MUMBAI: Salman Khan continues to loot the box office with his action-comedy genre of movies. After Wanted and Dabangg, his latest release is being tagged as a commercial hit.

Ready has raked in Rs 1.13 billion worldwide in its first-week run, according to data released by Eros International Media.

Since its release on 3 June, the Aneez Bazmee directed film has grossed Rs 1 billion in India and Rs 130 million overseas.

The net collection in India for the first week stands at Rs 690 million, Eros‘ data shows.

Says Eros International Media managing director Sunil Lulla, “ Ready opened to a phenomenal response and has managed to sustain is foothold at the box office which has resulted in outstanding collections throughout the first week. It is among the top three grossing films in its first week and we are delighted to be associated with Ponty Chadha and play a role in delivering this blockbuster.”

Ready was released worldwide by Eros International Media, in association with Waves Cinema. The film opened across 2000 screens worldwide and has continued to perform on a high note after taking a good opening.

Avers Ponty Chadha of Waves Cinema, “We are happy to align with Eros International and present Ready to a global audience. The film has truly lived up to its expectations and we expect the excellent performance to continue in the coming weeks too.”