Bollywood Gets Its Biggest Opening Weekend Ever, Dilwale + Bajirao Mastani Break Dhoom 3 Record

With Dilwale scoring 64.09 crore and Bajirao Mastani speeding to the 46.77 crore mark, the combined collections of the two films read as 111.86 crore. With this, the long standing BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND record of Dhoom 3 [107.61 crore] has been quashed.

Of course, this record was scored two years back and with a lesser screen count than what Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani managed. However, in terms of absolute numbers which are ultimately registered in the record books, it is the newer releases that are at the top now.

This is how the list of TOP-10 ALL TIME BIGGEST OPENING WEEKENDS ever for Bollywood looks like:

Dilwale (64.09 crore) + Bajirao Mastani (46.77 crore) – 110.86 crore

Dhoom 3 – 107.61 crore

Happy New Year – 104 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan – 102.6 crore

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 101.47 crore

PK – 95.21 crore

Chennai Express – 94.72 crore

Bang Bang (71.72 crore) + Haider (19.45 crore) – 91.17 crore

Jab Tak Hai Jaan (49.22 crore) + Son of Sardaar (39.15 crore) – 88.37 crore

Kick – 83.85 crore

Note:

– If a film has been released on a day other than Friday, collections of first three full days (excluding Paid Previews) have been considered.

– All collections as per production and distributor sources

Joginder Tuteja tweets @tutejajoginder