2016 has been a dull year as far as opening of films is concerned. The best was ‘Baaghi’ which exceeded expectations on its opening day, followed by probably a film like ‘Ki and Ka’ which managed to open better than it was expected to.
‘FAN’ opened very well, but couldn’t sustain throughout the day and the film also had ‘partial holiday’ (Ram Navami) advantage. While ‘Airlift’ was on-par, ’Housefull 3′ didn’t get the kind of initial that a franchise film should.
With the first half of 2016 coming to an end, all eyes are now on the ‘Sultan’ of the box office. The film is not only expected to get a bumper opening on Friday, but more than double the collections of the biggest opener of the year so far.
While such high expectations is a testament to the superstardom of Salman Khan, the pressure to deliver a 40 crore plus opening – something that has never ever been achieved on non-Diwali holiday – will be incredibly huge. To add to it, the runtime of the film (2 hours 48 minutes) will result in fewer shows at multiplexes and hence lesser collections.
The opening records that Sultan chases:
2016 opening: Sultan is certain to top, but what will be the margin with which it beats the previous best? If trade expectations are anything to go by, the collections of Sultan could be more than double of FAN, 2.5 times more than Housefull 3, 3.5 times more than Airlift and Baaghi and 4 times more than The Jungle Book. How big will that be?
- FAN – 19.2 crore
- Housefull 3 – 15.21 crore
- Airlift – 12.35 crore
- Baaghi - 11.94 crore
- The Jungle Book - 10.09 crore
All time opening: This is where things get tougher. Only two films – Happy New Year and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – have scored more than 40 crore on Day 1. Sultan has a chance to beat both, as it’s now certain that Yash Raj Films will release the film on Eid holiday. The biggest ‘Post-Eid’ opening day so far is the 32.92 crore total of Ek Tha Tiger – which was achieved 4 years ago. If Sultan opens at Ek Tha Tiger level, it’s certain to post the highest opening day and single day of all time.
(Note: Figures below includes collections from all versions)
- Happy New Year – 44.97 crore
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - 41.75 crore
- Dhoom 3 – 36.22 crore (non-holiday)
- Chennai Express - 33.12 crore
- Ek Tha Tiger - 32.93 crore
Highest Single Day
- Happy New Year - 44.97 crore (first day)
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - 41.75 crore (first day)
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 38.75 crore (third day)
- PK - 38.24 crore (third day)
- Dhoom 3 - 38.03 crore (third day)
Make no mistake – Sultan is NOT an out and out commercial entertainer. If it tops all the records mentioned above, it will be unbelievably huge. Even a 38 crore plus total will be considered beyond extraordinary.
Suddenly all became angles and judges Salmans statement. I am 100% everyone here have said something that relates too rape. So stop the damn angel role play. In fact i am sure you have made fun of rape instead of comparing it like Salman did.
@tiger the real king.. Indicine already confirmed on twitter that hny did more business in multiplex where ticket prices are higher..
42 crores opening for sultan tho is more or less confirmed , it shouldn’t be difficult for it to break the manipulated & fake opening day record of that deepika starer crappy new year .
sultan eid day will be more than 45 crore
holly is taking risk by making Avtar 2 while our bolly after 2 years making ended up with mihinidaru. This is the state of bolly and expecting a wow factor from this industry is sheer stupidity
Wtf!! Sultan is definitely a commercial entertainer but not kinda typical salman khan type!!
Yes, I believe Sultan will beat the previous opening record (even if it was a genuine opening record) by a big margin just like ETT did. The craze around Sultan is unbelievably huge…
Waiting for it with heart and soul
@challa: heights of jealousy about megastar fans…coz ur star is nothing infront of megastar Salman
@SG, respect what you say. But do you really think the opening record of HNY (if it was genuine) was only due to the star power of SRK? I pity on you man.
Then, what about the openings of Fan, Dilwale, JTHJ, Ra.One etc. They didn’t break any previous records?
