The last highest grosser of the year (HGOTY) that did not feature Salman Khan or Aamir Khan in the lead, was Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ back in 2007.
In other words, for the last 8 consecutive years, Aamir or Salman have topped four years each – Ghajini (2008), 3 Idiots (2009), Dabangg (2010), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), PK (2014) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)!
With Sultan all set to touch the 300 crore mark, 2016 is likely to be yet another year when the battle will be between the Top 2 superstars for the ‘Highest Grosser of the Year’.
The other big releases of the year have practically no chance – because of clashes or unfavourable release periods – to get anywhere close to the total of ‘Sultan’.
While there is very little to differentiate between Salman and Aamir, there is one interesting point that shows Aamir has held the upper hand in the last few years.
Since 2008, each time Aamir had a release ready for Christmas, he has achieved the following:
- All his films have become the highest grosser of the year
- All his films have gone on to become the highest grosser of all time (a record that has eluded Salman for the last many years, inspite of his super stardom)
- All Aamir films have also crossed a major milestone - Ghajini was the first film to 100 crore, 3 Idiots first to 200, Dhoom 3 was the first to 250 and PK in 2014 became the first to go past 300.
With plenty of open weeks and the best release period of the year – the odds will be in Aamir’s favour once again. However, he doesn’t have a top director like Rajkumar Hirani or a major franchise like Dhoom this time around – much like Ghajini in 2008.
If Dangal tops, the gap between Aamir (6 career HGOTY) and Salman (9 career HGOTY) will reduce to 2. Otherwise, Salman will earn the 10th highest grosser of his career and the gap between him and the rest will be 4 films or more.
| Salman | Aamir | SRK | Hrithik | Sunny |
| Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989) | Dil (1990) | DDLJ (1995) | Kaho Na Pyaar Hai (2000) | Border (1997) |
| Saajan (1991) | Raja Hindustani (1996) | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) | Koi Mil Gaya (2003) | Gadar (2001) |
| Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994) | Ghajini (2008) | Devdas (2002) | Dhoom 2 (2006) | |
| Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999) | 3 Idiots (2009) | Veer Zaara (2004) | ||
| No Entry (2005) | Dhoom 3 (2013) | Om Shanti Om (2007) | ||
| Dabangg (2010) | PK (2014) | |||
| Bodyguard (2011) | ||||
| Ek Tha Tiger (2012) | ||||
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) |
No way. Dangal can’t beat Sultan. Absolutely Sultan will be HGOTY. Aamir only needs big brands like Ghajini or Dhoom3 and Raju Papa to achieve milestones.
1. His Ghajini did 100 crores because of very huge buzz (similar to dhoom3) and hype the movie created with Aamir ‘ s hairstyle with Christmas and New Year Holidays. If Salman was in ghajini then would definitely cross 150 crore mark.
2. His 3Idiots did 200 crore because of extremely positive word of mouth and Christmas and New year holidays.
3. His Dhoom3 did 250 crores because of Dhoom franchise+huge buzz and hype with Christmas and New Year Holidays.
4. His pk did 300 crore because of extremely positive word of mouth and Raju Hirani with Christmas and New year holidays.
Now this time he didn’t have big brand or Raju Papa. So sultan is out of reach. Sultan will definitely do 300 crores. Christmas is the best period to release a film because of too much holidays that ensures that the film will never lose its pace at box office. Now don’t give excuses that Christmas and New year falls on 5th or 6th day, because that is a very good release period. In Christmas release you can get three or four open weeks but not Eid. Eid has only one holiday but Christmas release means full December to January holiday. In other words we can say Dangal will get all days holidays. But this time Christmas and New Year falling on Sunday so the movie will lose its pace on weekdays! !! Sultan is out of reach for Dangal(Talaash2). Talaash and Dhobi Ghat were non holiday releases that’s why Talaash 93 crore and Dhobi Ghat 14 crores. In 2012 Christmas Talaash first book Christmas release but when Dabangg2 also booked Christmas, then Aamir ran in fear. Salman also have 2 ATHG –
Maine Pyar Kiya – 15 crore ( broke Sholay ‘ s record not by a huge margin)
HAHK – strongest ATBB very. Earns more than 50 crores than previous Highest grosser maine pyar kiya.
