Salman Khan is arguably the biggest superstar in India and the festive weekend of Eid has over the year been dominated by his film releases.
It all started with Prabhu Deva’s ‘Wanted’ back in 2009, when Salman was going through the worst phase of his career. The film didn’t do well at multiplexes, but brought back his audience in smaller towns. ‘Wanted’ was a massive hit at single-screens.
A year later, ‘Dabangg’ turned to be a turning point in his career as the film not only broken the opening records of Aamir Khan’s acclaimed film ‘3 Idiots’, but also went on to be one of the most loved Salman Khan films. It was also the first Salman film in a long time to do well at multiplexes.
Since then, Salman has been unstoppable, at single-screens, multiplexes, cities, towns, villages, everywhere! ‘Bodyguard’ smashed the opening records of ‘Dabangg’ by a huge margin and was the first film to collect Rs 20 crore on a single day.
Then came ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, which trounced the opening day record of all previous films and became the first to collect Rs 30 crore or more on a single day.
2013 was the only year in the last 7 years that didn’t have a Salman Khan film during Eid and his good-friend Shahrukh made the most of it with Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express becoming the highest grossing film of all time.
Despite Salman’s super-stardom in recent years, the one record that he hasn’t been able to conquer is the record for the highest Hindi grosser of all time. The same team of his latest release ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ came very close to breaking the record of 3 Idiots, but fell short by just 3 crore. This time around, the target is yet another Rajkumar Hirani classic which grossed Rs 340 crore in India last year.
For Salman and his ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ team, it would take an extraordinary film, carrying incredible word-of-mouth to get close to ‘PK’. But with films like ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’, on limited screens and cheaper ticket prices, grossing 150 crore, the ‘PK’ record is not completely out of reach. All that a big film like ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ needs is to strike a chord with the audience.
The pre-release reports of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ are excellent and if the film exceeds expectations, it has every chance of topping ‘PK’.
Check out the history of Eid releases in the last few years. Every Salman Khan Eid film, except Wanted, has become a blockbuster or better. Will history repeat itself this Eid?
| Movie | Screens | Opening Day | Lifetime | Verdict |
| Wanted (2009) | 1400 | 5.2 cr | 61 cr | Super Hit |
| Dabangg (2010) | 1900 | 15.1 cr* | 143 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
| Bodyguard (2011) | 2800 | 21.4 cr* | 145 cr | Blockbuster |
| Ek Tha Tiger (2012) | 3400 | 32.9 cr* | 199 cr | Blockbuster |
| Chennai Express (2013) | 3600 | 33.1 cr* | 227 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
| Kick (2014) | 4000 | 26.5 cr | 233 cr | Blockbuster |
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) | 4100 | 27.25 cr | 321 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
| Sultan (2016) | 4400 | 36.54 cr* | 301 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
Also, vote for Salman’s best film during Eid.
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wanted wasn’t a big hit in multiplexes but it was the film along with dabangg that made
everyone queue up for all his upcoming films
next eid…. salman will promote raees…
shahrukh will promote sultan…
sultan beat rarees on frst weekend rest depend on content n critics. .
critics who seeks money will give upprhand to raees … srk will travell whole india… probubly world ( like HNY) salman will stay at home ..
BOTH FILM BLOCKBUSTER….
KICKING HOLLYWOOD AGAIN TO ITS ORIGNAL PLACE .
I think PK’ s record will be very hard to break for this film.
Max lifetime:- 260-270 cr
So, salman is nothing without Eid
recent example was jail ho
Salman made Eid a festival release and nobody can deny it . Out of all his Eid releases i liked only Wanted and Dabangg . Both these movies were entertaining and have a repeat value . I did not liked Bodyguard, ETT and Kick at all . 6 Blockbusters out of 7 movies is a great record . Also 7 Back to Back 100 CR movies is very good . So after the end of 2015 he will have 9 100 CR movies and maybe 3 200 CR Grossers if BB and PRDP both cross 200 CR . I have voted for Dabangg . This is the Best movie of Salman in the last 5 years . This is one of the Best Performances of Salman’s carrer . I wish he does more movies like Wanted and Dabangg which are entertaining and are appreciated even by Non Salman fans . I just hope BB turns out to be a good movie . I don’t think BB can break the record of PK . But this is just my prediction not my desire because as you know nothing is impossible . I am not a fan of Salman’s acting very much but no doubt he is a huge superstar . @ Indicine You said that Kick is an ATBB but now you are saying it is a Blockbuster can you please explain why it is not a ATBB ?
My favourite khan salman khan
waiting for BB
In love with BB songs
tu chahiye rocks
Tu chahiye tu chahiye har eid ko salman chahiye…
my favourite prem bhai’s eid film is WANTED
bajrangi bhaaijan is most attractive movie title i ever heard…
it do justice to film its story lead actor salman n its too mch fun to say….
@sundar
non eid ready and dabangg 2 also blockbusters
@rohit
BB music is well appreciated go and read music review
Best Eid Film : Chennai Express
Salman don’t need rohit and deepika like sarook(leap yr block buster khan)
Hope BB gonna break some records !
