PK vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Box Office Collection Comparison

Note: This article is updated everyday. Read the ‘Update’ section just above the table for daily updates.

Salman Khan’s latest release ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ has taken a historic opening at the box office. The first 4-day collections has ensured that the Kabir Khan directed film is almost certain to go past Salman’s previous highest grosser ‘KICK’ (233 crore).

All eyes are now on the Top 2 highest grossers of Indian Cinema. Both Aamir Khan starrers, Dhoom 3 and PK.

The current comparison is between PK and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. In 4 days, PK had collected Rs 116.43 crore and Bajrangi Bhaijaan is way ahead with net box office collections of Rs 129.65 crores.

However, PK had no holidays in its first 4 days (except Sunday), but Bajrangi Bhaijaan had the advantage of Eid holiday on Saturday and Monday too was a holiday in some parts of the country as Eid celebrations continued.

PK vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan

PK vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan

PK, on the other hand, had plenty of holidays starting with Christmas (7th day of release) and New Year. The days in between were holidays for many schools and offices. PK also had the advantage of 3 open weeks at the box office, before the release of Tevar in Week 4. Bajrangi Bhaijaan has two open weeks, after which Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam and Ritesh Deshmukh’s Bangistan are scheduled to hit screens.

The multiplex ticket prices of both films were about the same, although at select premium multiplexes the tickets of Bajrangi Bhaijaan were more expensive. Bajrangi Bhaijaan has performed much better than PK at single-screens, so the all India average ticket price of the Salman starrer is lower.

The day-wise comparison between PK and Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be interesting to follow in the next few days. We will be updating this page everyday. Bookmark it and visit us again to find out if Bajrangi Bhaijaan can become the highest grosser of all time.

Update 22 July: Bajrangi Bhaijaan continues to lead PK at the end of Day 5. While the Salman starrer has collected Rs 151.05 crore in 5 days, the industry’s highest grosser had collected Rs 135.79 crore. In fact, Bajrangi Bhaijaan has beaten PK on each of its first 5 days at the box office.

Update 23 July: For the first time since its release, Bajrangi Bhaijaan has fallen short of the Wednesday collections of Aamir Khan’s PK. The Rajkumar Hirani directed film held on strongly on Wednesday, showed a small growth in business on Thursday and then had plenty of holidays (Christmas, Sunday, New Year) in Week 2. Those holidays could eventually be the difference, even though Bajrangi Bhaijaan still leads PK by around Rs 14 crore at the end of Day 6.

Update 24 July: The battle for the highest grosser of all time is now intensifying as there is hardly any difference between Bajrangi Bhaijaan and PK at the end of Week 1. To Salman and Kabir Khan’s credit, PK enjoyed a national holiday for Christmas on Day 7 of its release. But factors aside, Bajrangi Bhaijaan was leading by Rs 15 crore at the end of 5 days, but now the difference is just Rs 1.76 crore. PK is also the film that showed better trends in its first week at the box office. Bajrangi Bhaijaan now needs a record breaking second weekend to have any chance of becoming the all time highest grosser.

PK vs Bajrangi Bhaijaan has also become the most viewed page on our website this year. The tremendous interest is because Salman has never delivered the highest grosser of all time after ‘Hum Aapke Hain Kaun’ and the last time he featured in a film directed by Kabir Khan (Ek Tha Tiger), it fell just 3 crore short of ‘3 Idiots’, which was coincidentally an Aamir Khan – Rajkumar Hirani film!

Update 25 July: The difference between PK and Bajrangi Bhaijaan is down to just Rs 36 lakhs! After Day 8, PK still had one holiday (New Year), one open week before the release of ‘Tevar’ and showed better trends. So it’s probably safe to say now that PK will remain the highest grosser of all time and Bajrangi Bhaijaan would be looking at becoming only the second 300 crore grosser.

Update 26 July: Box office is unpredictable and how! Until yesterday, the trends were suggesting that Bajrangi Bhaijaan would fall behind the total of PK, but the Saturday collections of the Salman Khan starrer has shocked and surprised the trade once again! The film is now certain to break the record of Dhoom 3 and could do so by the end of its 2nd week itself. But the record of PK is now in danger of being surpassed. At the end of 9 days, Bajrangi Bhaijaan leads PK by Rs 3.29 crore and this lead will neutralise the ‘New Year’ holiday advantage that PK got. The battle for the highest grosser of all time continues!

