5 Biggest Bollywood Openers Before 'Pathaan' Release
Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' has been released and got a good opening at India box office.
Mumbai, Jan 26: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's much-hyped film 'Pathaan', which was released on Wednesday, has reportedly got a flying start at the India box office.
The early estimation coming from trade claim that the movie has minted over Rs 50 crore on the first day all though the makers have not officially revealed the collection, yet. However, let's take a look at the five biggest openers before the release of Shah Rukh Khan's flick.
'KGF: Chapter 2'
Yash's magnum opus 'KGF: Chapter 2' was released to massive hype on April 14 last year. The movie was released in over 5,000 screens and it minted Rs 53.95 crore on the first day. This is considered a phenomenal opening for a film which did not have an A-list Bollywood actor.
'War'
Hrithik
Roshan,
Tiger
Shroff,
and
Vaani
Kapoor's
'War'
is
in
the
second
position
in
the
list
of
biggest
opener
of
all-time
in
India.
Released
in
2019,
it
had
raked
in
Rs
53.35
on
the
first
day
in
the
country.
The
movie
made
Rs
317.91
crore
in
its
lifetime.
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'Thugs
Of
Hindostan'
Aamir
Khan
and
Katrina
Kaif's
'Thugs
Of
Hindostan' was
released
in
2018.
The
movie
earned
Rs
52.25
on
the
first
day.
However,
the
film
turned
out
to
be
a
dud
at
the
box
office
as
it
could
earn
only
Rs
151.19
crore
in
its
lifetime.
'Happy
New
Year'
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone's
'Happy
New
Year',
which
was
released
in
2014,
is
in
the
fourth
place
by
earning
Rs
44.97
on
the
first
day.
The
movie
did
well
at
the
India
box
office
as
it
collected
Rs
203
crore.
'Bharat'
Salman
Khan's
'Bharat'
was
released
in
2019
and
earned
Rs
42.30
on
the
opening
day.
It
made
a
lifetime
collection
of
Rs
211.07
crore
in
India.