Dilwale has collected Rs 21 crore on its opening day at the box office, which is about 10-15% below trade expectations for Friday. The film has performed well across all circuits in India, but the clash factor and division of screens has resulted in the film collecting lesser than it should have.
In comparison, Shah Rukh Khan’s last release Happy New Year collected Rs 44.97 crore on its opening day. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo collected Rs 40.35 crore. Both released on national holidays.
Pre-Eid releases – KICK collected Rs 26.52 crore on its opening day, while Bajrangi Bhaijaan collected Rs 27.25 crore. Both films released during the Pre-Eid period and non-holiday.
Aamir Khan’s PK which released in the same week last year collected Rs 26.63 crore. It got a solo release.
The common factor for all these films is that the screen count was around 30-40% more more, and the number of shows at multiplexes were about 35-40% more. However, the average ticket price of both Christmas releases this year, were increased by around 5-10%, at some places multiplexes even more than that.
There were also reports of some shows getting disrupted in certain parts of the country, due to Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘intolerance’ statement.
All factors considered, it’s a good opening day for Dilwale, but the weekend becomes extremely crucial. When there are two big films, the audience is spoilt for choice. Second day onwards, star power alone can’t bring the audience to theatres.
Both Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani will be dependent on word-of-mouth, the next couple of days will decide who passes the all-important box office test.
#IndicineFBO: Our prediction of Rs 25.4 crore for Dilwale was inaccurate. The film has collected Rs 21 crore, which is a difference of 17%.
Update: SRK has confirmed that the official figure for Day 1 is 21 crore
We have released it already https://t.co/9ChrLIyWMA
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) December 19, 2015
@sunny , but a so called star flopshay kumar was heated badly black and blue by ajay not once, not twice but thrice. So think about that. Raju chacha defeated khiladi 420 back in 2000, then all the best beat blue in 2009 and then golmaal 3 crushed and bulldozed over action replay. So think again. Joker Kumar is only a struggling actor in front of superstar ajay devgan. Also ajay gave competition to jthj but joker Kumar despite having Salman khan in the same film couldn’t compete with don I 2006 and result was jaaneman was a flop. So think 1000 times before talking about superstar ajay devgan as he is any days bigger star than joker Kumar.
your srk is bigger star than salman happyyyy. now talking about collection how srk’s highest collection movie is chennai express and is still behind krrish 3 so hritik is better stardom than srk and dilwale wont cross 175cr mark my word thats fact. dilwale 2nd collection is around 19cr and bajirao will be around 16-17 cr
‘DILWALE’ win UAE boxoffice weekend – With 144000 in two days, the shah rukh khan movie has double that of ‘Star Wars’ ….. Gulfnews.
Expecting 12Cr INR in 2 days in UAE itself….GREAT MOVIE.
Why there is so much negativity spread around here????MY SRKIAN BROS wht r u doing???Kick out these ppl spreading negativity.Movie is nice.So support #Dilwale.BOYCOTT THESE PPL SPREADING NEGATIVITIES!!!!!!”ppl hv loved dilwale so stop salman fans.BE A MAN!!!!!!
Common haters accept truth & stop the negativity around the film!!!!
Very good collection but expected better, 20.88 cr as per BOI and official are same.Very good. Bajirao Mastani has really give a dent to Dilwale business. Indicine are talking about PK and BB in this case, but mind that both of those films were not masala entertainer.If you want to see than look at Aamir dhoom 3 on this period, The franchise factor helped for sure bit still Any Aamir masala movie collected 30cr on that day when non masala pk did 26cr without help of SS. Salman kick opened poor than expected as it released 4 days before Ramadan.Here srk-kajol pair along with young herthrob Varun also has added factor other than srk-rohit.
Let’s see what will be weekend of both movies.
I think dilwale headed for 70cr and BM 40cr weekend. Total 110 cr.
@challa . So u have proved what i have already said, anyway all the best and keep enjoying ur idol’s torturous utter crap movies.
Clash+non-holiday+boycott+ 21cr is very good total. Hope like yesterday more good nos in coming days as well..
@ Darshan u should also remember Akki Sir film garam masala were clash with Kyun ki & gm were hit & kyun ki flop . One clash welcome & tzp both were blockbuster .
Ali Khan
December 19, 2015 at 4:42 pm
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Interesting stat: 10th day collections of BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN (24 cr) with competition from Bahubali were better than 1st day collections of DILWALE (21 cr)
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December 19, 2015 at 4:44 pm
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All year SRK fans were busy and absolved in how to bring Salman and his films down that today they’ve been left naked with Dilwale opening ?
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December 19, 2015 at 4:45 pm
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BODUGUARD – 21.25C (2800 Screen- 2011)
#Dilwale – 21.50 (3100 screen + highest rate 2015)
If movie fail to impress then you have right to spread negativity, blame director, actors.. But, boycott movie for just political benefit based on religion is a worst thing. In such situation, we as smart modern indian or moviegoers should stand united against such stupid things.. Hater or fan come next and we can arguing all the time. If the opposition team is not so strong then no more flavour in the game@war. So, please dont be ignorance and oppose from those dramabaaz politicians..
