Also Read: Opening Day 2016 | First Weekend 2016 | First Week 2016 | Second Weekend 2016 | Second Week 2016 | Collections of all movies in 2016
| Movie | Day 1 | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan | 36.54 | Bumper |
| Dangal | 29.78 | Excellent |
| MS Dhoni | 21.30 | Excellent |
| FAN | 19.2 | Good |
| Housefull 3 | 15.21 | Good |
| Rustom | 14.11 | Excellent |
| Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | 13.30 | Excellent |
| Airlift | 12.35 | Good |
| Baaghi | 11.94 | Excellent |
| Dishoom | 11.05 | Good |
| Befikre | 10.36 | Good |
| Shivaay | 10.24 | Average |
| The Jungle Book | 10.09 | Excellent |
| Udta Punjab | 10.05 | Good |
| Mohenjo Daro | 8.87 | Poor |
| Dear Zindagi | 8.75 | Good |
| Captain America Civil War | 8.53 | Excellent |
| Batman vs Superman | 8.32 | Excellent |
| Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 | 8.15 | Average |
| Ki and Ka | 7.30 | Good |
| Ghayal Once Again | 7.20 | Average |
| Rocky Handsome | 7.16 | Average |
| A Flying Jatt | 7.10 | Poor |
| Kapoor And Sons | 6.85 | Good |
| Baar Baar Dekho | 6.81 | Poor |
| Raaz Reboot | 6.30 | Average |
| Azhar | 6.30 | Average |
| Force 2 | 6.05 | Average |
| Wazir | 5.61 | Average |
| Mastizaade | 5.59 | Average |
| Jai Gangaajal | 5.50 | Average |
| Akira | 5.15 | Average |
| Sanam Re | 5.04 | Good |
| Neerja | 4.70 | Good |
| X Men Apocalypse | 4.51 | Average |
| Pink | 4.32 | Average |
| Kahaani 2 | 4.25 | Average |
| Sarbjit | 3.69 | Poor |
| Fitoor | 3.61 | Disastrous |
| TE3N | 2.61 | Poor |
| Freaky Ali | 2.55 | Average |
| 1920 London | 2.50 | Poor |
| Happy Bhaag Jayegi | 2.32 | Poor |
| Saala Khadoos | 2.19 | Poor |
| Mirzya | 2.10 | Disastrous |
| Rock On 2 | 2.02 | Disastrous |
| Teraa Surroor | 1.79 | Poor |
| Banjo | 1.72 | Poor |
| Sanam Teri Kasam | 1.25 | Poor |
| Love Games | 1.03 | Poor |
| Tum Bin 2 | 0.85 | Poor |
| Waiting | 0.27 | Poor |
Verdict on opening response is as follows:
- Record breaking (All time opening record)
- Bumper (Very high occupancy)
- Excellent
- Good
- Average
- Below Average
- Poor
- Disastrous