Back in 2013, when we did a similar article, big films were crossing the 30 crore mark at the box office. But in the last couple of years, on a major holiday, 35 and 40 crore on a single day has now become possible.
Happy New Year and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo are the only two films that have crossed the 40 crore mark on a single day – which also happened to be the biggest day for film business in a year i.e the holiday for Diwali.
Back in the day, Hrithik Roshan’s Krrish was the first film to collect Rs 5 crore on a single day and Ghajini was the first film to go into double digits. 10 crore plus opening has now become ‘normal’ even for films featuring the young stars in the country. But back when Ghajini released, it was earth-shattering.
In 2010, Dabangg came and conquered the box office. For the next couple of years, Salman set the record with his Eid releases – Bodyguard became the first film to cross the 20 crore mark and within a year, Ek Tha Tiger smashed every box office record by becoming the first film to accumulate 30 crore on a single day.
Dhoom 3 did the unthinkable by collecting 35 crore plus on a non-holiday.
Single day milestones:
- 5 crore – Krrish (Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra)
- 10 crore – Ghajini (Aamir Khan, Asin)
- 15 crores – Dabangg (Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha)
- 20 crores – Bodyguard (Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor)
- 25 crores – Ek Tha Tiger (Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif)
- 30 crores – Ek Tha Tiger (Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif)
- 35 crores – Krrish 3 (Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra)
- 40 crores – Happy New Year (Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone)
In the next few years, it’ll be interesting to see which film will cross the 45 and 50 crore mark on a single day. 50 crore will truly be a massive achievement!
A breather of an article for sad SRK fans to rejoice.
Happy New Year first day collection – 44.9 cr. (Source: Red Chillies Entertainment) Lol.
Strange that 3 idiots didnt opened more than Ghajini and Dabangg but its lifetime is more than both the movies .
Probably it happened first time that Taran Adarsh gave some others name as source. But we know that actually he is the source of bollywood to track the collections. This prooves everything, know need of further argument.
Where is Chennai Express??
Nice work Indicine
SULTAN 1st Day = 45cr + [ 6th July ]
If Music & Trailer Good then 50cr+ Opening In Eid POSSIBLE
Cheers…..
Bollywood has to wait for atleast 3 more years to get 50 cr. on single day unless bollywood produces another ETT. Dhoom 4 has the best chance.
If Hny 2 comes then it will suerly collect 50 cr. according to producer figures, trade figures??? probably 35 cr.
If SULTAN release in EID day then 50cr+ Opening Possible
SULTAN will be The first film to cross 45cr & 50cr
2 mUcH fUn
Means this decade 2010-219 belong to Salman Khan. Dominancy of Salman this decade too.
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1990-1999 – Salman Khan
2000-2009 – Hrithik/ Aamir
2010-2019 – Salman/ Aamir
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Where Srk’s dominancy is
sultan 45+ possible
SULTAN all the way 45cr + opening possible
Because ? it’s SALMAN Khan film [ Just these 6 Words Enough To make a magic At ticket window ]
? Other big Advantage is SULTAN releasing in EID holiday & it’s a SOLO
release
What about singham returns
Biggest disaster of the year SULTAN.Mark my word !!!!!
Happy New Year collected 44.97 crore on 1st day
@indicine: krissh3 was the first film to collect 35 crore on a single day…
SULTAN will cross 200cr in first week
If it was CONTENT rich or Not
Because we all Know SULTAN featuring SALMAN KHAN [ biggest crowd puller in IND right NOW ]
Yes WORD mouth will be come into act after 1st week so ….
I’m DAMN sure it will be a another
EPIC Blockbuster From Our BHAI
HIP HIP HURE……
Will be happy if 50 cr achieved by a quality good movie in that case we r really happy of salmans bajrengi last yr as he is being criticised for quality of his movies . to all the directors and writers we have stars who can broke any record with their star power so do come up with something different and honest movies like pk , bajrengi n all , eagerly wainting for second half of 2016 . a lot of small n big stars movie lining up .
only srk rules
king khan rocksssssssssss
no one can beat opening day 45 cr records…weekend 109 cr…..single day 45 cr records of srk..hny….real king srk
These Days only content rich fims r working at The box office
True but when it come 2 Sultan ,
It’s a different story because we all know how big SALMAN right now
Also it’s An EID release with SOLO
IT will release in 5000 + screens around the INDIA
SULTAN will be dubbed in TAMIL & TELAGU so we can except earth shattering Opening & First Week Collection from SULTAN at any cost
It’s absolutely rubbish hny 40 Cr record… It’s was no where near to 40 Cr lol and even Indicine knew this fact…
Sultan will be the first film to achieve 45 and 50 cr day one.
Sultan may be first film earn 50 cr if ali abas zafer manipulated 9 cr like srk sir ..!!
But if it is not manipulated then 40 cr easily may touch 45 cr…!!
45 Cr will be definitely crossed by SULTAN Bhaijaan this EID…
And BHAGODA Khan will never ever create any box office record here after…
Bollywood box office god! SALMAINIA. Bhagoda khan doesn’t have any single day record as every insider in the industry knows that shah rukh gay manipulated the collections of HNY.
35 Cr single belongs to KRRISH 3 starring HRITHIK ROSHAN which earned nearly 36 Cr on Monday Post-Diwali then DHOOM 3 broke KRRISH 3 by some lacks
so @indicine correct it please
Hrithik have 2 films that setter single day records
@Indicine 35 cr was done by Krish 3 first and then by Dhoom3