Also include that dilwale is a multi starer with 2 hero,
does a movie with top director , top heroine ,top singers and music director ,top starcast ,foreign shoot , high promotion , one film a year , holiday release ,does manipulation from the first day and then also fail to beat any records at the end and still some morons compare their haklu jhundwale star with a one man army salman khan …lol
Good collections..expected more but I never knew that the screen count of Bajirao Mastani is 3000 screens so may be Dilwale will also be around the same number..and then heard that many shows have been cancelled due to protests and all that shit..so keeping in mind a 3000 screen release on a non-holiday the collections now look very good and Saturday and Sunday should only solidify its position for a long lifetime run..250 crore number is still on because the holiday period either starts from Sunday or after that which means the real game is yet to begin
@Rajesh Kulkarni, did I start? It was @sunny who keeps bashing ajay in every article. Kindly tell him to stop first. We have been baring his nonsense for many months. I dont want to bash akki, but this @sunny always forces me by bashing ajay every time.
@XZone, correct in your own way. But still you cant say all of the audiences there would have watched Dilwale had it been allocated in those SS instead of BM? Who knows some people would choose regional films over Dilwale or not watch Dilwale at all.
There was a probability, but not certainty! So you cant certainly say they would have watched.
Woh nahin hua, toh so hua!
@XZone, By the way, I just wonder when you have have got the sense to call me with my real name!!! Lol
I respect srk for giving real collection but i don’t know how much i hate this movie…same type of story always.Rohit shetty should be banned like farah and sajid khan.
Dilwale is a heavily copied film. nothing original. Theme is from Hum. There are scenes, copied from How I Met Your Mother (The five min date scene), Mission Impossible 2 (The kajol, srk car chase scene) plus many more. Disappointed.
letting go of EGO wud have done true justice to both the movies. For Bajirao, with the winter holiday, 25 Dec wud have been perfect start , clashing only with the star wars..
Dilwale is a gr8 movie which shud b watched with our familiez!!!Guys who hv nt watched still go & get tickets 4 the movie!!!!!!!U WUD NT B DISSAPOINTED!!!!
— UNBIASED REQUEST
Dilwale many shows has been cancelled.Because of Political Parties!!!Guys whatever is happening is nt right!This is my sincere request to all srkians,salmiacs,akkians we shud stand UNITED 4 DILWALE!!!#Support Dilwale!
@NVS dont forget to put your country first next year during Dungal release.
before release srkian says 1st around 26 2nd 28 3rd 30 now 21 is very good it is excellent film wont even touch hny’s collection accept karlo yaar
@ali khan,whom you’re trying to make fool here?yourself?
bodyguard released on major EID HOLIDAY.
bg—-21.25cr(EID HOLIDAY)
DILWALE—-21-22CR —-NON HOLIDAY RELEASE,BC …..,ROFL.
BAAP IS BAAP AFTER ALL.now onwards never try to show your shameless face here.EID HOLIDAY is enough to give a 20+cr even in 2000 screen,so don’t scream baby.
KING KHAN IS THE BIGGEST MEGASTAR AS WELL BIGGEST CROWD PULLER IF THE COUNTRY irrespective of the wom of the movie.
Baby don’t compare 2010 born non actor with ALL TIME SUPREME RULER/KING OF BOLLYWOOD DR.SRK.
@Darshan
Listen according 2 my knowledge ajay is not a superstar . I just said wht truth is. No offence. I didn’t wanted to troll him here. I just don’t find him big star .
ROFL !!!!!
@Challu : Before release SLB will cry & regret …..
After release, feel pity for protestors ???? ROFL !!!!!!
As usual sarook fans coming up with excuses… Nothing new and got used since ages now… Feel really sorry for sarook fans and particularly Indicine as they were the one who got HURT the most and trying to protect sarook and his fans with new kind of excuses…
So guys no ifs and buts only FACT will be FACT and the FACT is dilwale is disaster…
Now be prepared to make new excuses for PANKHA & RICE…
Top Films Of 2015
1} Bajrangi Bhaijaan
2} Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
3} TWMR
Srkians crying over intolerance backlash now. According to them King’s power is biggest n these things should not affect him. Honestly, I feel sad n pity for Srk I hope he stops running behind records n working with Farah & Shetty directors !!!!! Dilwale will end up another Hit or max Super Hit. Some srkians like @Romu kaka, @sss @Javed were expecting to break PK with clash now it will fail to beat even Krissh 3 BOI 176 crs !!!!!!!!
Too much fun !!!!!!!!
@hrithik and @Rahul9ever you both idiot morons, srk has never given a single disaster in his career while Salman the biggest clash loser and biggest flop none actor has given 3 disasters I.e. Marigold, Mrs khanna, and yuvraj. So be in your limits. Srk is world’s biggest star ever. Few blockbusters in recent years doesnt make Salman even close fo the most successful, most popular and biggest megastar Srk. Let Salman face a clash with BM kind of hindi film on the same day, and then see his aukaat. Jai ho released on January solo with no clash and still didn’t get 20 Cr opening and only opened with 17 Cr with 4000 screens, while srk’s dilwale despite releasing on 3000 screens which is less than 1000 screens to jai ho and despite facing clash from BM, it got more than 21 Cr opening. That’s speaks for srk’s unmatchable stardom. No one ever can compete with him. Next year raees will beat lultan black and blue. Srk is talented self made megastar unlike papa’s spoon-fed talentless boy Salman. Wait for 2 more years and Salman will again come back to his original aukaat which he had in the last 2 decades, but srk will rule the industry forever till he is alive.