Aamir has 4 HGOAT because of best release period and big franchises. Salman has 2 HGOAT(will become 4 after 2017). Srk only 1; chennai express. OSO didn’t broke Dhoom2 ‘s record. Ghajini first beat Dhoom2 then RNBDJ broke cause RNBDJ didn’t finish it’s run when Ghajini released. Also Salman has 10 HGOTY.
1. Maine Pyar Kiya
2. Saajan
3. HAHK
4. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai(second lead)
5. HSSH
6. No Entry(was the main lead actor)
7. Dabangg
8. Bodyguard
9. Ek Tha Tiger
10. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
then how can indicine say it has 9 HGOTY? Both aamir and srk depends on script but salman can make blockbusters just to his name. Also Yrf are giving fake collections for Sultan. It has already crossed 300 crore mark. Dangal can maximum DO 260 crores. Sultan HGOTY
# True Salman Fans
only Megastar salman will rule this year with sultan
Dangal will beat Sultan easily because it is the best period for releasing a movie
@sss why you are changing your color now? I am shocked. Just asking.
If No entry is Salman’s movie den Kuch kuch hota hai is also salman’s movie..
@Salman Khan Flop King, we all know your lallu’a aukaat in last decade. He was competing with Tushar kapoor. You have given many excuses but ignoring the fact that Salman’s career was saved only due to Aamir. Aamir helped none actor to choose right movies and promote in right direction and that’s the reason why marigold star still exists in the industry.
Dabangg- his 1st 100 cr because of Masala genre’s popularity thanks to Aamir.
Bodyguard- south remake and eid
Ready- again a South remake, promoted on many TV shows and released on summer holidays
ETT- YRF banner, Kabir pappa, katrina, eid holidays
Dabba 2- franchise, Christmas (thanks to Aamir) and no competition and hoped prices
Jai ho – flop LOL.
Kick – south remake and eid saved it otherwise it would have been flop just like jai ho.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan- Best reviews and best movie after 3 idiots and PK, Kabir pappa, Harshali malhotra
PRDP- luckily saved thanks to diwali’s 5 days extended weekend othweise it would have been disaster.
Loltan- again eid, no competition, GGM leaked online which helped it to survive against GGM, and 5 days extended weekend.
So got this in your head you bhojpurI auto driver? Aamir is much bigger than none actor ever since 1988. Had Aamir worked with rajashree banner, done films like dabangg then he would have been light years ahead of your flop king. If Aamir was in dabbing then it would have easily crossed 200 crores. So shut your mouth and get lost. Dangal will easily thrash your bhojpuri’s loltan records with ease. And who told you that Aamir made way for lallu? Talaash never was announced on christmas you dumb. It was always sceduled for none holiday. But you know what? Your none actor announced jai ho in christmas 2013 and when Aamir announced dhoom 3 for the same date then you lallu ran away due to fear and postponed his maha crap flop ho to January 2014. Thats the aukaat of your none actor. Only Aamir is Megastar who can make any movie ATBB with his name only. SRK and salman depend on scripts, extra holiday advantages, and directors.
@ virat kohli,dangal -118 crore? are u become mad ?dangal will do minimum 200 crore even in worst case.and it is better for u to concentrate on your game.You are too bad in predicting movies collections.
@abhay Malhotra,yeah must be thinking that as it is obvious.and the whole reason is I was not an amir hate ever but I bashed him forcefully due to sallu fans who behaved like his fans and hidden behind him to fight against WE SRKIANS due to his WW success.and an amir fan here @Rubal Jain made me realised about this and hence I’m no more an amir hater who was an admirer for me since my childhood.an there is the proof and the discussion between me and @Rubal Jain ,who made realise me about this on page—-11-12 of this following article.
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/aamir-khan-new-look-in-dangal/comment-page-11/#comments
Hopefully now you’ll understand the whole thing.and will not ever bash KING KHAN ever bro,thanks.
