Salman Khan Box Office Analysis: Hits, Flops, Blockbusters

Salman Khan, the most bankable star in the industry today, started his career with Sooraj Barjatya’s Maine Pyaar Kiya which remains one of the biggest hits of his career. Barjatya was also instrumental in giving Salman a film like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Indian Cinema.

Some of his other hits in the 90s are Baaghi, Saajan, Karan Arjun, Jeet, Judwaa, Biwi No 1, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.

It was after Hum Saath Saath Hain in 1999 that Salman’s career began to nose-dive. In the next 5 years (2000 – 2004), Khan had only two hits – Baghban (special appearance) and Mujshe Shaadi Karogi (multi-starrer). Tere Naam and Garv did reasonably good business.

Salman Khan Box office

Between 2005 and 2009, Salman had a few massively successful films like Partner and No Entry, but most of his films like Jaan-e-mann, Baabul, Salaam-e-Ishq, Yuvvraaj, Marigold – just to name a few – sank without a trace at the box office.

The biggest turning point in Salman’s career came when Prabhu Deva’s Wanted (2009) bought back the single-screen audience to theatres. Post the success of Wanted, Salman began to take his career more seriously, stopped doing films as favours to some of his friends in the industry and signed films that targeted both the single-screen and multiplex audience.

Dabangg released in 2010 and went on to break all possible box office records – the opening day, weekend and first week record of 3 Idiots. Ready was the biggest non-holiday grosser of all time. Bodyguard surpassed all records set by Dabangg only a year ago and Ek Tha Tiger almost joined the 200 crore club.

As things stand today, Salman Khan holds several records and is the undisputed ‘king’ of the domestic box office.

  • Most 100 crore grossers (5 films)
  • Most back-to-back blockbusters (5 films)
  • Highest single day collections (Ek Tha Tiger 32.92 cr)
  • Highest opening day collections (Ek Tha Tiger 32.92 cr)
  • Highest first week collections (Ek Tha Tiger 137.15 cr)
  • Most 150 crore grossers (2 films)

List of all Salman Khan films with box office collections.

