Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is currently the highest grosser of the year – both in India and Overseas. Released in theatres during Eid this year, the Kabir Khan directed film collected Rs 321 crore in India and Rs 186 crore overseas.
With 2 months to go, 2015 has 4 big Hindi films lined up for release. Salman’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo releases during Diwali, followed by Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone’s Tamasha in the last week of November.
Hate Story 3 has taken the internet world by storm, what with the theatrical trailer receiving more than 17 million views in just 12 days after its release. It has even beaten the view count of Salman’s PRDP (15.3 million). At the box office though, Hate Story 3 isn’t really a contender to be the highest grosser of the year. It would be a huge success if it manages to collect Rs 100 crore or more.
2015 will end with a bang. Two massive films – Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s super-ambitious magnum opus Bajirao Mastani and Shah Rukh Khan’s multi-starrer Dilwale – are scheduled to release on the same day, which will affect the business of both films. To recover costs, the combined business of the two films will have to be in excess of Rs 325 crore (domestic).
To sum up, among all the films that are scheduled to release this year, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has the best chance to beat Bajrangi Bhaijaan. For Dilwale to emerge as the top grosser of the year, it would take something extraordinary. A film as entertaining as ‘3 Idiots’ and even then it would need Bajirao Mastani to be rejected by the audience – something that happened last time when SRK’s Om Shanti Om and Bhansali’s Saawariya clashed at box office. Unlike 2007, Salman with Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Aamir with PK (last year) have set the bar way too high for anything less than ‘good’ films to be the highest grossers.
Between the 1989 to 2014 period (a total of 24 years), Salman has dominated 8 of those years, Aamir Khan has delivered the highest grosser for 6 years, SRK 5 times, Hrithik Roshan has done it thrice and Sunny Deol (who was a huge star in the 90s) has delivered the HGOTY twice.
Would it be safe to call 2015 as Salman’s year once again, giving him his 9th highest grosser of the year in 25 years? Or can Dilwale surprise, even though the odds are stacked against the SRK starrer?
With 2 months to go, the industry would be hoping all 5 major films (including Hate Story 3) perform well enough to surpass expectations.
Post your thoughts below. The best comments will be featured on top of the comments section.
| 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) |
@iamAKN Shut up man,I am not an akshay fan nor a salman fan.I am just a die hard ranbir fan. And you want to know why I did’nt bash Akshay till now?? Because he is’nt even a competition to Ranbir.Both Akshay and Ajay are already miles behind Ranbir but I bashed Ajay because even after know how small a star he is,he dared to clash his crap shivaay with our ADHM.
2nd highest grosser of d yr for Salman…
90 baghi
91 sanambewafa
95 karan arjun
98 pyar kiya to darna kya
99 biwi no.1
04 mujhse shadi karogi
07 partner
09 wanted
11 ready
12 dabang2
14 kick
N Salman has hgoty for 9 times including kkhh..
@buddha ka ullu:
Give how many excuses you can but the reality is joker kumar has ZERO highest grosser of the year.
And buddhas with zero wisdom can predict only 210cr for PRDP…!!!
@JAVED why are you abusing Ajay when his wife is starring opposite SRK. How would you feel if she should pull out of the film when she knows that SRK fans like you are deliberately abusing her husband in an offensive manner after I am sure she discussed taking the film before she consented to work with SRK again. We all know that SRK is using her with the hope that it will give him a BB but that’s no excuse for what his fans are doing on site simply because of their jealousy, listen Salman Khan has been my favorite actor for the past 25 years, but I also like Aamir, Ajay, Akki and a lot of others but because SRK is your favorite you should not be bashing someone’s wife because of your own insecurities, come on you are carrying your hatred and revenge a bit far, would you like us to go on site and abuse your mother or sister, Kajol should not have to subject this behavior towards her husband. It shows that you Javed is a depraved human being who is only concerned about himself, very sad, I pity you because one day if you don’t have a wife and you get one someone will abuse you for her to feel what Kajol has.
Bhai has 8 highest grosser of the year and the so called queen has only 5. Sab Doodh ka Doodh aur Paani ka Paani ho Gaya. Comparing megastar bhai with these Gangu teli’s is a insult for Bhai…!!!
Can’t explain how much liked the sentence “Shah Rukh Khan’s multi-starrer Dilwale” said by @indicine…..
@imakn
Salman was the lead actor of hahk…
Get your fact right man
@imakn
Oh yeah like srk has been doing side roles for since his debut
Salman was the soul of hahk I know you won’t agree but still i informed you … Thanks
some one says garam masala clash with kyunki dude you are wrong garam masala clashed with shadi no.1. it doesnt matter which film will release after two week of prdp because tamasha will not family entertainment and hate story 3 you cant watch the movie with family in tv also. so family automatically going for prdp. mark my word 2nd and 3rd week prdp get highest week collection first week belongs to bhai’s fans. family comes after 1st week. and for dilwale i just wanna say one word 1st weekend going to more than 100cr like HNY and comes with end of around 200cr max. and tamasha end with around 120cr. it can be 10 or 20 cr more because imtiaz sir not for rk
@ iamakn ranbir rocks is not Akki fan he is arjun youngistan fan . Don’t blame akkians ranbir rocks also criticized on Akki sir . If u really think first prove its ok . And what about @ sss he also criticized Akki sir without any reason and cool down .