@phultsn Roshan of so no of your bhabi film is blockbuster with out Rajshri family members+multistarrers+south remakes+masala genres.even bb is a Harshali Malhotra film for which she won best actress award but your bhai couldn’t do to overshadowed,ever I did it?no right?so don’t show your over intelligence.
I never excluded your bhai’s multistarrer movies from blockbuster list,ever I did so?no right?I only excluded those multistarrer moves from in your bhai overshadowed by sanjay and Saif in saajan and hssh respectively from hgoty list because multistarrer are the reasons towards the success of a hgoty which can’t be counted in blockbuster though.and no entry is a cameo apperance of bhai which is not included as his film ever.
And you think a song in OSO containing all flopstar’s of last decade including your bhai(who at that time gave marigol) is the reason for OSO’S success ,then RIP ulyijr logic because a song can never give a whole movie success which requires ACTING.hence IT’S A KING KHAN starrer film.
And rest DDLJ,K2H2,DEVDAS,VZ—-KING KHAN won FILMFARE BEST ACTOR AS THE LEAD,so no one even able to claim it even as multistarrer,that’s it.
Hence KING KHAN—-5 HGOTY in least 24 YRARS
sallu—-6 hgoty in lead in 27 years
Amir sir—-6 hgoty in lead in 28 years
So see your star took extra 3 years to give 1 extra hgoty which is not at all great achievement,proved.
still if we’ll compare year wise from 1992-2016.KING SRK VS salman only.
1992—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>salman
1993—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>salman
1994—salman>>>>>>>>>>>>>KING SRK
1995—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
1996—salman>>>>KING SRK
1997—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
1998—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
1999—salaman>>>>>KING SRK
2000—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2001—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2002—–KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2003—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2004—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2005—-salman>>>>>>>>KING SRK
2006—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2007—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2008—-KING SRK>>>>>>>>>>>>salman
2009—-KING KHAN has no films.
2010—-salamn>>>>>>KING KHAN
2011—-salman>>>>>>KING KHAN
2012—salman>>>>>>KING KHAN
2013—salman has no films.
2014—-salman>KING SRK
2015—-salman>>>>>>KING SRK
2016—-salman>KING SRK.
in 25 years long career (1992-2016)—-
KING SRK —-13
salman—-10
Means KING SRK remained 3 AHEAD of salman even taking CLASSIC RISK by not depended on masala genre always.
Hence KING KHAN is far bigger star than lallu,it’s proved,so now don’t cry as all the things are logically proved.
Reasons why Salman can’t give ATHG/HGOAT –
1. Dabangg didn’t have extraordinary word of mouth like 3Idiots. Dabangg was panned by critics and audiences still it was second highest grosser.
2. Bodyguard didn’t broke 3Idiots record because it received more negative reviews than Dabangg. If it has extraordinarily reviews, then shall definitely cross 3Idiots.
3. Missed by just 3 crores!! Was liked by critics but planned by audiences cause it didn’t have masala. If it have word of mouth like even Chennai Express then it should cross 220 crores.
4. Kick released on a Ramzan period. First four days were Ramzan. If it released on Christmas, then it should break Dhoom3’s record.
5. Has the best chance to beat pk but couldn’t because of lesser screens, competition from several movies. If it released on Christmas, then it should do 350 – 375 crores.
But Salman has did 2 ATHG/HGOAT 2times and has did 5 five times second HGOAT.
Also Chennai Express breaking 3 Idiots record was a coincidence for srk. If ETT didn’t did 30+ crores on a pre-Eid release, then CE also didn’t cross 30 crores on Eid day. CE got the advantage that OUATIMD receive extremely negative reviews so people again watch CE on holidays. CE got best ever release date. First three days Eid, seventh day Independence day and Raksha Bandhan + 2 more holidays. If ETT releases on 2013, then it would break 3Idiots record but srk was lucky that Salman sir made his way. This TIME SULTAN WILL BE HGOTY. dangal will go like Talaash. Also some morons saying Salman haven’t won any clash. Then what about –
1. WANTED VS dil bole harippa
Wanted – 61 crores;
DBH- 14crores
2. Bajrangi Bhaijaan VS Bahubali –
Bajrangi Bhaijaan – 626 crore
Bahubali – 600 crore
He has won 2 clashes and Srk has also lost 2 clashes with Bajirao Mastani and Jungle Book. Aamir only needs big franchise and word of mouth films. Salman is real king of Bollywood.
