List Of High-Profile Bollywood Box Office Clashes Amid 'Animal' And 'Sam Bahadur' Battle
Since, it is the season of box office clashes, we have decided to formulate an article, listing the major box office clashes between Bollywood movies.
No filmmaker or actor wants their movie to clash with another movie at the box office. Whenever a box office clash, it reduces the chances of a particular movie making loads of money as audiences are spoilt for choices. However, there are times, when two movies release on the same day, and both end up making money. 2023 has seen two high-profile clashes at the box office. One was from Hollywood, and the other was from Bollywood.
In July 2023, two Hollywood biggies 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' were released on the same day. Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' enjoyed a great word of mouth, while Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' received mixed word of mouth. 'Barbie' might have made more money but 'Oppenheimer' was also able to do good business, and for an R-rated film, the collection was tremendous.
Coming to Bollywood, 'Gadar 2', starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, clashed with Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Yami Gautam-starrer 'OMG 2', as both movies released on August 11, as per the latest Bollywood news.
While 'Gadar 2' went on to do business of more than Rs 500 crore, 'OMG 2' also made more than Rs 120 crore, and collectively, the success of these two movies was labelled as 'Oh My Gadar', just like 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie's success was called 'Barbenheimer'.
December 2023 is now going to see two high-voltage clashes at the box office. On December 1, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal will be going up against each other with their respective releases -- 'Animal' and 'Sam Bahadur'.
Then Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' will be clashing against Prabhas' 'Salaar'. For the unversed, 'Dunki' directed by Rajkumar Hirani is going to release on December 21, while 'Salaar' will be releasing a day later on December 22.
Since it is the season of box office clashes, we have decided to formulate an article, listing the major box office clashes between Bollywood movies. Read on to know who came out on top in this battle of box office clashes.
Here is the list:
1. Sholay vs Jai Santoshi Maa
'Sholay', starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, and Hema Malini, is viewed as one of the best Hindi movies of all time, but not many would know that it did not receive love initially as it had released in the theatres on the same day as 'Jai Santoshi Maa'. This film filled with religious flavour annihilated the box office. However, as time passed, Sholay went on to become a cult classic, and it found an audience throughout the entire country, as per the latest Bollywood movie news.
2. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai vs Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)
As per the latest Bollywood news, Karan Johar's directorial debut, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, and Kajol, released on the same day as Govinda and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'. It was Karan Johar's movie that came out on top, and 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' was not able to generate the right kind of noise.
3. Mohabbatein vs Mission Kashmir (2000)
According to the latest Bollywood news update, Aditya Chopra's second directorial starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and Shamita Shetty clashed against Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 'Mission Kashmir' starring Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. Both movies were critically and commercially successful, however, it was Aditya Chopra who walked away with a bigger collection.
4. Lagaan vs Gadar (2001)
Aamir Khan and Sunny Deol battled it out at the box office as their movies 'Lagaan' and 'Gadar' were released on the same day, as per the latest Bollywood news. Both movies were successful but for different reasons. Anil Sharma's 'Gadar' became the highest-grossing Hindi movie at that time while 'Lagaan' became just the third Indian movie to be nominated for the Oscars. However, if you just look at the box office, then it was 'Gadar' that came out on top.
5. Aitraaz vs Veer Zara (2004)
Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra Jonas-starrer 'Aitraaz' released on the same day as Yash Chopra's 'Veer-Zara' starring SRK, Rani Mukerji, Manoj Bajpayee and Preity Zinta. Aitraaz was critically appreciated for the themes it explored, however, SRK took home the cake as 'Veer Zara' went on to become people's favourite and the crowds flocked to the theatres to watch the Hindi film.
6. Don vs Jaan-e-Mann (2006)
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan went toe-to-toe with each other at the box office. 'Don' directed by Farhan Akhtar, saw SRK stepping into the shoes of Amitabh Bachchan while 'Jaan-e-Mann' saw Salman Khan sharing the screen with Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. As per new Bollywood news, SRK once again proved why he is the King as his movie dominated Salman Khan starrer at the box office.
7. Om Shanti Om vs Sawaariya (2007)
You might be tired of seeing Shah Rukh Khan dominating the list, but it is fair to say, that SRK has gone up against another movie, the most number of times, according the latest Bollywood news. Farah Khan's 'Om Shanti Om' marked the debut of Deepika Padukone and this movie just smashed 'Sawaariya' directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. For the unversed, 'Sawaariya' marked the debuts of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor.
8. Welcome vs Taare Zameen Par (2007)
Aamir Khan’s solid film on the special needs of children clashed with Anees Bazmee’s comedy starring Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Nata Patekar, and Katrina Kaif. When one looks at the box office, it was 'Welcome' that earned more money than 'Taare Zameen Par', however, Aamir Khan-starrer was able to strike important conversations on the education system and the kind of care certain children need.
9. Jab Tak Hai Jaan vs Son Of Sardar (2012)
Jab Tak Hai Jaan is the last directorial of Yash Chopra and it starred SRK, Anushka Sharma, and Katrina Kaif in leading roles. On the other hand, 'Son of Sardar' starred Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, and Sonakshi Sinha in leading roles. Both the movies were released on the occasion of Diwali and went on to do a business of more than Rs 100 crore. However, it was SRK's movie once again that received more love.
10. Haider vs Bang Bang (2014)
Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Haider' was released on the same day as Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif-starrer 'Bang Bang'. 'Haider', starring Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, and Irrfan Khan, was critically appreciated and it is still one of Shahid Kapoor's best movies. However, despite mixed reviews, 'Bang Bang' walked out as the winner as it went on to do a business of more than Rs 250 crore worldwide.
11. Diwale vs Bajirao Mastani (2015)
This is probably the only time when SRK came out second during a box office clash. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Priyanka Chopra was critically appreciated and it also raked in the moolah. 'Dilwale' starring SRK, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon, directed by Rohit Shetty, was panned by the critics, and after the initial weekend, the film was rejected by the audience.
Notable mentions:
'Raees' (SRK) vs 'Kaabil' (Hrithik Roshan), 'Golmaal 3' (Ajay Devgn) vs 'Action Replayy' (Akshay Kumar), and 'Mission Mangal' (Akshay Kumar) vs 'Batla House' (John Abraham).