MovieRelease DateCollectionsVerdict
Biwi Ho To AisiAugust 26, 19881.3 crFlop
Maine Pyar KiyaDecember 29, 198915 crAll Time Blockbuster
BaaghiDecember 21, 19904 crHit
Sanam BewafaJanuary 11, 19915.75 crSuper Hit
Patthar Ke PhoolFebruary 22, 19916.5 crHit
KurbaanMay 31, 19911.8 crFlop
SaajanAugust 30, 199110 crSuper Hit
LoveNovember 15, 19912.5 crFlop
SuryavanshiFebruary 14, 19921.5 crFlop
Ek Ladka Ek LadkiJune 18, 19921.8 crFlop
JaagrutiJuly 3, 19922.5 crFlop
Dil Tera AashiqOctober 22, 19932.1 crFlop
Andaz Apna ApnaApril 11, 19946.1 crFlop
Hum Aapke Hai KaunAugust 5, 199469.75 crAll Time Blockbuster
Chaand Ka TukdaAugust 19, 19942.2 crFlop
Karan ArjunJanuary 13, 199532.15 crBlockbuster
VeergatiSeptember 29, 19956.2 crFlop
Yeh MajhdhaarMarch 29, 19961.2 crFlop
KhamoshiAugust 9, 19964.5 crFlop
JeetAugust 23, 199617.25 crHit
JudwaaFebruary 7, 199715 crHit
AuzaarFebruary 28, 19975 crBelow Average
Pyaar Kiya To Darna KyaMarch 27, 199816.25 crHit
Jab Pyaar Kissi Se Hota HaiMay 22, 199811.5 crAbove Average
BandhanOctober 2, 199811 crSemi Hit
Kuch Kuch Hota HaiOctober 16, 199845.25 crAll Time Blockbuster
Jaanam Samjha KaroApril 2, 19998.4 crFlop
Biwi No. 1May 27, 199924 crHit
Hum Dil De Chuke SanamJune 18, 199921 crHit
Hello BrotherSeptember 10, 199912 crFlop
Hum Saath Saath HainNovember 5, 199928 crHit
Dulhan Hum Le JayengeMarch 24, 200016 crAbove Average
Chal Mere BhaiMay 5, 200010.75 crFlop
Har Dil Jo Pyaar KaregaAugust 4, 200017.5 crAverage
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho JayeNovember 17, 20003.8 crFlop
Chori Chori Chupke ChupkeMarch 9, 200116.5 crAverage
Tumko Na Bhool PaayengeFebruary 22, 20028 crFlop
Hum Tumhare Hain SanamMay 24, 200213.75 crAbove Average
Yeh Hai JalwaJuly 26, 20025 crFlop
Tere NaamAugust 15, 200312.5 crAbove Average
BaghbanOctober 3, 200322.5 crHit
GarvJuly 9, 200412.5 crAbove Average
Mujhse Shaadi KarogiJuly 30, 200429.5 crHit
Phir MilengeAugust 27, 20043.5 crFlop
Dil Ne Jise Apna KahaaSeptember 10, 20047 crFlop
Lucky No Time For LoveApril 8, 200514.5 crAverage
Maine Pyar Kyun KiyaJuly 15, 200527 crHit
No EntryAugust 26, 200543 crSuper Hit
KyonkiNovember 2, 200513.75 crFlop
Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya YaarAugust 4, 20062.5 crFlop
Jaan-E-MannOctober 20, 200627 crFlop
BaabulDecember 8, 200615.75 crFlop
Salaam-E-IshqJanuary 25, 200722.5 crFlop
PartnerJuly 20, 200761.2 crBlockbuster
MarigoldAugust 17, 20071 crDisaster
SaawariyaNovember 9, 200723 crFlop
God Tussi Great HoAugust 15, 200813.5 crFlop
HelloOctober 10, 200812.25 crBelow Average
HeroesOctober 24, 200813.25 crFlop
YuvvraajNovember 21, 200817 crDisaster
WantedSeptember 18, 200961 crSuper Hit
Main Aur Mrs KhannaOctober 16, 20098 crDisaster
London DreamsOctober 30, 200926Flop
VeerJanuary 22, 201037.5 crBelow Average
DabanggSeptember 10, 2010141 crAll Time Blockbuster
ReadyJune 3, 2011120 crBlockbuster
BodyguardAugust 31, 2011145 crBlockbuster
Ek Tha TigerAugust 1, 2012199 crBlockbuster
Dabangg 2December 21, 2012154 crBlockbuster
Jai HoJanuary 24, 2014112 crAbove Average
KickJuly 25, 2014233 crBlockbuster
Bajrangi BhaijaanJuly 17, 2015321 crAll Time Blockbuster
Prem Ratan Dhan PayoNovember 12, 2015213 crSuper Hit
SultanJuly 6, 2016301 crAll Time Blockbuster
74 Movies29 Years2949 crAverage: 39.85 crore per film
  • Disasters – 3
  • Flop – 29
  • Below Average – 3
  • Average – 3
  • Above Average – 5
  • Semi Hit – 2
  • Hits – 10
  • Super Hit – 4
  • Blockbusters – 5
  • All Time Blockbusters – 5
  • Success Ratio (Above average or better) – 45%

Stay tuned for the box office comparisons and analysis of other top stars coming up in a few days. For now, discuss Salman Khan!

