20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    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

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2016 – Sultan

    Opening – 37 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2015 – Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

    Opening – 40 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2014 – Happy New Year

    Opening – 44 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2013 – Dhoom 3

    Opening – 34 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2012 – Ek Tha Tiger

    Opening – 32 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2011 – Bodyguard

    Opening – 22 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2010 – Dabangg

    Opening – 14.55 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2009 – 3 Idiots

    Opening - 12.98 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2008 – Ghajini

    Opening – 9.05 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2007 – Om Shanti Om

    Opening – 5.53 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2006 – Krrish

    Opening – 6 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2005 – Mangal Pandey – The Rising

    Opening Day – 3.24 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2004 – Main Hoon Na

    Opening – 2.72 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2003 – LOC: Kargil

    Opening – 2.27 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2002 – Devdas

    Opening – 2.09 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2001 – Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham

    Opening – 2.38 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    2000 – Mission Kashmir

    Opening – 1.64 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    1999 – Hindustan Ki Kasam

    Opening – 1.45 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    1998 – Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

    Opening – 1.08 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    1997 – Border

    Opening – 1.12 Crores

    20 Bollywood Movies That Were The Highest Box Office Opener In Their Respective Year

    Interesting most of the blockbusters were nowhere even close to being the biggest openers. The game has changed now, hasn’t it?