In the last two years, Akshay Kumar not only emerged as box office King but his films are also performing exceptionally on TV. Salman Khan’s Tubelight and Akshay Kumar’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha on TV on the same day (2 Oct 2017). Both movies have garnered good TV ratings but it is Akshay Kumar’s TEPK which has beaten Salman Khan’s Tubelight.
In terms of TV impressions, TEPK is the second highest of 2017 only after Dangal. TV premiere of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha garnered 1,09,25,000 impressions. Salman Khan’s Tubelight has also performed well with 1,02,61,000 impressions. This is a good number considering that the movie was a big box office failure.
Talking about the most watched films of 2017 on TV premiere, Aamir Khan’s Dangal tops the list with 1,62,54,000 impressions. It has the fourth highest TV premiere ratings of all time after Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Bahubali.
Check out the list of top 10 television premiere ratings of Bollywood movies in 2017.
| Rank | Movie | Impressions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dangal | 1,62,54,000 |
| 2 | Toilet Ek Prem Katha | 1,09,25,000 |
| 3 | Jolly LLB 2 | 1,08,51,000 |
| 4 | Tubelight | 1,02,61,000 |
| 5 | Kaabil | 86,93,000 |
| 6 | MSD The Untold Story | 80,94,000 |
| 7 | Shivaay | 62,92,000 |
| 8 | Commando 2 | 61,36,000 |
| 9 | Raees | 52,56,000 |
| 10 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | 49,68,000 |