Box Office: Tiger Zinda Hai becomes Salman Khan highest opening week grosser

The Ali Abbas Zafar directed film Tiger Zinda Hai which was the sequel to the previously released film Ek Tha Tiger hit screens a week ago. The Yash Raj Films produced venture which saw both Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif return to essay the roles of Tiger and Zoya from the first film lived up to the hype and anticipating becoming one of the biggest opening day grossers of the year.

Now after a week of its release we take a look at the opening week collections of Tiger Zinda Hai while comparing the same to Salman Khan’s previous releases. Collecting Rs. 206.04 cr Tiger Zinda Hai has now become Salman Khan’s highest opening week grosser surpassing the actor’s previous release Bajrangi Bhaijaan that had collected Rs. 184.62 cr.

Apart from out beating the opening week collections of the Kabir Khan directed film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Tiger Zinda Hai has also out performed Salman’s other releases like Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that collected Rs. 172.82 cr, Kick that collected Rs. 164.09 cr, Ek Tha Tiger that collected Rs. 154.21 cr, Bodyguard that collected Rs. 115 cr, Tubelight that had collected Rs. 106.86 cr, Dabangg 2 that collected Rs. 106.78 cr, Jai Ho that collected Rs. 88.78 cr, and Dabangg that had collected Rs. 81 cr.

Though the film has managed to break into the Rs. 200 cr club by the end of its first week, Tiger Zinda Hai that faces little to no competition in the week ahead is expected to continue its run at the box office. Now all eyes are set on whether the overall business of will manage to surpass the lifetime collections of Salman’s releases like Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that had collected Rs. 210.16 cr, Kick that collected Rs. 230.69 cr and Bajrangi Bhaijaan that collected Rs. 320.34 cr.

Movie Name – Opening Week collections

Tiger Zinda Hai - Rs. 206.04 cr

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - Rs. 184.62 cr

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - Rs. 172.82 cr

Kick - Rs. 164.09 cr

Ek Tha Tiger - Rs. 154.21 cr

Bodyguard - Rs. 115 cr

Tubelight - Rs. 106.86 cr

Dabangg 2 - Rs. 106.78 cr

Jai Ho - Rs. 88.78 cr

Dabangg - Rs. 81 cr