20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year
It’s tough to jog our memories when it comes to identifying box office figures from the past right? What comes to your minds when we say highest box office openers? Baahubali 2, Happy New Year and the likes of Happy New Year maybe? So we decided to dig some numbers from the past and bring you the highest openers of the last 20 years.
Get ready to be surprised for there are some major shockers coming up! Here are 20 Bollywood movies that were the highest box office openers in their respective years:
2017 (So Far) – Baahubali 2
Opening – 41 Crores
2016 – Sultan
Opening – 37 Crores
2015 – Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Opening – 40 Crores
2014 – Happy New Year
Opening – 44 Crores
2013 – Dhoom 3
Opening – 34 Crores
2012 – Ek Tha Tiger
Opening – 32 Crores
2011 – Bodyguard
Opening – 22 Crores
2010 – Dabangg
Opening – 14.55 Crores
2009 – 3 Idiots
Opening - 12.98 Crores
2008 – Ghajini
Opening – 9.05 Crores
2007 – Om Shanti Om
Opening – 5.53 Crores
2006 – Krrish
Opening – 6 Crores
2005 – Mangal Pandey – The Rising
Opening Day – 3.24 Crores
2004 – Main Hoon Na
Opening – 2.72 Crores
2003 – LOC: Kargil
Opening – 2.27 Crores
2002 – Devdas
Opening – 2.09 Crores
2001 – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
Opening – 2.38 Crores
2000 – Mission Kashmir
Opening – 1.64 Crores
1999 – Hindustan Ki Kasam
Opening – 1.45 Crores
1998 – Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Opening – 1.08 Crores
1997 – Border
Opening – 1.12 Crores
Interesting most of the blockbusters were nowhere even close to being the biggest openers. The game has changed now, hasn’t it?