@Indicine : You mentioned Saawariya, Hello and Baabul to Salman starrer but wouldn’t add KKHH as Salman starrer. Seems you are overhyping Aamir Khan.
#True Salman Fans
Aamir is the record maker of Bollywood
#Ak fan …why r u consider only jai ho…ready was also non-holiday and ..it get verdict blockbuster ….and most intersting things…it relses in 2011 before …(talash)…ticke price less ..everything is less as compare To talash and how much earned u know very well…! Salman khan ..also capable..to give 100cr without any holiday ..!! He did twice…!
@Sandy my only question to you, why are you only behind one rare underperformer of Aamir talaash? It was a non commercial movie, less ticket price, suspenice thriller, released on a complete non holiday, less screens and that’s the only reason why it was nit a 100 cr movie. I challenge you, if anyone else was in place of Aamir in talaash then it wouldn’t have even crossed 40 cr. Let alone 93 cr which only Aamir could do. Salman is only set in his comfort zone. I would love to see him in anything outside Masala and entertainment theme like talaash and fan and then release it on non holiday. It would be interesting because he has only remained in his comfort zone. Let him come out of his comfort zone and then only his true standing can be seen. Ready was very easy blockbuster for him. It wss a successful south remake just like you give excuses about dhoom franchise. So don’t be hypocrote. Tell me what was salman khan before 2010? How much his movies used to collect? Heat happened to films like main Aur Mrs khanna, veer, yuvraaj, God tussi great ho, marigold, etc???
Xmas fall on Sunday Sultan benifited by 5days holidays weekned but Dangal solely depend on wom
1992- Srk was ahead of salman khan movie
1993-darr, baazigar…..srk was ahead of salman khan
1994- Salman was ahead but madhuri was at first
1995-Srk, ddlj
1996-salman, jeet
1997-srk- dtph, pardesh
1998-kkhh, srk
1999-salman, hssh, bno, hdds
Thruout 2000except 2005, 2009 srk was ahead, in 2013 sallu had no release like srk in 2009
P.S: Not talking about hgoty, only comparison between the 2 khans movies
@indicine, DIl to pagal hai, kalhonaaho, mohabattein were hgoty worldwide i.e. Both domestic + overseas
@AK fan
what? Salman depends on script??
Aamir didnt get a clean hit from Dil To raja hindustani….either they were flop or just average/above average
same scenario from Raja hindustani to Fanna(except Lagaan and Ishq)
If BB ran due to rave reviews Kabir papa, so did 3idiots(thanks to srk), Dhoom3(thanks to salman, franchise, christmas), Pk by good script
and WTF alright I admit sans Bajrangi Bhaaijan and all SRK movies from 2011 are thrash
but Salman movies run on his name only….he doesnt need top songs, promos and directors like Aamir and SRK do
4 movies of salman were multi starer .
Those fools who says n doubts on dangal saying its film with no big director just note tat sultan was with flop director still did 290 means dangal hav universal appeal n aamir staring on it gaurentees long run success n will open bigger than pk ie 30_32 on day1 so expect biz of more than 350 tiz time
#Ak fan u r talking about ..past ..i don’t consider past life ..whatever ..he did or ..not..! One things is that ..Aamir khan always work on good script ..as well as A-lister director …and take xmas ..weekend and three open week ..! Thats why he is able to give blockbuster/ Atbb..!
Wait and watch …when Hirani sir + salman khan + xmas + contant meet eachother …then god know what will be happen on that day…!!
Okay i agree with your point if salman khan sir do work in talash ..
Then movie collect only 40 cr ..
Now my point is that ..if Aamir sir work with …arbaz khan , sajid nadidwala, sohail khan , etc..etc…! Then he give only hit / avg …!! Collection 20cr , 30cr , 40 cr..bas ..!
