Dangal vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Box Office Collection Comparison

The industry is going through a phase where two men are at the top of their form and the rest simply haven’t been able to match up. It’s Salman Khan and Aamir Khan at the top of the Bollywood ladder, there is little to choose between the two as far as the big grossers are concerned, but the rest have a lot of catching up to do.

The fall of Shah Rukh Khan (FAN) and Hrithik Roshan (Mohenjo Daro) in 2016 has further widened the gap between the Top 2 and the next 2. Akshay Kumar’s rise this year has made 2017 an exciting year for the trade and box office enthusiasts, as it promises to be a hugely important year for almost all the bankable stars in the industry.

However, to put the domination of Aamir and Salman into perceptive, Sultan and Dangal have managed to beat Mohenjo Daro in 2 days, FAN in 3 days and Akshay Kumar’s highest career-grosser in just 4 days.

The way Dangal is performing at the box office, it can only be compared to four films – Dhoom 3, Sultan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and PK.

On this page (which will be updated everyday) we will be following and analysing the day-wise box office collections of Dangal and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

It’s a very interesting comparison because both films released on Friday and both held on strongly on Monday. Both were high on emotions, struck a chord with the audience across the country and are showing outstanding trends.

Day 1: Bajrangi Bhaijaan released during the Ramzan (Pre-Eid) period, due to which the first day collections of the film was affected. Dangal had the advantage of Christmas or winter vacations at several schools and offices in the country. There is not much to choose between the two – Bajrangi Bhaijaan sold more tickets on Day 1, while Dangal managed to collect about 10% more. Credit should go to Aamir Khan for pulling off 30-crore opening with a less commercial looking film, without a female lead, a not-so-well-known director. Dangal was riding on Aamir’s credibility alone and that was good enough for the audience to line-up at theatres. Winner: Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Day 2: The second day was the big holiday for Eid for Bajrangi Bhaijaan, while for Dangal it was a normal Saturday with Christmas festivities continuing across the country. Again, not much to choose between the two, but Dangal did phenomenally well after a strong start. It probably has the edge too as Bajrangi Bhaijaan had a huge holiday for Eid. However, the Salman Khan film still managed to sell about 15-20% more tickets. Winner: Dangal

Day 3: The third day, which was a holiday for both Sunday and Christmas, proved to be a game-changer for Dangal. The holiday for Christmas probably gave the film an extra 5% advantage over a Sunday, but Dangal was running at over 90% occupancy at multiplexes throughout the day. Winner: Dangal

Day 4: Bajrangi Bhaijaan continued its dream-run on Monday with the Eid advantage continuing to benefit the film. The advantage was probably around 15%, which is evident from the big drop on the next day. Most multiplexes were selling tickets at weekend rates. Dangal was super-strong too. At the end of four days, Bajrangi Bhaijaan had collected 129.65 crore, while Dangal has collected 132.43 crore. Winner: Dangal

Day 5: Dangal was extraordinary on its 5th day too, beating Bajrangi Bhaijaan once again. It’s becoming clearer that the trend is set to take Dangal higher than the Salman Khan starrer. The Eid advantage had ended for Bajrangi Bhaijaan, while Dangal continues to take advantage of the extended Christmas – New Year weekend. At the end of Day 5, Dangal is ahead by Rs 4.47 crore. The lead is widening! Winner: Dangal

Day 6: The lead widened further. Dangal has now beaten Bajrangi Bhaijaan by 3.41 crore. The extraordinary run of ‘Baahubali’ was having an impact on the business of the Kabir Khan directed film, but Dangal has no competition. The difference at the end of 6 days is Rs 7.88 crore. Winner: Dangal

Day 7: Dangal has won the first week by a fair margin. It did not have extra holidays, but the lingering advantage of Christmas / Winter holidays throughout the week was there. Yet, no other non-Aamir Khan film has taken advantage of the Christmas period. Tees Maar Khan failed, while Dabangg 2 and Don 2 show poor trends after a very good opening. The first week lead for Dangal over Bajrangi Bhaijaan is Rs 12.89 crore. In fact, the 7-day collections of Dangal is more than what Bajrangi collected in 8 days. Winner: Dangal

Day 8: The lead is getting seriously big now, which also means even a total of 400 crore is not out of reach for Dangal since it has so many open competition-free weeks. The gap on the 8th day is Rs 5.79 crore, with the overall difference at the end of 8 days at a whopping Rs 18.68 crore. This makes a total of 340 crore plus a certainty, which will make Dangal the highest grosser of all time. Winner: Dangal

The graph below shows the difference and how Dangal has taken a substantial lead after the first weekend – which is widening with each passing day.

