Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Box Office: Does Salman Khan's New Eid Release Crack Into His Top 10 Opening Weekend Grossers? Find Out!
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is directed by Farhad Samji, and also stars Venkatesh, Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Jassie Gill, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, Shehnaaz Gill, Palak Tiwari, Vinali Bhatnagar, and Vijender Singh.
After an okay start on its opening day, Salman Khan's latest Eid release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has done really good business on Saturday and Sunday, earning a respectable opening weekend score. On its opening day, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan had earned RsĀ 15.81 crore, but thanks to Eid on Saturday, the earnings increased and by Sunday, the film had earned RsĀ 68.17 crore in its opening weekend. Well, Salman Khan's box office pull is still strong, and there is a possibility that by the next weekend, the film could breach the Rs 100 crore mark.Ā Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Box Office Collection Day 3: Salman Khan's Film Earns Rs 68.17 Crore in India!
And yet, this is still not the box office performance you expect from a Salman Khan mass entertainer that had a solo release and came on Bhai's favourite festival period. Salman had a fantastic box office run before the COVID-19 pandemic, with even his 'flops' like Tubelight, Race 3 and Dabanng 3 grossing more than Rs 100 crore in India. Some of his big hits had a record box office opening weekend collections.
However, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, despite its good rise in collections on the weekend, hasn't managed to crack into Salman's top 10 opening weekend collections.Ā Before Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, 5 Other Movies Where Salman Khan Sported Long Mane and How They Fared at the Box Office.
Check Out the Top 10 Films of Salman Khan That Managed to Reach This Milestone (in descending order):
Sultan - RsĀ 180.36 Crore
Bharat - RsĀ 150.10 Crore
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - RsĀ 129.77 Crore
Tiger Zinda Hai - RsĀ 114.93 Crore
Race 3 - RsĀ 103 Crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan - RsĀ 102.60 Crore
Ek Tha Tiger - RsĀ 100.16 Crore
Bodyguard - RsĀ 88.75 Crore
Kick - RsĀ 83.83 Crore
Dabangg 3 - RsĀ 24.50 Crore
(Above box office collections have been sourced from Bollywood Hungama. Some of the films had an extended opening weekend.)
At RsĀ 68.17 crore, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is now Salman's 11th highest opening weekend grosser. Now, should this be a worrying factor for Bhai and his fans? Yes and No.
Let's talk about the 'Yes'. Even though Bhai's films are hardly a critic's darling, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is still among his weakest films in recent times. The reviews have been scathing and the pre-release buzz of the movie hasn't been good.Ā Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Movie Review: Salman Khan and Pooja Hegdeās Action-Entertainer Impresses at Being an Utter Slog-Fest!
And yet, the fact that it made RsĀ 68.17 crore is proof that Salman's box office power is still strong. This also validates that Antim - The Final Truth failed to get a good initial at the box office, is because audience was still affected byĀ lockdown blues then, and Salman fans saw the movie as more of an Aayush Sharma film, despite superstar's expanded role.
The verdict is still out if KKBKKJ can be declared a hit - the movie is made on a budget of Rs 150 crore plus reportedly. However, even if the film underperforms in the days ahead and is even a 'flop', Bhai fans do not need to worry much. If Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan managed toĀ get this formidable opening despiteĀ fighting bad pre-release hype, bad reviews and okayĀ firstĀ day collections, imagine what Tiger 3 would do with the backing of YRF, franchise power, Salman-Katrina combo and Shah Rukh Khan's cameo return as Pathaan!
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 24, 2023 12:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).