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340 Comments

    • He unfortunately doesn’t have the backing of chopras and johars to get him awards. He doesn’t need awards to prove his worth. Henwas he is and will always be a superstar

  • As everybody knows that salmaan khan is the biggest bollywood actor and a great human being.so every body should respect him..
    There is no competitor of salman khan in bollywood even hollywood actors like syllvester stallone vin diesel wants to make a movie with salmaan khan.
    He has introduced the body building in bollywood which now every actor fallows
    Its only salmaan who give shahrukh khan to the industry and many more actors so every actor and every indian should respect such a great human
    He is the sher khan of bollywood
    He is the ruler of bollywood
    Hey salmaan khan i solute you
    Sorry guys i cant describe him more because there are no words that can describe my real hero salman khan…
    And one more thing…..fuck you all who are jeleous of bhaijaan….and i am going to kick on their ass…

  • Some idiots have mentioned to remove kkhh from the blockbuster hits of salmaan khan but the idiots and basterds have forgot to mention that the flop movie movies like biwi ho to aisi. Saawariya and baabul should also remove from flop list….
    Bloody jelous peoples
    Zyada mat soncho varna hum tum mai itnay ched kar denge ke confuse ho javo gay ke saans kaha se le aur baandhay kaha se
    Kahan kahan se chale aate hai….

  • indicine team, please change the verdict of hssh to blockbuster.boi, hindustan times, toi, koimoi etc and your team in the 11th nov column of prdp bo prediction admitted it .

  • yeah I agreed that “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” was Salman Khan movie even though he made a guest appearance. Because it was Salman Khan Fan who added the gross profit of the movie that make the movie blockbuster.
    Before commenting anything just analyse the true.. Behave like Human Being with Brain.. :)

  • karan arjun partner ready bodygaurd kick dabang 2 ek tha tiger
    all movei total 7 blockbaster indicine aankhen khol ya ginti nahin aati

  • all blockbaster movie 12 movei ok ya fir ginti karlo ooper
    indicine looser looser
    salman real box office king

  • Indicine, Kurbaan= Average Love= Above Average
    While Suryavanshi, Jaagruti and Dil Tera Aishaiq were failures, rest of the 1992 and 1993 films were Above Averages and Hits. Will let you know more about the films. Anyway, keep up the good work Khan!!!

  • Indicine, Kurbaan= Average Love= Above Average
    While Suryavanshi, Jaagruti and Dil Tera Aishaiq were failures, rest of the 1992 and 1993 films were Above Averages and Hits. Also, you need to correct a lot of things.Marigold collected more than 1 cr, Maine Pyar Kiya was Blockbuster, and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is Blockbuster. Those are just the few things but will let you more soon. Anyway, keep up the good work Khan!!!

  • Indicine, Jai ho= semi hit, Hum tumhare hain sanam= Average, Lucky, no time for love= Below Average, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke= Hit, Dabangg= Blockbuster, Chaand Ka Tudka could have been an above average or hit. Bajrangi Bhaijaan now has 626 crore. Garv= Hit, Biwi no.1 is a super hit which is the same with sirf tum. Mujhe Shaadi Karogi is a hit while No Entry is a super hit. Partner would be a super hit whereas I think Salaam e isqh is a disaster as you may have mentioned. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is the new movie and has 400 crore or a little bit more. Will let you know more.

  • Salman is not good than shahrukh khan because srk is king of romance , king of Bollywood , 41th powerful man in the world , world biggest superstar , world no. 1 fan following actor 3.5 billion,

    • Then go romance with girls by singing in fields, spreading your arms like that idiot. I just dislike his Rahul/Raj character. Repetitive shit is what he’s giving to the industry. Useless fellow

  • indicine, I found total flops of salman is 19 not 29. Salman had appeared in 80 films or little bit more and only 19 flops of him. srk has 55 movies and total flops is 18 or 19. man, salman is better than the other khans. will let you know more…

  • Those who are talking about salman’s drawbacks;or he is back from srk and amir and so ……..
    I want to suggest you he has not given a single flop film since dabang I.e 9 blockbuster film
    He has wasted(word for salman haters) crores of rupees to save,help,cure children with his organisation “BEING HUMAN”
    He is the one who cares for others and the one whose films give us full paisa vasool timepass
    So be ready for next Salman’s film(another Blockbuster) and always support him
    By true salman khan fan

  • i think saawariya was disaster and his total disasters are 4. You didn’t add dushman duniya ka which was a hit in 1996.

