Shah Rukh Khan has made a fantastic comeback with YRF's action drama Pathaan. The film has collected Rs 55 crore in Hindi-language markets and registered a new opening day record. Pathaan has surpassed the previous Bollywood record of War (50.61 crore) to win the title of the biggest opener ever to date.
This is the 7th time that Shah Rukh Khan has broken the opening day record at the box office. His previous record opening days include Happy New Year, Main Hoon Naa, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Koyla, Trimurti and Karan Arjun.Below is the list of the last 32 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
Biwi No. 1 (1999) - 1.23 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