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The battle for festive box office supremacy is heading toward an epic shift! For years, Salman Khan has maintained a firm grip on the Diwali festive window, boasting legendary openers like Tiger 3 (44.50 crore) and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (40.35 crore). However, with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga officially locking October 29, 2027, for Prabhas’ mass cop entertainer Spirit, the countdown has officially begun.
With exactly 370 days to go before Spirit arrives in cinemas worldwide, the box office expectations buzz with a single question: Is Prabhas preparing to finally shatter Salman Khan’s long-standing Diwali opening records and rewrite festive history?
Top 5 Diwali Openers In Bollywood
As it stands today, Bollywood’s Diwali opening day list is dominated by massive festive blockbusters, with Salman Khan holding two out of the top five positions. However, he will definitely lose one spot this year to Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana! That will leave Salman Khan with only a single spot in the list of the top 5 Diwali openers of all time in Bollywood.
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With Nitesh Tiwari’s magnum opus Ramayana (starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, and Sai Pallavi) releasing in theaters in just 12 days on November 5, 2026, opening day pre-sales already indicate an earth-shattering launch. Ramayana is projected to enter the top tier of all-time Diwali openers, effectively pushing Salman Khan’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (40.35 crore) out of the Top 5 list.
Prabhas’s Spirit To Push Salman Khan Finally!
When Prabhas’ Spirit hits screens on October 29, 2027, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga-directed action spectacle will be targeting a mammoth opening at the box office. A massive launch for Spirit would mean knocking Salman Khan’s remaining Diwali titan – Tiger 3 (44.50 crore), completely off the Top 5 openers.
Given Prabhas’ unmatched pan-India pulling power (Baahubali 2, Kalki 2898 AD, Salaar) combined with Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s track record of unhinged cinematic hype (Animal, Kabir Singh), Spirit possesses all the ingredients to mount an unprecedented box office opening. Whether Salman Khan’s festive records can survive the Spirit wave in 2027 remains the most exciting story to watch!
Check out the top 5 Diwali openers in Bollywood at the box office (India Net Collections).
- Thugs Of Hindostan: 50.75 crore
- Happy New Year: 44.97 crore
- Tiger 3: 44.50 crore
- Singham Again: 43.70 crore
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo: 40.35 crore
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