Sajid Nadiadwala’s directorial debut ‘Kick’, featuring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez, has been doing rather well at the box office. With the film being a solo release and no competition from previous Bollywood releases, ‘Kick’ has been racking up the numbers collection wise.
In this box office analysis, we compare the first week collections of Kick with that of Salman Khan’s previous releases. Not surprisingly, Kick that generated much hype since the release of its first look, has emerged as the highest First Week grosser of Salman Khan, collecting Rs. 164.09 crores, out beating Salman’s previous releases like Jai Ho that collected Rs. 88.78 crores, Dabanng 2 that managed Rs. 106.78 crores, and even Ek Tha Tiger that collected Rs. 154.21 crores.
With no Bollywood release coming Friday, Kick has yet another week to run unopposed at the box office.
Movie Name/First Week
Kick (25-Jul-2014): Rs 164.09 crore
Jai Ho (24-Jan-2014): Rs 88.78 crore
Dabangg 2 (21-Dec-2012): Rs 106.78 crore
Ek Tha Tiger (15-Aug-2012): Rs 154.21 crore
Bodyguard (31-Aug-2011): Rs 115.00 crore
Ready (3-Jun-2011): Rs 68.02 crore
Dabangg (10-Sep-2010): Rs 81.00 crore
Veer (22-Jan-2010): Rs 31.82 crore