From The First 50 Lacs To The First 500 Crore Nett; Here's The List Of Bollywood Movies That Opened New Clubs —

The box office expansion since the multiplex's inception has given a huge huge boost to the numbers. Back in the old days, a film had to run for 25 weeks or 50 weeks to become a hit, a super hit, or a blockbuster. Nowadays, it's a game of the weekend or sometimes a week. Bollywood films hardly make it to the silver jubilee or golden jubilee with houseful boards. But as they say, we have to accept the changes as we go forward with the time. Here's looking at the Bollywood films that opened new coveted clubs at the box office—right from the first 50 lacs to soon-to-be the first 500 crore films.

First 50 Lacs - Zindagi (1940)

First 60 Lacs, 70 Lacs - Khazanchi (1941)

First 80 Lacs - Basant (1942)

First 1cr - Kismet (1943)

First 1.25cr - Awaraa (1951)

First 1.5cr - Aan (1952)

First 2cr - Shree 420 (1955)

First 2.25cr - Naya Daur (1957)

First 3cr, 4cr - Mother India (1957)

First 5cr - Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

First 10cr, 15cr - Sholay (1975)

First 20cr, 30cr, 40cr, 50cr, 60cr, 70cr - HAHK (1994)

First 75cr - Gadar (2001)

First 80cr - Dhoom 2 (2006)

First 100cr - Ghajini (2008)

First 150cr, 200cr - 3Idiots (2009)

First 250cr - Dhoom 3 (2013)

First 300cr - PK (2014)

First 350cr - Dangal (2016)

First 400cr, 450cr, 500cr - Pathaan (2023)

Note: Pathaan is still running in cinemas with collections standing at 411 crore till 5th February 2023, and it is certain to cross 450c crore and 500 crore in the coming days.