Update 27 July: Bajrangi Bhaijaan is on course to become the highest grosser of all time, as the film continues to stay ahead of PK at the end of Day 10 at the domestic box office. The Kabir Khan directed film is already Salman’s highest grosser both at the domestic, overseas and worldwide box office. It has also surpassed the lifetime worldwide gross of Chennai Express. Bajrangi Bhaijaan is now the 3rd highest worldwide grosser of all time behind Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express.

Update 29 July: At the end of Day 12, PK had collected Rs 256 crore and Bajrangi Bhaijaan has collected 259.15 crore. The difference is down to Rs 3.15 crore, with the Salman Khan starrer still leading. However, PK’s business got a major boost because of New Year and it wasn’t competing against any film in its 3rd week. Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be up against Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam, a film that is carrying incredible pre-release reports. The third weekend collections of Bajrangi Bhaijaan will decide if the film has a chance of surpassing PK.

Update 30 July: The gap has closed again. The difference between PK and Bajrangi Bhaijaan is now down to Rs 1.2 crore. The Salman Khan starrer is now leading, but not by much. Drishyam releases in theatres tomorrow and Bajrangi Bhaijaan with about 50-55% fewer shows at multiplexes, would have to show huge growth over the weekend to have any chance of getting close to the lifetime total of PK. The growth on Saturday has to be similar to what the film showed on its last Saturday.

Update 1 August: The PK record is now out of reach for Bajrangi Bhaijaan. At the end of Day 15, the difference between the two films is Rs 8.99 crore. PK had already gone past the record of Dhoom 3 and showed incredible growth in its third weekend. In fact, the Sunday collections was more than Rs 11 crore. Bajrangi Bhaijaan will finish with net box office collections of around 320 – 325 crore.

DayPKBajrangi Bhaijaan
Day 126.6327.25
Day 230.3436.60 (Eid)
Day 338.24 (Sunday)38.75 (Sunday)
Day 421.2227.05
Day 519.3621.4
Day 619.5518.05
Day 727.55 (Christmas)15.55
First Week182.89 crores184.65 crores
Day 814.5512.80
Day 917.1219.25
Day 1022.25 (Sunday)24.05
Day 1110.089.30
Day 129.119.10
Day 139.057.10
Day 1413.48 (New Year)6.03
Two Week Total278.53 crores272.28
Day 156.854.11
Day 168.326.80
Day 1711.58 (Sunday)9.07 (Sunday)
Day 184.422.75
Day 194.022.63
Day 203.462.45
Day 212.962.25
Three Week Total320.14 crores302.34 crores
Day 221.821.45
Day 232.822.73
Day 244.013.51
Till Fourth weekend328.79 crores310.03 crores
Remaining weeks11.8110.45
India Collections340.6 crores320.48 crore
Overseas Collections261.5 crores194.3 crores
Worldwide Gross754.5 crores619.1 crores
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284 Comments

  • “Bajrangi B Bohot hi achi film hai..Collection matter nai karte yeh film k liye.Its abt Humanity” ~ Aamir

  • Me ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ Kam Se Kam 10 Bar Dekhonga @aamir_khan
    Aamir says it from the heart…Kabir Khan

  • Hope it grosses 300cr..waiting for brothers…guess the other half of the year will be gud for bollywood..

  • Don’t compare PK with Bajrangi Bhaijaan !!!!!!
    It is like comparing 3 idiots with Himmatwala !!!!

  • Bajrangi bhaijaan is doing great business without a single hit song means today salman bhai is the biggest superstar in the country.

  • Dnt know how much will BB earn in d upcoming days but its earn the love and respect from moviegoers!
    I personally think its a better movie than Pk and d3 !
    And collections are also earth shattering!

    Congo to all salman fans ! Hope it will break overrated pk’s record ! #Deserve

  • Don’t compare PK with Bajrangi Bhaijaan !!!!!!
    It is like comparing 3 idiots with Himmatwala !!!!

    Bajrangi Bhaijaan is not equal to even 5 sec scene of PK ! Contentwise , there is no room for comparison!

