Shahrukh Khan Box Office Analysis: Hits, Flops, Blockbusters

From a commoner in Delhi to one of the biggest superstars in the country, Shahrukh Khan is one of the biggest success stories in the industry today. Born in New Delhi on 2nd November 1965 and brought up in the coastal city of Mangalore for the first five years of his life, Shahrukh made his debut in the Hindi Film Industry about 2 decade ago with Deewana (1992), a film that won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Debut Male.

Later in the same year, Shahrukh featured in Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, a film that remains close to his heart even today. The turning point in his career, however, came with two films in 1993 where he played characters with grey shades – Yash Chopra’s Darr and Abbas-Mustan’s Baazigar.

Shahrukh Khan - DDLJ to Chennai Express

Shahrukh Khan – DDLJ to Chennai Express

1995 though was a landmark year in his career. Two of the year’s biggest blockbusters, Rakesh Roshan’s Karan Arjun and Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge released and the latter went on to become one of the biggest blockbuster in the history of Indian cinema and firmly established Shahrukh as the biggest superstar in the country. DDLJ is still running at Maratha Mandir in Mumbai!

In the following few years, SRK gained iconic status with romantic films like Yash Chopra’s Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Subhash Ghai’s Pardes and Karan Johar’s Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which remains one of the biggest hits of his career.

Also Read: Shahrukh Khan’s Career Analysis 1992 – 2000

The beginning of the current century was probably the toughest of Shahrukh’s career with the media pitting him against Hrithik Roshan who made a spectacular debut in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. The two had a epic clash at the box office during Diwali in 2010 when Hrithik’s Mission Kashmir released on the same day as SRK’s Mohabbatein. While Mission Kashmir opened to a better response initially, it was Mohabbatein that eventually won the Diwali clash.

Also Read: Shahrukh Khan and the history of Diwali clashes

In the last decade or so, Shahrukh consolidated his status as one of the most bankable stars in the country with successful films like Devdas, Chalte Chalte, Kal Ho Na Ho, Main Hoon Na and Veer Zaara. The actor was unable to maintain his success streak when Swades and Paheli failed at the box office. Two rare failures were followed by 10 back-to-back successful films that started with Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and continues with his latest blockbusters Chennai Express and Happy New Year.

Also Read: 10 hits in a row for Shahrukh Khan: Consistency Redefined

Its been a remarkable career for Shahrukh Khan, as good as any the industry has ever witnessed. More than 20 years since he made his debut, SRK remains one of the most loved actors the industry has ever produced.

Below we have detailed box office analysis of SRK’s career so far.