    • You want kkhh to be removed because he made a guest appearance and more so it is SRK’s movie.
      You want Saawariya to be there in the list because it’s a flop? What nonsense. Had he not been there in kkhh then there would be no twist, no drama. His sacrifice forms an important part of the movie and it also shows that true love is always not abt winning but also sacrificing. Some say Devdas is exclusively his. It is actually Dilip Kumar movie and I’m sure SRK would not even have come close to Dilip Kumar acting

  • Here I’ve got a newly formed correct analysis of films that Salman Khan made:
    Disaster- 5, Flop-19, Below Avg- 3, Average-4, Above Average- 5, Total Hits- 27(hits, semi hits, and super hits), Blockbuster- 8, All Time Blockbuster- 3. Success ratio should include: Average or better as Average is a moderate success.
    Salman Khan acted as Pathan and narrator in Son of Sardaar, and Bhau in Lai Bhaari. So, Salman Khan has acted in 75 movies including his latest release: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo which is a blockbuster and earned 400 crore. He was threatrical trailer narrator in Omg, Prem Kaa Game and Main Tera Hero as a voiceover. The films were hits but wont count in acting. You may want to make a seperate area called: Other and mention these as hits for Khan in that. He produced in the films Chillar Party= Flop, Dr. Cabbie= Hit, Bajrangi Bhaijaan= ATBB, and Hero which was hit. Put these in Produced zone. For the films: Biwi Ho To Aisi, Kurbaan/, Love, add Nischaiy!, add Chandra Mukhi!, add Sangdil Sanam!, Dushman Duniya Ka, Dus, Deewana Mastana, Chori Chori, Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye, Chal Mere Bhai, Saawan should be a flop, so do few cr for that, and releases in 2000, increase the cr amount a little bit. Bajrangi Bhaijaan should be 626 cr, latest movie Prem Ratan.. is 400 crore, Kick= 236 cr. You may need to see how much salman khan earned by producing films. (Bajrangi Bhaijaan features Khan producing and acting.)Also, he earned some money for narrating and voiceover for each film. HE ACTED IN LAI BHAARI AND SON OF SARDAAR.

  • Salman is doing south remakes since Wanted… Ab hit movie ki remake banayega to hit hogi hi na… Waise he crossed 2000 Cr in 75 movies n SRK crossed 1600 in just 55 movies.. So.. think who is king of Bollywood. Salman gave 6 back to back flops.. this happened only with 2 actors including Salman. JHis success ratio is just 45% less than SRK’s 55%

  • SRK has given hits. Aamir also has a brilliant record, but at current Salman Khan is the biggest bollywood actor with back to back 100cr. movies. He has 9 100cr. movies which is most for any actor.
    I hope that Indicine should add blockbuster Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and correct the verdict of Ek tha Tiger which was a All Time Blockbuster not only a Blockbuster.

  • I agree that salman sir was not having a bad but a difficult and tough time after having back to back 6 flops between 200-2008 but after 2009 he was unstoppable and now 2009-2015 he has the biggest Blockbusters like: ready, bodyguard,ek that tiger,dabangg,dabangg2,wanted which was a come back for him kick in 2014 and in 2015 bajrangi bhaijaan which is one of the biggest Bollywood blockbuster and it was also one of the best critically acclaimed movie and the 2nd highest box office collections which is 626c and his Prem ratan dhan payo also is a big hit which is 400c in box office.love you salman sir best of luck for your upcoming movies. Highly rated comment

  • Salman khan is a super mega star no one can beat him.salman super duper mega star all world people likes him.Everyn children old men and youngsters everybody likes him, salman is best best in bollywood and king of the bollywood.

  • Yes corrrect salman khan is the best and king of the bollywood and king of entertainer and super duper mega star of the bollywood.

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