    PK>BB

  • @ indicine- what is meaning of corporate booking which pk had in its second weekend. i am sure bajrangi will be all time highest grosser hindi version.

  • BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN BAjRANGI BHAIJAAN.after watching bajrangi bhsijaan I am crying a lot.good movie 350 corer pakka.god bless you bajrangi bhaijaan(SALMAN KHAN)

  • Pk overseas 46.50 millions.. 290 CRS 3rd Sept release in Hong Kong.. 1st 300 Cr overseas sure.. Aamir khan is the best. Bhaijaan rocks India.. Aamir sir rules worldwide, overseas..

  • Ajay sir’s Drishyam is releasing on BB’s 3rd week, so breaking PK’s looks little difficult for it. But expecting it to collect 300cr easily.

  • Heavy rainfall have effected the Tuesday night shows of BB in major cities of Maharashtra and Madhya pradesh. Still expecting 22cr+ nett on Tuesday.

  • Bhojpuri Bhaijaan Ki Ek Movie Kya business karne lagi overseas mein Uske Fans Itna Relief Feel Kar Rahe Hai Jaise Saalo Se Danda Andr Ghusa Hua Tha Wo Aaj bahar nikal gya..

    SHAH RUKH KHAN has total 20 blockbusters while Bhojpuri Bhaijaan has just 1 (HAHK), and Bajrangi Bhaijaan will be the 2nd blockbuster of him in overseas after 20 years.. now do you know the difference between 20 vs 1/2? LOL… Overseas Disaster Bhojpuri Bhaijaan almost needs 9 lives to be compared with the Iconic KING in overseas.. while after 9 lives SRK will have 9 times more blockbusters than him & than again Bhojpuri Bhaijaaan will need 9 more lives.. lol

    Moral – Decades Disaster Bhai will always be behind SRK everywhere, doesn’t matter if he will be virgin for 50 more lives and doesn’t matter if he will be overshadowed by a small girl like Harshaali forever…!!!

  • @Indicine team, please update early trend tuesday collection. Just now i saw one of sites which site always correct, they said BB will be collect 23cr to 24cr. Even occupancy evening and nights show 90%plus. That means again historical collection.

  • y even Sallu fans r not expecting BB to cross PK ?
    This iz the best chance
    u Can’t get better opportunity then this ..! anywayx 300 iz certain 2 cross …!

  • Now let me calculate my predictions….on the basis of box office merit to beat p.k life time box office collection,in domestic market it needed bhajrangi bhaijan to collect in double figure till 14 day than sky is the limit boss,bb as of now 13 crore ahead of bhajrangi bhaijaan n p.k earned 278cr till its 14th day,so its crystal clear all bb need is to do rock solid business till 14th day n life time collection of p.k in domestic collection’ll be a gonner…..b.b richly derserves it all….salman khan always rocksss….but this time around he means serious business,n he’ll do the undoable

  • The stirring stardom of Salman Khan is as enigmatic as the superstar himself. He is perhaps the only star of his generation whose stardom is not subservient to the box-office success of his movies. Despite holding a string of box-office records – Highest Grosser of the Year (8 times), 3 Highest Grossers of one particular Year (Hum Saath Saath Saath Hain, Biwi No.1, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999), 5 veritable blockbusters on the trot, among others – it is his abiding connect with the audience which has stood him in good stead over the last 25 years.
    At present, his next release BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN is hot on the heels and is slated to become the first blockbuster of 2015. As you gear up to throng to cinema halls to watch this movie, we dispel 3 popular myths pertaining to the superstar.
    1) Salman Khan delivers Blockbusters only on Eid:
    While it is true that since 2009, the festival of Eid has become synonymous with Salman Khan and all his movies released on this occasion have turned out to be massive blockbusters, people tend to forget two vital points. Before 2009, Eid was not a sought-after period for releasing big-ticket movies. It was only after Salman stormed the box-office with WANTED in 2009, that industry woke up to the box-office potential of Eid period. Before 2009, Diwali and Christmas were traditionally considered auspicious and conducive for the release of big movies from a long time.
    It wouldn’t be erroneous to state that Salman made Eid the most sought-after and lucrative proportion for Bollywood. Hence this charge of Salman using Eid as a springboard for box-office success does not hold water.
    Also, in recent years, READY and DABANGG 2 were not Eid releases and both were monumental hits. Before 2009, every hit of Salman Khan was a non-Eid release. From Maine Pyaar Kiya to Hum Aapke Hain, Hum Saath Saath Hain to Karan Arjun, No Entry to Partner – there are several such examples.

