Dear Zindagi grossed around 4.50 crore nett in its third week which has taken its all India business to around 65 crore nett. The drop in the third week is a little less than the second week as it dropped 67% compared to 70% in the first second week. The film has scored well in Overseas becoming the sixth highest grossing film of 2016 abroad after Sultan, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Fan, Kapoor & Sons and Housefull 3. It will probably cross Housefull 3 in the final tally and be the fifth highest grossing film Overseas. This has meant a solid Worldwide tally of 133 crore after three weeks and the ninth best figures of the year as it crossed Shivaay a few days back. The top ten worldwide grossers of 2016 are as follows.

1. Sultan - 5,83,48,75,000 

2. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil - 2,29,54,00,000 

3. Rustom - 2,14,00,70,000 

4. Airlift - 2,09,97,25,000

5. Housefull 3 - 1,94,73,32,000

6. M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story (Hindi) - 1,89,82,72,500 

7. Fan - 1,86,46,25,000 

8. Kapoor & Sons - 1,43,28,55,000 

9. Dear Zindagi - 1,33,25,00,000 apprx (21 Days)

10. Shivaay - 1,31,90,00,000

NOTE - ALL FILMS ARE GROSS