CONFUSION: How much has Dhoom 3 exactly grossed at the Box Office?

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OF FACTS AND FIGURES
There is no dearth of news reports claiming that Dhoom 3 has finally tucked in Rs. 500 crores. In fact, past one week, most news channel and websites have been saying that the film's Box Office collections have hit a humungous Rs. 500 crores film, eventually smashing the records of all previous Bollywood films. For the uninitiated, the Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Dhoom 3 released on December 20, 2013, and has been shown at more than 4,400 screens in India and 750 screens abroad. So, has this film - factually the largest release - done the unthinkable by reaching the Rs. 500 crores mark? If yes, why are varied figures of Box Office available? Take a look:

WHAT YASH RAJ SAYS?
Dhoom 3's production house Yash Raj Films in a January 6 statement said the movie is now officially the first Indian film to have crossed Rs. 500 crores worldwide and Dhoom 3 would be released in more international markets like Germany, Peru, Romania, Japan, Russia, CIS, and Turkey. Giving a breakdown of Dhoom 3's Box Office collection so far, Yash Raj Films said its gross box office collection in domestic market was at Rs. 351.29 crores and Rs. 150.06 crores from overseas markets.

WHAT PVR SAYS?
Pramod Arora, president & CEO of PVR has been quoted as saying to a news website, "Movies like Dhoom 3, if we have even 2 or 3 such movies in a year it can really turn fortunes of multiplex owners across the country." But then, they haven’t given out any number. Strange, no?

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