Dangal vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Dangal vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan

DayBajrangi BhaijaanDangal
Day 127.2529.78
Day 236.634.82
Day 338.7542.41
Day 427.0525.69
Day 521.423.09
Day 618.0521.46
Day 715.5520.29
First Week184.65 cr197.54 cr
Day 812.818.59
Day 919.2523.07
Day 1024.0532.04
Day 119.313.45
Day 129.110.46
Day 137.19.23
Day 146.039.12
Two Week272.28 cr313.50 cr
Day 154.116.66
Day 166.810.80
Day 179.0714.33
Day 182.754.35
Day 192.634.03
Day 202.453.21
Day 212.252.97
Three Week Total302.34 cr359.85 cr
Day 221.451.94
Day 232.734.06
Day 243.514.24
Till Fourth weekend310.03 cr370.09 Cr
Remaining weeks10.4514.88
India Collections320.48 cr384.97 Cr

 

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89 Comments

  • @INDICINE What do you want to say Aamir Is Big Yes He Is Big Salman Is Lower Than srk We Salman Fans Happy That Salman Entertain Us And Give Blockbusters. We Don’t Care Whose Movie Become ATHG @Salman Fans Don’t Need To Mess With Any One Just Enjoying Bhaijaan Birthday

  • I am akshay & aamir khan fan..
    But indicine kuch dair k liye en ‘khanz’ ki jaan chor di jiye..aur jolly llb 2 k bary me kuch btayen..
    Plz..
    I have requested 4 it m0re than 5 times..

  • God bless Aamir! Since d day i saw Taare Zameen Par this guy has been getting a day reserve in my diary for his films. He respect audience intelligence that’s why People adore him. Bollywood should be greatfull for having Aamir in their mist

  • this is a good comparison as both films were not out and out entertainers. But yes, BB had advantage of Kareena’s presence and was based on India Pak sentiment which always seems to work big time.

    But at the core, both are very emotional films. It seems that Dangal is trending better than not only BB but PK as well, though PK had Xmas and New year Holidays.

    It does seem that Dangal will beat Sultan surely. I have this feeling that if it does end up beating BB, then it’d turn to be the biggest grosser of all times!

  • The winner will be Dangal all the way…. No actress like Kareena Kapoor / Unknown Director / Non Commercial Movie…. all these factor gives edge to Dangal…

    However as you rightly said – it s only the money earned what matters at the end ofthe day….. In that case too..Dangal will win…

    All the best #Dangal # AK.. Love you man

  • guys vote for your favorites and deserving ones in jio filmfare awards
    http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2017/
    I have voted
    best film airlift
    best actor srk fan
    best actress alia udta Punjab
    supporting actor srk dear zindagi
    supporting actress shabana azmi neerja
    best music pritam ae dil hai mushkil
    best lyrics amitabh bhattacharya channa mereya ae dil
    best singer male arijit channa mereya ae dil
    best singer female palak muchhal kaun tumhe m. s. dhoni
    best director nitesh tiwari dangal

  • I m a huge salman fan ..still i need to say that dangal will cross bajrangi collection.. trend is great and only one film in next 5 weeks which is also targeted to limited audiences..so dangal will have a chance to touch 350 cr..

  • Good comparison- both films after PK are carrying huge positive WOM among all demographics so great job indicine…!

  • dangal and bajrangi bhaijaan both are good films
    I wish dangal to cross 300 cr than
    both amar and prem will have 2 300 cr grosser
    there is no need of world ka sabse bda star srk
    because srk is bigger than both aamir and sallu in srk fans dream
    raees
    1000 cr worldwide
    100 cr from India
    900 cr from srk fans dream

  • BB was a hugely entertaining film but in terms of all round ability Dangal is a superior product…!

    No offence but Im saying it as I see it…!

    Revising my forecast for Dangal from 250cr to 300cr now…!

  • Its ironic how our well informed (or is it mis-led) media over the last few yrs only backed PHANKA as being a CONTENT(less) RICH movie n completely ignored BB and Dangal pre- release…

  • Our industry has now become a 2 man dominated/ dependent industry- without Salmir exhibitors would go bankrupt n audiences would only have hollywood movies to look forward to coz rest of bollywood is only making niche crapgiri movies which are nothing more than glorified short stint tv dramas…!

  • I can’t understand why everyone think eid is big holiday for film buiseness
    in eid period only one day holiday declared by govn
    in eid season there is not a any plus point like in Christmas season were they have many holidays and also in diwali festival all schools are off for more than a week

    eid is not a big holiday like Christmas and diwali
    salman has made it big by releasing his films
    Christmas >>>>>>diwali>>>>.eid

  • Where is our Spell Check rebel Complan Boy…???

    No doubt if he was here then he would spout nonsense like “BB only worked coz of Harshali n Dangal due to Fatima” etc etc etc

    Giving debutant female actresses credit for Salmirs successes but when it comes to Pluto Boys Chak De India he predictably blamed the girls lack of starpower for not making that crapfest a BB film…!

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