7 Salman Khan Blockbusters That Released On Eid And Here's How Much They Collected

In the times when festivals have been hijacked in the name of stars and their releases, there is very little scope of picking options if you want to watch a certain movie. We know Christmas belongs to Aamir while Shah Rukh is believed to have made the most out of Diwali. It is Eid however that has predominantly belonged to one man, one force and one entity and that is Bhaijaan aka Salman Khan.

The film that brought back Salman Khan in the big business and revamped his stardom to an all-time high was 2009’s action flick Wanted. While it may have been a coincidence back then of the film releasing on Eid, every Salman film post then acquired an entity of coming out on Eid. The period has been extremely successful for Bhai and makers have started making a point to release his films nowhere else but in the flavor of Eid. In the last 7 years, Salman Khan has had 7 blockbusters releasing on Eid.

Here are 7 of those films that defy why Eid belongs to Salman Bhai Khan:

Wanted (2009)

Just like we mentioned, this film holds the credit for having put Salman Khan back in the business and eventually make him the biggest Hindi film star this industry has ever seen. Directed by Prabhudeva, the remake of the Telugu film Pokhiri had Salman play a goon/cop in a typical style that his fans love to see him in. The film became one of the biggest hits of the year and gave Salman Khan the revival he truly needed.

Box Office Collection: 63 Crores

Dabangg (2010)

This is where his stardom rose to the heights he would have never really thought of. The film became the fastest entrant into the 100 crore club back then and made Salman Khan a brand. His character of Chulbul Pandey that we in the industry know as an iconic symbol of modern cinema is popular enough to assert how big an impact this film had made. No prizes for guessing, the film also released on Eid.

Box Office Collection: 138.88 crores

Bodyguard (2011)

Bodyguard having released on a Wednesday which apparently was an Eid holiday across the country opened to more than 20 crores and set a new record for a film’s opening. It also became only the second film in the history to sail past the 150 crore mark and become a blockbuster. This was Salman’s third blockbuster in a row after Dabangg and Ready.

Box Office Collection: 151 crores

Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

One of the most earth shattering blockbusters to have come out from Yashraj’s camp, Ek Tha Tiger wasn’t just a release, it was an event. The film had a perfect release slot that found its place amid Eid and Independence Day. The film collected 33 crores on its opening which back then was a huge record and went on to earn close to 200 crores at box office.

Box Office Collection: 198.78 crores

Kick (2014)

Having sit 2013 out for a number of reasons, Salman had a shaky start in the likes of Jai Ho that released in January. However, he was all set to shake up the box office as he resurfaced with Kick and made his entry into the 200 crore club. While Jai Ho wasn’t too much of a success, Kick obviously was a blockbuster and incidentally released on Eid.

Box Office Collection: 231 crores

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Salman Khan’s entry into the 300 crore club was made through this film that hit the screens again on Eid. The All-time blockbuster that was directed by Kabir Khan was so hugely successful and that it almost became the highest grossing Hindi film ever. Eid as we guessed was yet again the difference as Salman’s next Prem Ratan Dhan Payo despite taking an opening of 40 crores couldn't get anywhere close to Bajrangi.

Box Office Collection: 320.34 crores

Sultan (2016)

While we may be too early to predict the fate of this drama that just hit the screens on Eid, the earth shattering opening and unanimously positive feedback almost assures that this one too is going to be a worthy addition to the list of Salman Khan blockbusters released on Eid.

Box Office Collection: Still Awaited

While the pattern suggests what time of the year suits Bhai the most, maybe a few years done the line, we’ll start identifying Eid not by Eid ka Chaand but through Bhai ki pictutre. By the way, Kabir Khan has announced that he will release his next titled Tubelight with Salman in the lead on Eid 2017. So we are ready to make another entry to the list already!

All box office figures are based on several media reports*