MovieRelease DateCollectionsVerdict
DeewanaJune 25 19927.75Hit
ChamatkarJuly 8 19922.75Flop
Dil Aashna HaiDecember 25 19921.25Flop
Raju Ban Gaya GentlemanNovember 13 19922.5Average
King UncleFebruary 5 19931.65Flop
Maya MemsaabJuly 2 19931.85Flop
BaazigarNovember 12 19937.75Hit
DarrDecember 24 199310.75Super Hit
Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaFebruary 25 19943.5Hit
AnjaamApril 22 19943.25Flop
Karan ArjunJanuary 13 199532.15Blockbuster
GudduJanuary 31 19952.1Flop
Zamaana DeewanaJuly 28 19954.5Flop
Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!August 11 19951.95Flop
Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeOctober 20 199561All Time Blockbuster
Ram JaaneNovember 29 19959.5Above Average
TrimurtiDecember 22 199510.25Flop
English Babu Desi MemJanuary 26 19964.25Flop
ChaahatJune 6 19964.53Flop
ArmyJune 28 19967.25Average
KoylaApril 18 199712Below Average
Yes BossJuly 18 19979.5Above Average
PardesAugust 8 199718Hit
Dil To Pagal HaiOctober 31 199728Super Hit
DuplicateMay 8 19989.25Below Average
Dil Se..August 21 199810.25Flop
Kuch Kuch Hota HaiOctober 16 199845.25All Time Blockbuster
BaadshahAugust 27 199914Below Average
Phir Bhi Dil Hai HindustaniJanuary 21 200010.25Flop
JoshJune 9 200020Above Average
MohabbateinOctober 27 200033.25Super Hit
One 2 Ka 4March 30 20015.5Flop
AsokaOctober 26 20018.25Flop
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie GhamDecember 14 200147Blockbuster
Hum Tumhare Hain SanamMay 24 200213.75Above Average
DevdasJuly 12 200232.5Hit
Chalte ChalteJune 13 200316Hit
Kal Ho Naa HoNovember 27 200335Hit
Yeh Lamhe Judaai KeApril 9 20040.45Flop
Main Hoon NaApril 30 200433.5Hit
Veer ZaaraNovember 12 200440Super Hit
SwadesDecember 17 200415.25Flop
PaheliJune 24 200513Flop
Kabhi Alvida Naa KehnaAugust 11 200645.75Hit
Don: The Chase Begins AgainOctober 20 200651Hit
Chak De! IndiaAugust 10 200767.7Blockbuster
Om Shanti OmNovember 9 200779.5Blockbuster
Rab Ne Bana Di JodiDecember 12 200886.75Blockbuster
BilluFebruary 13 200923.65Flop
My Name Is KhanFebruary 12 201072.75Hit
Ra.OneOctober 26 2011125Hit
Don 2: The Chase ContinuesDecember 23 2011112Hit
Jab Tak Hai JaanNovember 12 2012121Hit
Chennai ExpressAugust 9 2013227All Time Blockbuster
Happy New YearOctober 24 2014204Super Hit
DilwaleDecember 18 2015149Semi Hit
FANApril 15 201685Flop
57 Movies24 Years2100 croreAverage: 36.84 crore per film
  • Disasters – 0
  • Flop – 19
  • Below Average – 3
  • Average – 2
  • Above Average – 4
  • Semi Hit – 0
  • Hits – 14
  • Super Hit – 4
  • Blockbusters – 5
  • All Time Blockbusters – 3
  • Success Ratio (Above average or better) – 55.5%

A few interesting points

  • Shahrukh is second only to Rajesh Khanna when it comes to back-to-back hits. He currently has 10 and could eventually beat Khanna’s 15 consecutive hits record.
  • At the time of this writing, SRK also has almost all the box office records under his name – Highest grosser in India, Highest worldwide grosser, Highest Opening Day / Weekend / Week – just to name a few.
  • In every overseas market, Shahrukh is by far the biggest superstar. Some of his older films like Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna are still in the Top 10.
  • Not a single Shahrukh Khan film has ever been declared as a box office disaster!
  • The total business generated by his films in India is Rs 1642.52 crore, only behind Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.

Also read: Salman Khan’s Box Office Analysis

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434 Comments

  • KING IS KING AFTERALL……1 suggestion from me is that Billu should not be included….because he has dine cameo apperance in that

    • From my time of schooling to my college to my profession and presently with my family life…whole journey was with u… Thanks.. Thanks alot…keep shinning…. Life changes but thanks to u..for giving thrust to move ahead… Luv u man…

  • Yeh Lamhe Judaai ke film is a delayed release film in 2004 which was supposed to release in 10 years before…even some other person dubbed for SRK in that film

  • ‘King of Hearts’ is also the ‘BOX OFFICE KING’!!!
    SRK is undisputed King at the Box Office!!!
    All the Best for ur upcoming Projects… Hope all of them will be ATBB!!!
    SRK u will always stay at the No.1 Position..!!

  • @indicine please remove the movies BILLU & ARMY from the list….SRK has done cameo apperances in that…i hope you people correct that soon..

