Shah Rukh Khan has set a record. opening weekend at the domestic box office with his latest action drama, Pathaan. This is the 9th time Shah Rukh Khan has broken the opening weekend record in India. With Pathaan, he equals Salman Khan's record of 9 record openings. The two Khans lead the list by a wide margin, as the third Khan, Aamir Khan, is on the 3rd spot with 5 films. Well, this is only post-1993, as the exact numbers before that are not available. Below is the list of the last 32 record opening Weekends by Hindi movies.
Khalnayak (1993) - 2.08 crore
Karan Arjun (1995) - 2.24 crore
Trimurti (1995) - 3.07 crore
Koyla (1996) - 3.10 crore
Border (1997) - 3.23 crore
Biwi No. 1 (1999) - 3.52 crore
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) - 4.17 crore
Refugee (2000) - 4.52 crore
Mission Kashmir (2000) - 4.86 crore
Indian (2001) - 5.16 crore
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) - 7.01 crore
Main Hoon Naa (2004) - 8.03 crore
Veer Zaara (2004) - 9.78 crore
Fanaa (2006) - 11.74 crore
Krrish (2006) - 17.34 crore
Dhoom 2 (2006) - 17.41 crore
Om Shanti Om (2007) - 21.47 crore
Singh Is Kinng (2008) - 25.53 crore
Ghajini (2008) - 29.62 crore
3 Idiots (2009) - 40.6 crore (+Previews)
Dabangg (2010) - 48.94 crore
Bodyguard (2011) - 53.94 crore
Ek Tha Tiger (2012) - 56.11 crore
Dabangg 2 (2012) - 58.43 crore
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (2013) - 61.87 crore
Chennai Express (2013) - 93.4 crore (+Previews)
Dhoom 3 (2013) - 97.25 crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) - 101.42 crore
Sultan (2016) - 105.55 crore
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) - 114.91 crore
Sanju (2018) - 120 crore
Pathaan (2023) - 160.5 crore
Top contenders :
Shah Rukh Khan - 9 Films
Salman Khan - 9 Films
Aamir Khan - 5 Films
Hrithik Roshan - 3 Films
Sunny Deol - 2 Films
Ranbir Kapoor - 2 Films