'Pathaan' Destroys Bahubali The Conclusion's 6 Year Old Record Of Biggest Opening Weekend Gross; Top 5 List Here

Pathaan has scored a record opening weekend for any Bollywood and Hindi dubbed film in Hindi markets. The Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham starrer has dethroned Baahubali 2's record of the biggest opening weekend Gross in Hindi as well as KGF 2's biggest opening weekend Nett in Hindi markets.

Top 5 Highest Opening Weekends in Hindi Markets (Gross):

Pathaan - 187cr (5200 Screens)

Baahubali 2 - 176cr (3950 Screens)

KGF Chapter 2 - 165cr (4500 Screens)

Sanju - 153cr (4200 Screens)

Tiger Zinda Hai - 147cr (4600 Screens)

The screen average and footfalls for Baahubali 2 are still highest amongst all and likely to remain so for a few more years until we get an insane blockbuster from Bollywood. The nett numbers are higher for Pathaan as the tax rate has decreased by 21% from 2017 since GST's inception.

Top 5 Highest Opening Weekends in Hindi Markets (Nett):

Pathaan - 159 crore approx (5200 Screens)

KGF Chapter 2 - 140 crore (4500 Screens)

Baahubali 2 - 127 crore (3950 Screens)

Sanju - 120 crore (4200 Screens)

Tiger Zinda Hai - 114.91 crore (4600 Screens)