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?