Bharat: Check Out the Box Office Report Card of Salman Khan and His Eid Releases!

Dear Bollywood superstars, whether you want it or not, Eid has now become Salman Khan's favourite hunting season (no pun intended). Year after year, Salman Khan has been churning out one blockbuster after another with his Eid releases. And in 2019, things look no different. Salman Khan is coming out with his new film, Bharat on June 15, that is releasing around Eid. Naturally, there is immense hype surrounding the film, and trade experts predict a bumper opening. Will Salman Khan's Bharat Undergo a Title Change? PIL Filed Against the Film in Delhi High Court Says the Film's Title Hurts Patriotic Sentiments.

What may dent Bharat's box office collections is the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign. What's more, India is also having its first match (against South Africa) on June 5, which may eat into Bharat's first day collections.

Knowing Salman Khan's clout at the box office and his ardent fan-base, for whom even the reviews don't matter, Bharat could surpass the hurdle and turn out to be another blockbuster for Bhai.

Let's see how Salman Khan's Eid box office report card supports this idea:

Wanted

Year: 2009

Box Office Collections: Rs 60.24 Crore

Box Office Status: Hit

Dabangg

Year: 2011

Box Office Collections: Rs 138.88 crore

Box Office Status: Blockbuster

Ek Tha Tiger

Year: 2012

Box Office Collections: Rs 198.78 crore

Box Office Status: Blockbuster

Kick

Year: 2014

Box Office Collections: Rs 231.85 Crore

Box Office Status: Blockbuster

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Year: 2015

Box Office Collections: Rs 320.34 Crore

Box Office Status: All-Time Blockbuster

Sultan

Year: 2016

Box Office Collections: Rs 300.45 Crore

Box Office Status: All-Time Blockbuster

Tubelight

Year: 2017

Box Office Collections: Rs 119.26 Crore

Box Office Status: Flop (High Budget and Distribution Costs)

Race 3

Year: 2018

Box Office Collections: Rs 166.40 Crore

Box Office Status: Average (High Budget and Distribution Costs)

As you can see, Eid has been really lucky for Salman Khan at the box office, with the superstar delivering most of his biggest hits during the period. The concern arrives in the last couple of years, when Tubelight and Race 3 didn't perform as per expectations, and were not considered profitable due to the high costs involved. Still, both the movies managed to make more than Rs 100 crore at the box office. Tubelight and Race 3 were both also marred by negative social media response over their trailers, which also affected the films' collections. The same cannot be said about Bharat that arrives with a much better response from the fans, with the songs also ruling on the musical charts. So will Salman Khan make another blockbuster this Eid? Vote below and let us know.

Bharat is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and is an official remake Ode to My Father. Katrina Kaif is the female lead, while Bharat also stars Disha Patani, Jackie Shroff, Tabu, Sunil Grover and Sonali Kulkarni.

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