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In 2015, Salman Khan had to face negligible competition and the situation has repeated itself with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo too as both Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan are on a sabbatical of sorts and the third Khan in the Bollywood triumvirate had to face Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and some others for box office collections glory in 2015. Needless to say, Salman Khan has emerged triumphantly at the top in Bollywood even though Akshay Kumar has fought bravely to mint money for himself and his filmmakers, while Ranbir faded (his Tamasha with Deepika Padukone is up next for release though). Salman Khan easily left the others behind with an opening weekend take of Rs 129.77 cr in the domestic market.
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For now Prem Ratan Dhan Payo box office collections have made this Salman Khan movie the highest opening weekend grosser of 2015. This has been courtesy a mammoth day 1 take of Rs 40.35 crore and PRDP followed it up with a credible performance day after day thereafter. The film has turned out to be Salman Khan’s biggest blockbuster making it his second consecutive hit in 2015. (PTI photo)
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In this box office report, we look at other releases of 2015 by comparing their box office collections with Salman Khan’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. The film has managed to surpass all releases of 2015 including Salman Khan own biggest hit of the year, Bajrangi Bhaijaan that earned Rs 102.60 cr in the domestic market. However, it cannot be denied that PRDP enjoyed a longer weekend since it released on Thursday (November 12) combined with the auspicious occasion of Diwali. <br>Check out how the top 5 in the competition fared: </br> (Image: Bollywood Hungama)
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1) Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (PRDP)</br> Opening weekend collection: Rs 129.77 crore </br> With Rs 129.77 crore, Salman Khan starrer Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has bagged the title of highest weekend grosser of the year 2015. PRDP tells the story of a contemporary royal family. The movie is about how a humble actor enters the lives of the lonely prince and his squabbling siblings and gives them a hands-on lesson in love and family bonding. (PTI photo)
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2) Bajrangi Bhaijaan</br> Opening weekend collection: Rs 102.6 crore</br> The cross-border drama, which was about a Bajrangbali (Hindu deity-Hanuman) bhakt named Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi's (played by Salman) journey from India to escort a six-year-old mute Pakistani girl back to her village, had got unanimous praise from Salman's Bollywood colleagues. The film also starred Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and child actress Harshaali Malhotra. (Image: Bollywood Hungama)
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3) Singh Is Bliing</br> Opening weekend collection: Rs 54.44 crore</br> Starring Akshay Kumar 'Singh is Bliing' was a follow-up to the tremendously popular 'Singh Is Kinng'. But apart from a different heroine, 'Singh Is Bliing' was as garish, and as 'Punjabi' as its predecessor, including the execrable melodrama. (Image: Bollywood Hungama)
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4) Brothers</br> Opening weekend collection: Rs 52.08 crore</br> Akshay Kumar starrer 'Brothers' was a high-pitched and nauseatingly violent drama about a family torn apart by a dark and tragic past and then struggling to get over the bitterness. (Image: Bollywood Hungama)
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5) Welcome Back</br> Opening weekend collection: Rs 51 crore</br> Loud and relentless: that is the approach to comedy that director Anees Bazmee favours. Needless to say, his films are not for sensitive palates. Welcome Back, a sequel to 2007’s Welcome, was no different. But despite everything, the movie bagged Rs 51 crore in the opening weekend. The other 5 in the top 10 list are: ABCD – Any Body Can Dance 2 with Rs 46.35 cr, Dil Dhadakne Do with Rs 37.05 crore, Shaandaar with Rs 33.51 crore, Gabbar Is Back with Rs 13.05 cr and Roy with Rs 28.68 cr. (Image: Bollywood Hungama)
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