200 crore club: Can Salman Khan break through?

Years ago when Aamir Khan laid the foundation of the 100 crore club with ‘Ghajini’, it was considered to be an exception rather than a rule. Three and a half years and ten films later, this has now turned out to be a norm instead of an exception. All top actors, whether it’s the Khans, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn or Hrithik Roshan have a century or two to their name. However one record that has stayed on in ‘Aamir Khan territory’ since 2009 is the 200 crore milestone.

What remained elusive ever since the arrival of ‘3 Idiots’ is finding itself in the middle of all conversations with Salman Khan’s’Ek Tha Tiger’ bringing on the heat. Needless to say, this is one film which is not just staring at the 200 crore club, but has all the right reasons to believe that the game played from this point on would be much bigger.

The stakes are all set to be high, and how.

Can Salman - Katrina enter 200 crore club?

Can Salman – Katrina enter the 200 crore club?

First step in this direction was to get the right release date, 15th August in this case, to ensure a five day weekend for itself, a wet dream for any filmmaker. Moreover with the teaser followed by a promo doing the trick, Kabir Khan has done well to bring his own sensibility in place with Salman’s mass appeal, hence promising audience a film that would fetch them the best of both worlds.

No wonder then that, the trade expects records, not just to be chased, but pretty much created here. When there are talks of 30 crores on the first day, 100 crores in maximum four days and over 130 crores at the end of an extended week, there is definite mathematics being put into place.Word is out that even if ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ turns out to be a bigger disappointment than ‘Ra. One’, 150 crores are pretty much on the cards.

In any case, it is pretty improbable that the film would be such a massive disappointment. This also means that it is almost a given that 202 crores of ‘3 Idiots’ would well be the story of the past once ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ completes its run. How far would it go from there? Well, don’t be surprised if the eventual number covers a distance which is far ahead.

And remember, you read it first here!

– Joginder Tuteja

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94 Comments

  • Unneccesarily hyping the film ek tha tiger wont go beyond 160cr! And remember, you read it first here :D

  • @ashermadan SRK-Yashji film won’t touch half of Ek Tha Tiger or even come close to Bodyguard and Dabangg… remember you read it first here :D :D

  • Hahahaha yateesh you are hillarious and yeah ETT is THE film to breakthrough 200 cr barrier of it even is on the half patch of dabangg which it should be.
    And about SRK next it will be second highest grosser worldwide hands down. And may be 15-20 million overseas which would be astounding.
    ETT should also get 10-15 million as bodyguard (a bad movie for me even though I am a big salmaniac) did 8 million.

  • @chospectra:: lemme assure you the collection of rowdy rathore ( 130 cr ) will b broken by ETT in less than one week. Mark my word.

  • those who are saying that it will be a big disappointment just like ra. one, …they are none other than SRK fans…..

  • No chance for sallu with ETT. SRK’s next has a chance to touch 200 crore. Dabanng 2 can also have a chance.

  • Wanted ‘s COLLAR DANCE,, dabangg’s BELT DANCE,,ready’s POCKET DANCE and bodyguard’s BICEP DANCE did it for salman..and i also consider MAHESH MANJREKAR as Salman’s lucky mascot..after the music i am scared of EK THA TIGER..just wishing all d best :) dont know whether it cross 3i or not but i believe if u have to cross it u must have a package of brilliant acting+brilliant class n mass appeal+brilliant music,story,screenplay direction+brilliant execution..that’s all :) but hope ETT wl do more than 202cr..

  • will be the biggest hit of da year 6day monday is also eid so might be above 200 crores if it will get gud critics

  • No chance!!! 150-160 crores max. Remember 3 idiots was a raju hirani movie not aamir khan movie. For ett 1st day may b 24 crores. 1st week 110 crores but frm 2nd week it has no chance at all.

  • We r sick of salman’s pathetic action, poor stunt man does all action sequance n sallu gets all credit.. in reality he can’t even kill a mosquito…

  • Those who r sayin it will cross 300 crore must be drunk cuz its impossible..
    Indian people have wasted all their hard earned money on salman’s pathetic movies bt this tym they are aware n won’t go for same silly kind of stuff..

  • Yes 150 crore is very much on the cards but 200 crore is tough to get but possible if the script is good.

  • It is possible for ek tha tiger to break three idiots record.because har taraf ett ka hi charcha hai.

  • SRK’s next also has chance to cross 200……It has 6 day clean weekend…..13th nov – DIWALI on tuesday, then till Sunday……& if reports will be good then its should cross 200……..mark my word…..who cares of SON OF SARDAR……..Even, some territory booked theatre for 2 weeks for Yash chopra’s SRK starrer……..so Its SRK & SALMAN year all the way……..

  • Haters…haters …become more jealousy for King Salman Khan. It is your job. Do it honesty otherwise we will not pay you kicks on your a*sses. Lets countinuese ..

  • @Indicine
    Come on give it a break. Why do you care so much about it ? It’s not like that any of us is going to get anything from it. It was fun at first. Now it’s really growing old. It appears now only people who are interested in numbers are Salman fans. Ok guys we get it ur Salman is King of world, he is better than Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, SRK is nothing in front of him, he has a golden heart, he is God’s gift to us, he is eighth wonder, he should be our prime minister(and Aamir our President). But wait, he is just being human. So salute to the biggest superstar of Universe. We get the point, we give up, you win.
    Now can we get a news about The Dark Knight Rises? The sensation of which is nothing in front of Ek tha Tiger. A movie review maybe?

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