Shah Rukh Khan is ruling 2023 like never before with Pathaan and Jawan. Pathaan surpassed the previous opening day record of War (50.61 crore), and now Jawan has crossed Pathaan's numbers by a good margin to set a new record. Jawan minted 65 crore nett on first day, surpassing the 55 crore nett of Pathaan.
This is the 8th time that Shahrukh Khan has broken the opening day record at the box office. His previous record opening days include Pathaan, Happy New Year, Main Hoon Naa, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Koyla, Trimurti, and Karan Arjun. This is the first time that SRK has scored record openings with back-to-back films, while he also has two record openings in a single year after 1996.
Below is the list of the last 33 films that have been record openers in the Hindi industry :
Khuda Gawah (1992) - 35 Lacs
Kshatriya (1993) - 45 Lacs
Khalnayak (1993) - 71 Lacs
Karan Arjun (1995) - 80 Lacs
Trimurti (1995) - 1.06 crore
Koyla (1997) - 1.06 crore
Border (1997) - 1.12 crore
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) - 1.45 crore
Refugee (2000) - 1.56 crore
Mission Kashmir (2000) - 1.64 crore
Ajnabee (2001) - 1.65 crore
Indian (2001) - 1.80 crore
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001) - 2.38 crore
Main Hoon Na (2004) - 2.72 crore
Dus (2005) - 2.92 crore
Mangal Pandey (2005) - 3.24 crore
Fanaa (2006) - 3.96 crore
Krrish (2006) - 6.02 crore
Race (2008) - 6.32 crore
Singh is Kingg (2008) - 7.24 crore
Ghajini (2008) - 9.50 crore
3 Idiots (2009) - 12.98 crore
Dabangg (2010) - 14.55 crore
Bodyguard (2011) - 21.17 crore
Agneepath (2012) - 21.72 crore
Ek Tha Tiger (2012) - 30.61 crore
Dhoom 3 (2013) - 32.48 crore
Happy New Year (2014) - 36.31 crore
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015) - 39.32 crore
Thugs Of Hindostan (2018) - 48.27 crore
War (2019) - 50.61 crore
Pathaan (2023) - 55 crore
Jawan (2023) - 65 crore