The opening records by CE (of course with a little manipulations done to break ETT opening records as Indicine accepts it) and HNY opening records (considering it genuine) were results of combinations of SRK+Deepika+Very Good Trailers+Festival Releases.
Never credit SRK alone man. Without Deepika, you can see his opening records man.
I don’t no why hrithik fans have problem with Salman, I want to ask them if Sultan is a commercial film than please don’t say Mohanjodaro is not commercial….even in MJ it has every masala in it Romance, Action, Emotion, Comedy, Kiss Scene (that too French LOL), Fight with Crocodile ( I mean seriously 1st he fight with Elephant, now Crocodile…what’s next Dinosaur LOL)..
So Hrithik fans if you are calling SULTAN is a commercial film then please don’t call MJ non commercial…..And trust me I don’t have any problem with commercial and non commercial movies, for me only thing matters is a good film with Entertainment…..
sultan easily beat hny@indicine
@SG, also explain me HNY earned more than PRDP on the opening day.
According to Indicine,
Screen Counts: PRDP >>> HNY
Ticket Prices: PRDP >>> HNY
Occupancy: PRDP >>> HNY
Then, how did HNY earn more than PRDP on the opening day of no manipulation??
I don’t care whether it break opening day record or not, but expecting around 40cr on 1st day…….
SULTAN is not a family movie (because of Wrestling Match family audience avoid such film) but SULTAN is not only about wrestling, it also have a beautiful heart touching love story, another thing is Salman has huge fan following and majority of his fan is a Family Audience (because they believe that in Salman movie there is no kiss and vulgar scenes and he always make movies for them)…..so I am expecting 38-40cr opening…..Lets Hope For The Best…
Jitne record banane hai banalo, once dangal will release it will shatter all records left right and center. Baap of whole bollywood is coming this december
@AbhiHR, no matter how much you shout from the roof top, your Hrithik will never be a bigger star than Salman is.
Hrithik is not young either. He is 43. And the number of films he has done is too less comparing to others. He just has only one film, KHPH, that created mass hysteria all over. He doesn’t have much time left. Meanwhile, Salman has plenty of such films: MPK, HAHK, Karan Arjun, KKHH (he was in the very important role of the film, not just in a supporting role), Dabangg, BB, Sultan to be the next.
And yes, as Indicine said Sultan is not an out and out commercial entertainer. MD is a commercial entertainer because it more looks like a Modernjo Daro than Mohanjo Daro.
Rather than, displaying historical facts and beauty of the Indus civilization, they are displaying a love story in modern clothing and outfits with twisted historical display.
I am not saying doing so is bad. But this is commercialization of story or film based on true history.
@xxx at 5:36 pm;
Looks like you have accepted the fact that Salman is much bigger star than Srgay, that’s why you are expecting 53cr from him, and I guess you never except more than 25cr from Srgay…..well thank you to believe in Salman and I pray that he will not disappoint you…..
@Tiger the real liar/chuhe–Liar has come again with his old crap logic of Deepika and multistarcast. Why couldn’t Lallu give any respectable opening with big heroins and multistarcast for an entire decade?Even tusshar kapoor and zayed khan were better with multistarcast than your beloved Lallu. And who was deepika before CE? What happened to her Finding Fanny. What was the opening for Finding Fanny and Piku? Please tell us.
@emm ess- SRK is an over-actor in the sense that he is over all other actors. That’s why he has over 200 awards and honours(international honours also) which other actors can only dream of. He doesn’t need acting tips from you.
@crusader new excuse about raees postponement!! lol at these srk fans..srk movies will break all records just like biggest family entertainer dilwale and content rich fan.
For salman haters spl xzone , sss , fesal they are talking always for hny records you people kmows that its manipulated why you orove again and again that you peiole are biggest moron
In 4000 screen 3 hour movie how possible to collect 45 cr
Apni akal lagao daily apni izzat mat udvao
Too much fun
28.5cr 1st day.