I dnt think he is a grt actor but he knows how to pull a commercial movie on his own ! Best of luck salman fans !
Salman should realize that it’s we (Aamir fans) who are responsible for his success . He never thanked us ! Without us , he’s nothing in front of Aamir Khan !!!
Tumko Na Bhool Payege – Eid
Kyonki – Eid
Salmans Eid release.
Bollywood king salman Rocks
Bajrangi bhaijaan will break all Records
lifetime-352
boring films???
BB pre release wom is as good as jai ho
I have voted for Dabbang which was an okayish film for me. I didn’t like Bodyguard and kick. Haven’t watched ETT completely.
eid 2016
sultan another blockbuster for salman
rice another small hit for srkay
KING KHAN IS THE KING OF EID.and just look at THE OPENING says KING KHAN is the BAAP of salman in CROWD PULLING ,WHO has highest FAN FOLLOWING in INDIA AS WELL OVERSEAS.
kick with with super hit song with super talented heroine with out facing a movie(unlike CE which faced 3 BIG films) only able to collect 6 more crores than CE and is still chasing CE’S WW COLLECTION.
KING OF EID—-KING SRK(CE:422CR)
KING OF DEEWALI—-KING SRK(HNY:385CR)
soon CHRISTMAS too will conquer by KING KHAN.
@bajrangi bhushan,really then why lallu is going to comedy nights with kapil jabaddi show and many such more events ,even also promoting bhojpuri bhaujaan in wheel advertise.what a cheap publicity!!!!!at least KING KHAN is is doing SLAM TOUR unlike this masala genre south remake artist begging to watch films in every shows and advertisement just like a beggar.where KING KHAN is creating a GRAND EVENT among HIS FANBASE.that’s the difference between desi star and GLOBAL MEGASTAR.
RAEES not only will defeat raziya sultan on opening but also will defeat in lifetime and will kicked it out of theatre with INA week.then we’ll see salwoman’s fan’s real aukat.
Also salman admitted if CLASH will happen ,he’ll easily defeat again by KING KHAN and will face loss.so it’s YRF’S game plan for which YRF surely will dragged rziya sultan’s date to Independence day.because FAN is either coming on DEEWALI/CHRISTMAS,after all WE’RE the largest FANBASE is the country and ALL FILM’S date will be fixed according to OUR WILL.
Eid is considered such a lucrative period for releasing films ONLY BECAUSE OF SALMAN.After that, a certain king with puny hits came looking for it and saved his face for the time being. Salman creates his own HOLIDAY and others want to take advantage of it.”Salman leads the path and we follow it”.These are the words from the so called king himself. BB will be a ATBB with 260 cr.300 is a tough target but not impossible. But PRDP will surely cross 300 and save the DIWALI WEEKEND which is under rapid decline with only puny hits.
ETT had awesome action but my favorite is Wanted.
@Jems, which review are you talking about? Just compare BB’s music with Kick and his other recent movies.
Jai Ho’s ‘Tum Ko To Ana Hi Tha’ and ‘Tere Naina’ were better songs than all of BB’s songs. Its just my opinion. ‘Selfie Le Le’ is comparable to ‘Baki Sab First Class’, and Atif’s ‘Tu Chahiye’ is not one of his best works. Maybe, Selfie song is popular in mass areas, I won’t deny it even though I don’t like this song, but that’s about it.
Biggest Opener of EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Fastest 100cr movie on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Biggest Original Hit in India on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Biggest Solo Hit/Grosser in India on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Biggest Grosser of all time on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Highest grosser world-wide – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Biggest Hit on EID in overseas – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Biggest TV hit on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Most viewed Movie on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
Most loved Movie on EID – SRK’s Chennai Express.
SRK came on Eid with ‘Solo’ movie and broke each and every record be it First day, 2nd day, 3rd day, weekend record, week record, 2nd weekend, week record, Lifetime record both in India, Worldwide & overseas while Bhai is coming from last 6,7 years but failed every damn time, couldn’t deliver a big hit/grosser like CE on EID despite of doing south remakes & multi starrers but failed twice… and still chasing it from last 2 years despite of doing blockbuster remakes back to back and hopefully will be failed once again for the 3rd time with Bhai as EID only suits on KING KHAN but decades disaster actor is damaging it through his south craps & worst acting from last 6-7 years….
East or west bhaijaan is the best our sarook has given blockbuster after 10years in bhai,s date that too after hugging him otherwise he was struggling to get hit status anyway.Eagerly waiting for bhaijaan i hope it will break all records.
@indicine pls give bajrangi bhaijaan music review it has blockbuster songs all reviewer are given 4stars to music
@rohit just check music review of bajrangi bhaijaan you will get answer all songs are superhit
@rohit
selfie le le re,aaj ki party and bhar do joli are already hits
Salman is most feared actor too
his superstardom is completely zero when he will start avoiding holidays like Eid or Deepawali or Christmas .
for example ; jai ho
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bb has nothing to excite me or other except his fans !