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2018 Box Office Report Card: The Year 2018 has turned out to be the most fascinating year for Bollywood, in the recent past. Interestingly, even though the trio of Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, failed to weave the magic, it’s the young brigade of the industry that made 2018 remarkable.
Filtering the movies with their box office performance, let’s take a look at the best of the year from each category:
Highest Bollywood openers of 2018
Thugs Of Hindostan
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Featuring Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in key roles, Thugs Of Hindostan benefitted from Diwali festive season and huge pre-release buzz. The movie took a historic start by garnering 50.75 crores on day 1.
Sanju
Based on a controversial life of Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir Kapoor starrer managed a splendid figure on opening day with 34.75 crores coming in.
Race 3
Directed by Remo D’Souza, Race 3 featured Salman Khan in the lead. The movie was released during the auspicious occasion of Eid and raked 29.17 crores on the first day.
The highest single day of 2018
Thugs Of Hindostan
Along with highest opening day, Thugs Of Hindostan also managed to make its name as a highest single day earner with 50.75 crores.
Sanju
After taking a splendid start, this Ranbir Kapoor starrer showed tremendous growth due to positive word-of-mouth by collecting 46.71 crores on its third day i.e. Sunday.
Race 3
Boasting of Salman Khan’s presence, Race 3 picked up amazingly on its day 3 by making 39.16 crores, despite highly negative reviews.
Highest weekend grosser of 2018
Sanju
Although Sanju enjoyed a normal 3-day weekend, it collected a mammoth total of 120.06 crores in its opening weekend.
Thugs Of Hindostan
After taking a thunderous opening, Thugs Of Hindostan slowed down due to negative reviews but still collected 119 crores in its 4-day extended weekend.
Padmaavat
Surrounded by political and religious controversies, Padmaavat emerged as a winner at the box office by making 114 crores in the 4-day extended opening weekend.