    2) Salman Khan hit a rough patch between 2000-2009 and his stardom dipped:
    Ludicrous reasons are wheeled out by his critics to perpetuate this myth. The movies in which he made guest appearances are tagged as his movies. HELLO, SAAWARIYA, HEROES, BAABUL, SAAWAN, etc. are some of the examples. By the same logic, does one count DULHA MIL GAYA, HEY RAM, BHOOTNATH, SILSILAY, KRAZZY 4 , etc. as Shah Rukh’s movies?
    It is amusing that naysayers discount superhits like
    MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI, NO ENTRY , and PARTNER – all of which released between 2000 and 2009 – as these are multi-starrer movies. While the contribution to each and every member associated with the movie must be acknowledged, it is clear as daylight that Salman was the dominant star in those movies who pulled in the audience. The producer of NO ENTRY is still waiting for Salman’s approval and dates to start its sequel. The project has not taken off only because Salman is yet to allot the dates. While Anil Kapoor is a fine actor, he has been playing side-roles since 1999 and is dependent on the dominant star to pull through the movies. Same goes for Govinda whose heyday as superstar ended in 1999. Govinda has said in numerous interviews that he would always be grateful to Salman for offering him a film when no work was coming his way. If one look at Govinda’s movies from 2003 onwards, all of them have opened extremely poorly except PARTNER and BHAGAM BHAG. He no longer gets the lead roles.
    Also, if we deploy the same rationale and yardstick, should we discount KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM , DEVDAS, KAL HO NA HO, OM SHANTI OM, etc, from SRK’s oeuvre… and RANG DE BASANTI , 3 IDIOTS, DIL CHAHTA HAI , etc. from Aamir Khan ’s body… or PHIR HER PHERI, WELCOME ,
    HEY BABY , SINGH IS KINNG , BHOOL BHULAIYA , etc. from
    Akshay Kumar ’s filmography?
    People condone TERE NAAM, MAINE PYAAR KYUN KIYA, CHORI CHORI CHUPKE, WANTED, DULHAN HUM LE JAYENGE, and HAR DIL JO PYAR KAREGA as if they didn’t exist. These all movies were declared either hits or semi-hits by all trade experts alike.

    #This comment’s credit goes to @Ankur Dubey.

  • My prediction for top 5 highest grosser of the year….
    1. BB- 300cr+.

    2. PRDP- 250cr+

    3. Brothers- 150-160cr.

    4. TWM-151cr

    5. BM/Dilwale- 140- 150cr.

  • @imakn:
    After seeing huge success of BB lagta hai tum loongiwalo ke ke andar bada saa BAMBOO ghus gaya hai. Tabhi toh kuch bhi anaf-shanaf bak rahe ho.
    Tell your king to give 15cr non holiday opening day atleast. He need to take 3.7billion birth to compete with even Akki forget Bhai.

  • Please stop comparing these movies against each other chalk and cheese, I personally like Aamir Khan but did not like PK or Dhoom 3 prefer AB in Dhoom. Each movie has its own genre and cannot or should not be compared with each other but this is an indian thing, who always like to make comparisons with people etc. BB is the best thing to come out of BW over the past year.

  • Forget 300cr bhaitards. 2nd week to anay do phir pata chal jaye ga kitne pani mein hai bhai. Bus ye 2 din uchhal lo. Phir dekhna 300cr sapne mein b nai hoga. Lmao

  • I just cant believe the strength of BB to be out performing PK which I consider a masrerpiece is extraordinary. Truly BB deserves this n now Kabir too deserves recognition as being one of the best story tellers of our country. BB holds your attention I would say 90% of the time n not many films can do better than this imo except for 3 idiots, RDB, LRMB of recent times- these are folms that audiences can watch again n again without feeling the need to have a break.

    Hats off to you Sir

  • 275cr by second week end of business is a MUST…! Then drishyam arrives but at mass centres BB may still be a powerhouse I feel. PK could be within teach but I be happy for D3s record to be smashed and 300cr plus total. Not greedy

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