What are the five biggest Bollywood box office openings and how does Stree 2 compare?

Here are five of Bollywood’s biggest box office openings as Stree 2 gets a decent start on Independence Day.

Although it clashed with multiple other films on opening day, Street 2 has once again achieved a new milestone at the box office. A glimpse at the top five biggest box office openings in Bollywood. The movie has benefitted from its Independence Day release and is expected to maintain steady performance over the extended weekend.

Nayanthara and Atlee made their Bollywood debuts in Jawan, which marked Shah Rukh’s second biggest blockbuster after Pathaan in 2023. The film collected $75 crore in India, with 65 crore in Hindi and 5 crore each in Tamil and Telugu.

In India, Sharadha-Rajkummar Rao’s Stree 2 grossed $60 crore net on opening day, according to Sacnilk. In addition to being the Independence Day release, the movie stands out ahead of its competitors. While there were initial concerns about box office clashes, none of the other releases have been as successful as the Amar Kaushik film.

Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, earned 55 crores in India on its first day across all languages, according to Sacnilk. In the Siddharth Anand directed film, Shah Rukh and Deepika answered the criticism with their on-screen chemistry, despite political controversies and boycott trends. In addition to John Abraham’s return as antagonist post-YRF’s Dhoom, it became Bollywood’s first blockbuster in 2023, ending the dry-run since pandemic.

On its first day, Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan’s movie War grossed 53.35 Cr across all languages, according to Sacnilk. Hrithik and Tiger’s film career flourished thanks to the Siddharth Anand directorial. Vaani Kapoor and Ashutosh Rana also played pivotal roles in the film.

Despite being a box office disaster, Thugs of Hindostan was able to get a huge start because Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan shared screen space for the first time.