Highest Opening Day Collection in Bollywood: War, Thugs Of Hindostan, Bharat, Happy New Year, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, and Sultan are the highest opening day grossing movies in Bollywood.
Blog to Bollywood presents the list of highest opening day grossers of Bollywood. Interestingly most of the movies on the list are Holiday releases. Most of the movies mentioned in the list were big box office hits.
Another fact is that the opening day collection depends on star power and the sequel factor. This report clearly depicts that fans eagerly wait for the movies of big stars like SRK, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan.
WAR starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff is the top opening day grosser of Bollywood. It earned Rs 53.35 Crore on its first day. Aamir Khan’s Thugs Of Hindostan is in the second position with earnings of Rs 52.25 Crore.
It is followed by Salman Khan’s Bharat (Rs 42.3 Crore), Shahrukh Khan’s Happy New Year (Rs 44.97 Crore), Prabhas’ Baahubali 2 (Rs 41 Crore), and Salman Khan’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Rs 40.35 Crore).
Salman Khan’s Sultan is in the seventh position with a collection of Rs 36.54 Crore. Aamir Khan’s Dhoom 3 with an opening day collection of Rs 36.2 Crore is at the 8th position. At no. 9, we have Ranbir Kapoor’s Sanju with a collection of Rs 34.75 Crore.
Moving down the list, Salman Khan’s 2017 Christmas release Tiger Zinda Hai is in the 10th position with a collection of Rs 34.1 Crore. TZH is followed by Chennai Express (Rs 33.12 Crore), Ek Tha Tiger (Rs 32.93 Crore), Singham Returns (Rs 32.09 Crore), Golmaal Again (Rs 30.14 Crore), and Dangal (Rs 29.78 Crore).
Highest Opening Day Collection in Bollywood | Top 10 Opening Day Grossers
| Movie name | Collection in INR | Date of realease | Starcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAR | 53.35 crores | 02-Oct-19 | Hrithik, Tiger |
| Thugs Of Hindostan | 52.25 crores | 08-Nov-18 | Aamir, Amitabh, Katrina |
| Happy New Year | 44.97 crores | 24-Oct-14 | SRK, Deepika, Abhishek |
| Bharat | 42.3 crores | 05-Jun-19 | Salman, Katrina |
| Baahubali 2 | 41 crores | 28-Apr-17 | Prabhas, Anushka, Rana |
| Prem Rata Dhan Payo | 40.35 crores | 12-Nov-15 | Salman and Sonam Kapoor |
| Sultan | 36.54 crores | 06-Jul-16 | Salman and Anushka |
| Dhoom 3 | 36.2 crores | 20-Dec-13 | Aamir khan and katrina Kaif |
| Sanju | 34.75 croes | 29-Apr-18 | Ranbir, Vicky Kaushal, Anushka |
| Tiger Zinda Hai | 34.1 crores | 22-Dec-17 | Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif |
| Chennai Express | 33.12 crores | 09-Aug-13 | Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone |
| Ek Tha Tiger | 32.92 crores | 15-Aug-12 | Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif |
| Singham Returns | 32.09 crores | 15-Aug-14 | Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor |
| Golmaal Again | 30.14 Crores | 20-Oct-17 | Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Parineeti Chopra |
| Dangal | 29.78 crores | 24-Dec-16 | Aamir Khan, sakhi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh |
| Mission Mangal | 29.16 crores | 15-Aug-19 | Akshay, Vidya, Sonakshi |
| Race 3 | 28.5 crores | 15-Jun-18 | Salman, Bobby, Anil and Jacqueline |
| Bang Bang | 27.54 Crores | 02-Oct-14 | Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif |
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 27.25 Crores | 17-Jul-15 | Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Harshaali Malhotra and Nawaz |
| PK | 26.63 Crores | 19-Dec-14 | Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma |
| Kick | 26.4 Crores | 25-July-14 | Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez |
| Sooryavanshi | 26.9 Crores | 05-Nov-21 | Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif |
| Krrish 3 | 25.5 Crores | 01-Nov-13 | Hrithik, Priyanka and Kangana |
| Gold | 25.25 Crores | 15-Aug-2018 | Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy |
| Baaghi 2 | 25.1 Crores | 30-Mar-2018 | Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani |
| Saaho | 24.4 Crores | 30-Aug-2019 | Prabhas, Shraddha |
| Padmaavat | 24 Crores | 25-Jan-2018 | Ranveer, Deepika and Shahid |
| Agneepath | 23 Crores | 26-Jan-2012 | Hrithik, Priyanka |
| Kalank | 21.6 Crores | 17-Apr-2019 | Varun, Aditya, Alia, Sonakshi |
| Bodyguard | 21.6 Crores | 31-Aug-2011 | Salman, Kareena |
Salman Khan dominates the list with four movies in the top 10 followed by Aamir Khan who has two movies. Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Prabhas have one movie in the top 10.
All eyes are now on Yash starrer KGF 2. The Hindi version of the movie is set for a bumper opening. The advance booking report for KGF 2 day 1 suggests that it will earn at least Rs 40 Crore.
Last Updated: April 12, 2022
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Note: We have compiled these figures from various sources. Blog to Bollywood does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data.
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Dhoom 3 released on 20 Dec (No Holiday). Sultan 6 July (Pre-Eid). Bang Bang (Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday). We believe in facts..
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Why you are trying to underestimate aamir khan? You named aamir after hrithik for most waited movies of stars, then you used fan, dilwaale of srk, prep and sultan of salman but you didn’t mention Dangal. Its clearly shows you are not giving importance to aamir king khan.