Two comment you will see from salman haterafter sultan release
If it got open below 40 cr – salman cannkt broke record even on eid what is startdem of salman
If got broken record – only coz of eid salman does not any stsrtdem
Too muh fun that we know their comments before rrlease on both conditions
My prediction-sultan 1st day*35-38 crore range.
2nd day-30-32crore
3rd day-35-36 crore range.
so weekend will be around 95-110 crore range.
@salman fan,oh no our salman is victimised so much by THE SRKIANS!!!!!!even though we never ever went to FAN’S article to spread negativity we’re so innocent.it’s not we,it’s our drivers went to spread negativity against FAN in each articles.we’re innocent so as our bhai.even though our bhai did,am I right?,rofl.
@tiger-the real chuha,oh come on,salman khan productions is no.1 fraud productions gave wrong informations and paid to all to give wrong occupancy to degrade HNY,which most of us might have unknown.HNY’S occupancy anyway is higher than a crap like prdp.
We’ll not believe you.com like fraud whose tracking collections exactly matched with bb’s producer collection,which states hupomanipulation.means salman paid to boi.com to increase occupancy+collection to to show wrong figure.
Decade struggler darpok hit-n-run bhagoda always cheats to go to top,rofl.
and also @tiger,OPENING OF HNY>>>>>>>>>>all sallu films—-which includes MEGASTAR POWER
while bb>>>>>KING KHAN’S all film(due to free run+ better script+director+Harshali Malhotra ,not because of salman)
KING KHAN IS STILL AT TOP IN TEFMS OF CROWD PULKING MEGASTARDOM.just think HE would have happened HE would have worked with such script+directors ,your darpok hit-n-run bhagoda would have did suicide.
Now what can we say about a 40cr disaster and 30 lakhs nischaiy star who gave decade disasters in each decade among THE KHANS,ROFL.
Feel the difference.
But yes bhagoda at least can run to save HIS life.but a darpoklike our bhai(who said he fears of KING SRK) only can do suicide due to extreme fear,rofl.
@Chamak Challu, OH so much jealousy!! Time to take out your frustrations caused by the epic debacles like Phanka and Dhobiwale. I understand babe.
But you can’t change the truth no matter what. Sultan is ruling to the roost. He is the megastar.
@Sohail, Salman needs to prove himself without Eid? Then, what about Ready and Partner?
Jai Ho business below expectations for a Salman film. That’s for sure.
But the films of some actors with very good contents are doing business around the range of Jai Ho business. But it is considered the best businesses of films of those actors. Such is parameter set by Salman Khan.
And yes, the so-called Eid festival was non existent before 2009. Salman created it with Wanted. Inducing has also accepted that.
So, he is reaping benefits out of what he has sown. What is wrong in that?
@Ultron a moronic….first learn some English. .then we will talk….#.epic insult ….
@Joy, Aab tak Dangal ki trailer release chi nahin hui, aur tum longon ka kehna hai, ke woh commercial entertainer nahin.
Aamir is doing Dangal, so it is not a commercial entertainer. Salman is doing Sultan, So it is fully commercial entertainer, haan? Wah kya logic hai?
To me, only Dhobighat was off beat and non commercial entertainer.
Every other movie was/is made to make profits. So, that means they are commercial. As simple as simple as that. Don’t complicate issues, make them simple.
And Indicine means Sultan is not an out and out commercial entertainers like Ready, Bodyguard or Kick etc.
If sultan is not a commercial film then which movie falls in the commercial category for indicine? Probably udta punjab, talaash, fan, gangs of wasseypur and others are…lol..
Biggest hypocritical moron of Indicine
” TIGER- the real king October 25, 2014 at 1:20 am
Biggest holyday of the year, 5000screens,
top heroine,
A listed supporting cast….still only 38cr….highly dissapointed ”
At the time HNY Release This moron @Tiger the real Chuhe Told that HNY total screens is 5000.. Now the San a moron Reduced it in to 4000.. What a moron…
#Fasal kerala
According to me anything Less than 60 cr is Dissapointed…
#Fasal kerala