  • Dil Aashna Hai – (1992) – 1.25cr
    .
    King Uncle – (1993) – 1.65cr
    .
    Maya Memsaab – (1993) – 1.85cr
    .
    Guddu – (1995) – 2.1cr
    .
    Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! – (1995) – 1.95cr
    .
    Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke – (2004) – 0.45cr
    .
    Dulha mil gaya – (2010) – 3.43cr
    .
    .
    All above 7 movies by Shahrukh have verdict as DISASTER
    .
    for example… Source for Dulha Mil Gaya – http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA==
    JUST SEE FOURTH MOVIE IN THIS LIST IT’S….
    Dulha Mil Gaya —> Disaster

  • Quality hits matter over Normal hits or Blockbusters ..apart from Swades , CDI & KHKN i dont see srk giving anything new to Hindi cinema..Aamir Khan rules in this department nobody after 100 yrs will remember raju ban gaya but Lagaan, TZP, 3idiots , Dil Chahta & RDB will always be cherished.. there have been many kings in the past but only few are remembered by the world like Ashoka, Akbar, Alexander so Quality always precedes Quantity!

    • Lol.. Only 3 idiots will be remembered from amir and from srk ddlj amd kuch kuch kuch hota hain and om santi will be remembered for ever

    • …And people will remember SRK as the “Badshah of Bollywood,” “King of Bollywood,” “The King of Romance” and “The Greatest of All Time.” If people remember kings like Ashoka, Akbar and Alexander it doesn’t mean that they’ll forget SRK.

    • People will remeber aamir for his thug life in movies like ghulam for his 14 flop movies in 90s and for irritating us

  • Thats why i love him. Selfmade superstar. And also akshay. Both selfmade stars. No family member in industry. Lived on footpaths. Both now highest taxpayers of india.

  • ” The beginning of the current century was probably the
    toughest of Shahrukh’s career”
    THIS IS POWER OF HRITHIK ROSHAN who very early in career dared to clash with an established actor…
    Anyway srk is truly a superstar and inspirational person n brilliant actor…hrithik n srk both rocks

  • @Niks
    mr. blind hater, seems u havnt watched darr, bazigar, devdas, mnik….if dil chahta hai was path breaking, then i can easily claim kal ho na ho was the same( it was never a typical indian love story). regarding raju ban gaya gentleman, it released 20 years ago & ppl still talk abt it. and 1st tell ur mr perfakenist to play a challenging role like srk did in mnik or hrithik in guzarish & kmg…

    • Anand starring Rajesh Khanna and Geetanjali a Telugu movie starring Naga Arjuna and Girija Shettar are better than kal ho na ho. Even kal ho na ho is also good but not better than these two movies. I’m talking about these 3 movies because the basic concept is same.
      Live life to the fullest and make it large if not long. Dil chahta hai is a truly path breaking movie which is surprisingly an average grosser at the box office

  • even ra one is a flop. distributor never got their money.so ra one is flip.basically the writer of this article is a hardcore srk fan thats why he mentioned over rated comment where truth is hidden.srk has many disaster but indicine never write it.ur site ur opinion but its false.
    its a shame that ce crosses 3i. ppl wl forget ce after 15 days but 3i wl remain as a legendary film. collection is not the last word for a film.thank u

  • @niks. There are some srk films which will be remembered for even 1000 years, do you know what they are & why? Movies like maya memsaab, ra.1, kank, devdas (classic case of an all time classic remade worstly with the worst performances imaginable), mhn, oso, don 2, jthj etc (many of srk’s old movies) & now ce to name a few are the worst movies ever made in the bollywood history and they are so worse that even in next 1000 years they will be remembered for being so worse. As you already pointed out, he has what 2 or 3 movies which are of the highest quality and rest all are ‘cheap craps-which-are-epic cult classics-for-srk fans’ type movies.

