SRK starrer `Don 2` doing roaring business in US

Washington: Released in more than 160 theaters in the United States and Canada, Shah Rukh Khan`s latest film `Don 2` is doing a roaring business in North America.

Taking the benefit of the Christmas and year-end holidays wherein Indian American film lovers thronged movie theaters in large numbers, Don 2 during the first 11 days of its release grossed USD 3.3 million. `Don 2` surpassed USD 3.1 million of previous record-holder `Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara` starring Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar, as well as the usd 2.5 million of Khan`s own `Ra.One` which was released during Diwali. The Farhan Akhtar-directed action thriller `Don 2` has already grossed more than Salman Khan`s 2011 hits `Bodyguard` and `Ready` combined. The movie also set a new record for the all-time biggest opening week for a Hindi film in North America collecting a stellar USD 2.64 million beating the USD 2.55 million that Shah Rukh`s `My Name is Khan` earned in its first seven days in February 2010. Co-starring Priyanka Chopra and Boman Irani, `Don 2` continues to play to large crowds in over 160 theaters across the US and Canada. PTI