Will Tubelight shine on Friday? How Salman Khan's previous Eid releases have fared at box office

A scene from the movie Tubelight. Photo: Twitter

The actor-director duo of Salman and Kabir Khan are back with their new release Tubelight that will hit the theatres tomorrow just before Eid. Festival holidays are the most lucrative trading periods for films and Salman Khan has again managed to get the Eid slot.

Tubelight is the story about the search of Khan’s character for his brother who is lost in the Indo-Sino war. It is the 10th straight Eid release for a Salman Khan movie.

Moneycontrol takes a look at the box office performance of the other Eid releases of the Dabangg superstar.

Wanted (2009 release)

Bollywood actors Salman Khan (L), Ayesha Takia (C) and director Prabhu Deva pose during a promotional event for their upcoming movie "Wanted". Photo: REUTERS

Budget: Rs 52 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 5.1 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 60 crore
India Gross: Rs 83.15 crore

Worldwide box office collections
Worldwide Gross: Rs 93.23 crore
Worldwide First Weekend: Rs 24.96 crore
Worldwide First Week: Rs 52.21 crore

Dabangg (2010 release)

Dabangg movie poster

Budget: Rs 41 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 14.55 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 141 crore
India Gross: Rs 193.37 crore

Worldwide box office collections

Worldwide Gross: Rs 2,19,27,00,000
Worldwide First Weekend: Rs 78.24 crore
Worldwide First Week: Rs 127.61 crore

Bodyguard (2011 release)

Bodyguard movie poster

Budget: Rs 70 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 21.17 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 144.78 crore
India Gross: Rs 196.21 crore

Worldwide box office collections
Worldwide Gross: Rs 234.39 crore
Worldwide First Weekend: Rs 89.91 crore
Worldwide First Week: Rs 169.71 crore

Ek Tha Tiger (2012 release)

Ek Tha Tiger movie poster

Budget: Rs 92 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 30.61 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 186.14 crore
India Gross: Rs 251.15 crore

Worldwide box office collections
Worldwide Gross: Rs 308.31 crore
Worldwide First Weekend- Rs 95.22 crore
Worldwide First Week- Rs 204.90 crore

Kick (2014 release)

Kick movie poster

Budget: Rs 1,40 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 24.97 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 211.63 crore
India Gross: Rs 283.52 crore

Worldwide box office collections
Worldwide Gross: Rs 351.80 crore
Worldwide First Weekend: Rs 125.55 crore
Worldwide First Week: Rs 250.41 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015 release)

Bajrangi Bhaijaan movie poster

Budget: Rs 125 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 26.67 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 315.49 crore
India Gross: Rs 422.13 crore

Worldwide box office collections
Worldwide Gross: Rs 603.99 crore
Worldwide First Weekend: Rs 187.24 crore
Worldwide First Week: Rs 333.39 crore

Sultan (2016 release)

A scene from the movie Sultan

Budget: Rs 145 crore

Box office collections
First Day: Rs 36.59 crore
Total Net Gross: Rs 300.67 crore
India Gross: Rs 418.04 crore

Worldwide box office collectionsWorldwide Gross: Rs 581.18 crore
Worldwide First Weekend: Rs 210.50 crore
Worldwide First Week: Rs 396.60 crore

(Source: Box Office India)