#Ak fan …reality speak everythink….It was a non commercial movie, less ticket price, suspenice thriller, released on a complete non holiday, less screen….etc..etc
Is movie mai na contant mila na hirani sir mile ..na he xmas weeekend …mila …..Aamir sir ka sab kuch expose ..ho gaya sirf taalash se …..u also know very well he needs good script ..good A-lister director ..Xmas weekend ..etc etc ..bcuz he can’t survive ..without all of these things..!
Thats why ..i am saying that Aamir sir far behind then salman sir ..!
Salman sir has given ..blockbustet .b/c grade director like arbaz khan ..
Debutante ..director like ..sajid nadidwala
Now …recently . Given Alltime blockbuster with B grade director ..Ali abas sir ..!!
Aamir sir will never work b-grade director in dream ..he knew that ..if i did do work with b-grade director ..jo mera carrier ..ka graph uper chada h ..vo niche aa jayega..!!
Last and least …yess..! Aamir sir is brilliant actor ..he know very well how to act..! He is my 2nd best hero ..but stardum is very less then salman khan..!! Accept it or not as your wish..!!
@Mr.Bollywood, ha ha ha. What a joke? Salman is Mr. Bollywood? In which planet? An actor who has given record number of flops and disasters and bankrupted many producers into losses should not be considered Mr. Bollywood. Get this in your senses. And you are saying aamir makes and creates record with open weeks and free weeks run? Then what valuta your ullu who despite getting 5 days extended weekend and free run, struggles to give 2nd HGOTY forget ATHG. Why your ullu can’t break megastar Aamir Khan’se record. Don’t cry. Aukaat nahi hai bechaare ki. Aamir is officially boss of your bhabhi since 2008 also though he has always been boss since 1988, but since 2008 he is officially his boss in crowd pull. Wait for Dangal and see how he will thrash all records of your so called bhai.
@craprag yuo, bhai’s movies ride on his name. After all who can forget the Epic success saga of bhai’s films like marigold, Main Aur Mrs. Craprag, yuvraaj, God tussi great ho, hello, heroes, shaadi Karne phas gaya, jaaneman, London dreams, veer and many other films? ?????
Dangal prediction
Fri-34
Sat-38
Sund-42
Weekend-115
Mon-26
Tue-23
Wed-21
Thu-19
Fri-16
Sat-20
Sund-28
Mon-12
Tue-10
Wed-9
Thu-7
Fri-6
Sat-9
Sund-14
Mon-4
Tue-3
Rest-20
Final-360cr
@sandal ha ha ha. Cry baby keep crying. Truth is always bitter. Salman’s career was almost finished and it was Aamir who helped him revive his career. Salman followed Aamir and did Masala movies and saved his career luckily. Without south remake his career samjo almost over. Don’t bark rubbish. You are saying you don’t care about past then accept that talaash is also a past. You idiot. Saying that Aamir is behind salman is like same as saying that Sachin is far behind lara or Rohit sharma. LOL. Get some sense. Aamir is light years ahead of salman. Its salman’s luck that Aamir doesn’t less films. If Aamir will donly films every year then he will beat salman by big margin. Salman is nothing in front of aamir. I can bet you if Aamir was in jai ho then it would have done at least 150 cr because it was a commercial movie. Talaash was not. Let your loser salman do talaash and his aukaat will be exposed. Ha ha ha. Main Aur Mrs khanna released in 2009 and diwali release an life time only single digit. Shame shame. Aukaat me reh kiddo. Salman is nothing without Masala movies, eid holidays, free week rub, extended weekend, big directors, etc. PRDP would have been disaster uf it wss released on non holiday. It wss saved due to diwaali. Like 8t or not, accept taht Aamir is much bigger star than your loser none actor. Wait for Dangal and see how he will thrash sultan’s records within 10-12 days and cross 350 cr. Till their retirement Aamir will remain light years ahead of salman. Aamir has 4 ATHG and ATBB with only 5 releases since last 8 years and that itself proves that he is much bigger star than salman. While loser salman everytime struggles to give ATHG. He is just a media hyped star. Nothing in front of Aamir. Period. Swallow this bitter truth and shut the crap up.