PRDP Will be the HGOTY.
Going by the logic of kingtards like IAmKN, Madhuri> srk, Harshaali> srk…
I didn’t say it. I just deduced from their logic.
how can we consider no entry, hum sath sath hai, and sajaan as a salman starar????
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everybody know that in no entry Anil and even fardeen had much more space than salman
in sajaan there was Sanjay dutt in lead and all movie moves around Sanjay duty character
in hum sath sath h salman had hardly 30 min. role from 3hr. long movie if you think once again than u find karishma kapoor was in top spot that time and she was paired with saif means saif had much solid role than salman and whole movie moves around Monish behel
so it’s only luck by chance matter lots of deserving movies like CE, dtph, k3g and many more are not in the list
if u take it as a other way than u also say that salman gave HGOAT way earlier in 1994 so???
This @iamdhakkan just wanna watch the world burn.
He is shame to this planet Earth and SRK hismelf.
Don’t expect 100cr from hate story 3 .
It may touch 50 only .
Look at d trailer, quite average, a low budget movie trying to be big .
Even D bold scenes r not like nvr seen before.
Khiladiyo Ka khiladi was d biggest opener of tht time but missed to be d highest grosser .
Prdp 350 cr bigger nd also break pk record..!!
For sure it will be Salman’s year 2015 again. Look at his trace record, also 2016 will be Salman’s best year with Sultan
@ babaji….
agree with most of ur prediction list….
u just loose ur cool when akki film doesnt perform n u start commenting like @sss
Picture abhi baki hai Dilwale will become the highest grosser of 2015
People here are focusing on who given highest grosser of the year the most, who will give HGOTY in 2015. Whether PRDP or dilwale top the BB or PK.Etc etc. Aamir fans are least interested in these scenario as Aamir has no release in this year. We are waiting for 2016 as we know whenever this man has commercial element in his films which appeals wide section of audiences with festive release, no one can match him.
@Indicine why you didn’t post the list of HGOAT since Bollywood started. Reason- neither srk nor Salman or any other superstar has 4 all time grosser under his name that too in 7 years span.
All Aamirian are waiting for Dangal and we hopes that The perfectionist achieve the 5th as well.
Nobody give a $hit to these retard @I am AKN comments. What was DDLJ, KKHH, OSO, K3G, CE, HNY, DEVDAS if HAHK is not Salman’s movie. Someone admit him in mental asylum !!!!!!!!!
@sky Dangal is a biopic not commercial entertainer n Bahubali2 clashing with xmas
@bajanindian, what are u saying dude ?
when did I abuse kajol…???
u should not teach what to do …!!!!
I know how to spread my venom for ugly black flop Devgan…
he deserves it. I used to admire him but since I saw his stupid fans like ( ajay sucks)
spreading negativity and abusing srk I intended to return the favour . That’s it !
I don’t know who u are ?!!!
@dhakkan:
its your queen who gave his ATHG in 2013 after 21 years of his debut. Bhai achieved the same in 1994 after only 5 years of his debut. Also bhai’s record remained for long 7 years while queen’s record remained for only 3 months…..See the difference moron…!!!
@indicine:
You always give lacture that you don’t post any negative and off topic comment on 1st page. Now will you clarify how could the off topic/negative comments of @iamakn & other srk fans got posted??? Or will you admit that the 1st page logic is applicable only for we Bhai fans’ comments??? You are gradually becoming #srkcine…
Lol now all Insecure Khans must be hiding. SRK HAS RULED THE BOX OFFICE SINCE HIS DEBUT!!….You Insecure Khans fanboys are the biggest idiots i have ever seen. Now even Indicine is saying that Salman has dominated the box office most of the time!
Dilwale’s worldwide collection will be highest for the year..
great
Wow. Aamir is indeed the biggest superstar of Indian cinema. Since 2008 he is consistently on top and no one could break his record except for him. He is ruling in India as well as overseas. He is in totally different league now. He is biggest and best. Period. Next year dangal will also be highest grosser of the year and may be it will be the only movie to challenge PK’s life time record and if content is great than surely 400 Cr club is on cards. Aamir has 5 ATBBs, and 4 All time highest grossers which is unbreakable record. No one is close to him. Biggest megastar of Bollywood aamir khan.
Srk fan’s dialogue are IF not clash srk movie highest grosser, IF Dhoom 3, Gaddar and border etc not release the same year srk movie release then srk movie will be highest grosser, so many excuses.. Lol… outdated logic by srk fans.