact that Ghajiniseems to be all set for a historic run at the box office that might very soon make it the biggest hit of Bollywood this year.