Box Office records that Happy New Year chases this Diwali

With less than 12 days to go for the release of Shahrukh Khan’s Happy New Year, the countdown for 2014’s second big festive release has begun. Expectations are sky-high as Farah Khan and SRK reunite after two hugely successful films like Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007).

All eyes will be on the box office records that Happy New Year chases this Diwali, more so because Shahrukh’s last film Chennai Express went on to break all records, both in the domestic and overseas markets.

Below is a list of records that Happy New Year is expected to beat / achieve this Diwali.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

  • Highest Opening Day (Current holder Dhoom 3 – ? 36.22 cr): Since the film is now officially confirmed for theatrical release a day after Diwali puja, Happy New Year has a great chance of breaking the record currently held by Aamir Khan’s Dhoom 3. The day after Diwali is considered to be one of the best days for film business. On the same day last year, Krrish 3 managed to score the highest single day collections on its 4th day after release. Considering the craze for the film, this record should belong to Happy New Year when the collections are announced on October 25th.
  • Highest Second and Third Day (Dhoom 3 – ? 33.36 cr and ? 38.03 cr respectively): Dhoom 3 is the only film to have collected more than 30 crore on each of its first 3 days at the box office. Will HNY match those collections?
  • Highest Single Day (Dhoom 3 - ? 38.03 cr): Most of the records that Happy New Year is expected to break are currently with Dhoom 3. Three big films like Jai Ho, Kick and Bang Bang released this year, but none could come close to the numbers of Dhoom 3. Looking at the pre-release hype and trade expectations, Happy New Year is expected to be the first film to collect Rs 40 crore or more on a single day. The best chance is on its opening day itself. If the word-of-mouth is good, even Sunday could be record-breaking. (Also read: All time highest single day collections)
  • Highest non-holiday collections (Dhoom 3 - ? 36.22 cr): Dhoom 3 did the unthinkable last year. Released on a working day, the film collected Rs 36.22 cr, which is by far the highest collections on a working day.
  • First weekend record (Dhoom 3 - ? 107.61 cr): Dhoom 3 also became the first film to collect 100 crore or more in less than 3 days. Happy New Year can’t break the fastest to 100 crore record, but it sure can equal it. Also, the SRK-Deepika film would need to collect 108 cr or more to record the highest first weekend collections.
  • Highest ‘Diwali day’ collections (Krrish 3 - ? 35.91 cr): Last year, Krrish 3 recorded the highest single-day collections on the day after Diwali. It’s a great day for business. Ticket prices are high and most families come out to watch films on this day. Since the big ‘Diwali day’ falls on the opening day of Happy New Year, sky is the limit for the film.
  • First week record (Dhoom 3 - ? 188.99 cr): The first 7-day collections of Dhoom 3 was almost 189 cr (you read that right!). Happy New Year would have to collect an average of 27 cr to better this record. The response the film gets in its opening weekend and eventually the word-of-mouth will both be important. Dhoom 3 wasn’t the most entertaining film last year, nor was it even comparable to some of Aamir Khan’s classics, but the franchise has such tremendous brand value that it guarantees a huge initial.
  • Overseas collections (Dhoom 3 - ? 172 cr): Shahrukh Khan has gone all out to promote Happy New Year in the overseas markets. SLAM! The Tour was a massive hit in the US, and Khan himself is by far the most popular Indian actor outside India. His films release in theatres where no Indian films release only if it features SRK. Yet, the total that Dhoom 3 put up last year is mammoth.
  • India collections (Dhoom 3 - ? 284 cr):  All eyes will be on this particular record, the record for the highest grossing film in the history of Indian Cinema. If Happy New Year breaks this record, or even comes close, it will also surpass Kick as the highest grossing film of 2014.
  • Worldwide collections (Dhoom 3 - ? 533 cr): Chennai Express is the second highest grosser worldwide, with gross box office collections of Rs 424 cr. Dhoom 3 bettered that record last year by a big margin.

Shahrukh Khan has achieved everything that there is to achieve in the industry. His stardom, fame and more importantly the love from his fans all over the world is way beyond box office records. Having said that, the trade expectations from Happy New Year are high and SRK has never disappointed during Diwali. Happy New Year will be the 11th Diwali release of his career, and no SRK film released during the festival of lights has failed at the box office. (Also read: Shahrukh Khan and the history of Diwali clashes).

Will Happy New Year light up the box office this Diwali? Will the film break all those records that currently belong to Dhoom 3? Do tell us what you think in the comments section below.

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102 Comments

  • No chance of breaking more than 10-20% of Dhoom 3 records…if at all it breaks PK will destroy it…

    Indicine is very busy in promoting HNY …pls bring some news about PK….

  • Hny trailer,music,story all r flop,but i can surely say the movie will be huge blockbuster of bollywood.

  • SRK has achieved every targeted heights in bollywood n has taken industry onto the global platform..though the box office trend must hv changed these days but he is the one man who has the ability to prove himself s the box office king all time ever…right frm last 2decades!! Wish HNY breaks al possible records n achieve the greater heights.. :) good luck SRK.. :)

  • Happy New Year Will Release
    5000 Screens Sure.But,Need
    Open Weeks Like Dhoom:3 But
    Content Not Matter With King’s
    Movie.So,Here Is My Prediction
    With Good Word Of Mouth According To Boxofficeindia..
    com:-

    Opening Day-40-45 Crore.
    Opening Weekend-125 Crore.
    Opening Week-190 Crore.
    Second Week-65 Crore.
    Third Week-30 Crore.
    Rest-25 Crore.
    Lifetime-310 Crore.
    Overseas-200 Crore.
    Worldwide-510 Crore.
    Worldwide Gross-612 Crore.
    Verdict(India):-All Time
    Blockbuster. Verdict(Overseas):-All Time
    Blockbuster..

  • dis comment is 4 @romance, hny cant cross besharam, srk is nothing infront of ranbir forget about hrithik and sal-mir, widot eid he is 120cr actor, but now he cant sirpass ranbirs besharam… Even b4 him rk cross 150cr in domestic that too in non festive season… Hny wont cross 60cr

  • srkking : Let Srk release a movie with zero holidays (apart from weekend) + unknown heroine + 1 month promotion + average music like Jai Ho n then beat it !!!!!!!

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