From Wanted in 2009 to Heropanti 2 in 2022, let’s have a look at the box office report of Bollywood movies released on Eid in the last 14 years.
Eid is considered lucky for Salman as all his films released during this period have emerged as huge hits at the box office. Salman made a strong comeback with Prabhu Deva’s ‘Wanted’ released during Eid 2009. The movie was a turning point for Salman Khan’s career and since then there is no looking back for him.
In fact, Eid is considered a very good release period for Bollywood movies. From 2009 to 2022, 10 out of 14 movies released on Eid emerged as huge hits at the box office. Let’s have a look at the box office report of Bollywood movies released on Eid from 2009 to 2022.
Movie | Screens | Opening Day |
Lifetime | Verdict |
Wanted (2009) | 1400 | 5.2 cr | 61 cr | Super Hit |
Dabangg (2010) | 1900 | 15.1 cr | 143 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
Bodyguard (2011) | 2800 | 21.4 cr | 145 cr | Blockbuster |
Ek Tha Tiger (2012) | 3400 | 32.9 cr | 199 cr | Blockbuster |
Chennai Express (2013) | 3600 | 33.1 cr | 227 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
Kick (2014) | 4000 | 26.5 cr | 233 cr | Blockbuster |
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) |
4100 | 27.25 cr | 321 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
Sultan (2016) | 4400 | 36.54 cr | 301 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
Tubelight (2017) | 4200 | 21 cr | 119.2 cr | Flop |
Race 3 (2018) | 4300 | 29.6 cr | 166.8 cr | Average |
Bharat (2019) | 4650 | 42.3 cr | 211 cr | Hit |
Radhe (2021) | 50 | 0.1 | 0.4 cr | Flop |
Heropanti 2 (2022) | 2700 | 6.5 cr | 24.4 cr | Disaster |
Runway 34 (2022) | 1800 | 42.3 cr | 33 cr | Flop |
As you can see in the above table, the last four years have been poor for Eid releases. In 2020, theatres were closed due to the pandemic. In 2021 also theatres around the country were closed due to the second wave of the pandemic.
In 2022, Salman Khan had no release. Ajay Devgn’s Runway 34 and Tiger Shroff’s Heropanti 2 clashed at the box office on Eid. However, both movies failed big time. Heropanti 2 had a better start at the box office but failed to cross even the Rs 25 Crore mark in its lifetime. Runway 34 managed to beat Heropanti 2 but the collections were on the lower side.
Now, all eyes are back on Salman Khan as he is back on his favourite date. His next masala entertainer, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, is releasing on the occasion of Eid. Though the pre-release buzz is not as good as it used to be for Salman Khan’s Eid releases, fans are assured that the movie will be a big hit at the box office.