  • really SRK is by far the biggest mega super star today.
    @ready. if u don’t agree with Indicine WY do u visit this site. its as simple as that.
    and just remember no one ll forget Chennai express ever. it was lot better than over the moon 3 idiots where vulgarity took the front seat. to name a few
    1) elderly people removing their pants to show something great
    2) some vulgar cheap speech
    3) ill defined medical education
    4) and to top it conduct a delivery through a vacuum
    5) and even to copy it from chetan bhagats novel and to not give credit to him.
    6) that smooch scene between actors. wow
    man and u call it pathbreaking movie. shame on u
    real path breaking movies are Chakde like movies

  • And more then 150 local and internationaly
    Awards
    S R K
    King size name
    King size fame
    King size films &
    King size fans

  • Read the last column “the total business generated by his films in India is Rs 1642.52 crore, only behind Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar”.

    huh king????

  • You have included many movies in which SRK had a cameo…for instance….King Uncle and Billu……..please take care of it….

  • @indicine Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke was not a SRK’s movie. SRK never dubb that movie also that movie was incomplete but Director & Producer of the movie played a cheap game and released that half backed movies dubbed by some stupid voiceover. SRK never promoted it. How u can include Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke in SRK’s movie list?

  • Good Article by indicine. Though, I am Salman fan, but must admit SRK, along with Salman and Aamir ruled last 25 years in the industry, and entertained us thoroughly.

    My favourite SRK films are Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, DDLJ, Swades, Asoka, etc.

  • @nvs. lol still sulking in . he he. can understand.
    if that’s the case then none of salman movies would be remembered. or should I say remembered for 10000 years for the worst cheap crap performances ever done that too in every movie of his.poor u.
    . lol.
    as far as SRK goes DAR BAAZIGAR DEVDAS Kal ho na ho. VEER ZAARA. CHAK DE MNIK are far more better and memorable and commendable than some adult movie 3 idiots. he he

    • 3 idiots is alot more realistic than SRK movies. Except for swades no movie of his has any sort of connection with ground reality. What do you have to say about Salman’s hum aapke hain kaun and the song o o jaane jaana in which his body looks great and guys became gym freaks. Amir Khan’s most memorable movie will be dangal for sure.

  • Not a single Shahrukh Khan film has ever been declared as a box office disaster!

    What a mess ur report of box office anaylis of hit n flop r incorrect in itself here u r writing about
    English Babu Desi Mem flop…………….. January 26 1996 4.25 Flop

    And in previous post {Shahrukh Khan Career Analysis 1992 – 2001 (Part 1)} whose link is given in this post itself u can check about English Babu Desi Mem as a (Disaster)

    1996 – The year turns out to be a nightmare for SRK with Chaahat (Flop) and English Babu Desi Mem (Disaster). Aamir Khan takes the top spot with Raja Hindustani (All Time Blockbuster) followed by Sunny Deol whose Jeet (Hit) and Ghatak (Hit) acquire 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. This year also marked the beginning of the Khan rivalry.

  • aki foh ua kind info..
    He is only behind salman and akshay…
    Cus he has done alot less movies as comprd tu dem..
    Akshay.. Above 120 movies=2000 crs.. Salman nearly 70 movies.=1723 or smethn..
    Now let meh come to srk.. Only 52 movies…= 1685 crs….
    Guess who is de conqeror of box offfice…

    • Look at his b.o run from 2015 apart from Chennai express, hny and Raees to some extent his b.o collections has been poor. 2/3 movies are overrated

  • please welcome the most stupid salman fan ever- NVS.
    he was hiding himself as his predictions has gone wrong in a big way. we all r missing his navin & sachin11. they shld come together & raise the slogan- idiots reunite.

  • @NVS and niks
    i think THAT U ARE STILL UNDER SHOCK
    OF chennai express
    tell what movies of salman will be remmemberd after only 25 yeas let alone 100
    you guys are hypcrite u were crying over ready ceiling revenue
    when the king gangraped ur movies u hidden behind amir 3 idiots

    when this latter was also trolled you began this topic of quality
    when were u when my name is khan was over the world well recieved ceitically and comercially shame on you hypocrites

  • @ indicine please correct that you have written that mission kashmir and mohabbtein clashed on diwali 2010 but both the movies clashed on diwali 2000 .

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