@Sandy Aamir’s stardom is less than your recordless flopstar lallu? Ha ha ha. Keep making such jokes and enlighten me. Your loser none actor doesn’t have guts to do anything accept Masala movies because he knows his career which has started since 2010, will be over once again. That’s why playing safe. Like it or not, Aamir’s stardom is much bigger than salman. Wait for Dangal, it will clear everything.
@Kamaal nahi Karte Hoxie ha ha ha. Who begged Prabhu deva to save his career? Of coyslrse our loser none actor bhai. Who is working with Kabir khan 3 times since last 5 years? Of course our none actor bhai. So shut your mouth and don’t act oversmart. If lallu movies run on his name then tell me how many hits did he gave in between 1999 to 2010? Answer is mostly multistarrers. He is only playing safe by doing Masala movies taht appeal to masses and that is the only reason for his fluke success. Let him do one movie at a time and take risks like Aamir did in 1990s and 2000s, but leave it. He won’t do because he knows that his career will be over once again. Don’t worry enjoy the fluke success of your 2010 born none actor star. Don’t even dare to talk about aamir. Aamir is light years ahead of your talentless none actor lallu in acgung, talent, stardom and success ratio. Your lallu has 50 flops which is a record to take proud for his illiterate fans like you right? Aamir has less flops than success. Despite less films Aamir’s success ratio is much better than lallu. That proves who is bigger.
@Parshya you are wrong about the opening. Opening will be highest of this year and it will be 36-39 cr on non holiday. Because Aamir is bigger star than salman.
@Ak fan
1999 to 2010,lol
where was Aamir from 1989 to 1995, where sallu had a monopoly, from 1995 to 2007 when srk had a monopoly except 1996, even salman bhai gave bb
what? U asking bhai begged pravudevea???lol rofl, do u think Aamir cud do wanted? Huh? And what do u think??
Do u think Bodyguard had pos WOM??No
Do u think Ready ett, prdp, kick had positive Wom,,no
They were Atbb only in bhaaijaans name….whereas Aamir and Srk have to be dependent only on WOM and good scripts…else Talaash, Fan etc…..
Srk has lost his fanbase completely after DILWALE (I THINK SO, though he ruled from Darr to RNBDJ) and aamir has the trust of audience after Rangde Basanti that he does only good films…two to three bad films, he will be jobless….but for bhai
neither he needs good story, nor good acting
Unka to kher Naam hi kaafi hai
Morever bhai is improving his script sense and acting now….he is one man industry…lights year ahead of SRK and miles ahead of Aamir(1. Salman 2. Aamir 3. SRK)
and is anyone stopping SRK and aamir to release movies on Eid???tell me…..No noone dares to mess with bhai
if bhai had done 3idiots….it would collect 300 cr
if bhai did PK domestic 600crore
@Hah : At least we mention teesra Khan once in a while. Some time read @xzone @sss comments, their bread and butter is being run by Salman articles on daily basis. They post multiple comments on every Salman Khan article which means SRK fans are more Salman haters than SRK fans ? Lol
According to moronic @sss all SRK HGOTY are solo starrers it means SRK even played Kajol, Preity, Rani, Deepika, all 30+ actors cameo in OSO, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri and even Farida Jalal in his movies. Wow !!! Kya versatile actor, opposite gender ke roles bhi kar daale !!!!!!!!!!!! ROFL
Some Aamir fans have lost their sense though I see a lot of new names and ids but not regular Aamir fans like @Rew @Sky @Suchit @Legend. These seems to be lungee fans creating new ids and trying to create a rift between Salmir fans. We dont want to bash Aamir or write anything against him as Salman and his fans respect him however I request any of the regular Aamir fan to stop these loons like @Ashu @AK Fan to who are continuously writing against Salman. Also to those who are pretending to be Salman fans and fighting with Aamir fans unnecessarily, please stop arguments with Aamir fans if you are really Salman fans if you are not even Salman fans will bash you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!