Box Office: Fan becomes Shah Rukh Khan’s 6th Highest Opening Weekend grosser

On Friday last week we saw the release of the much talked about and highly anticipated Shah Ruk Khan starrer Fan. The film that is directed by Maneesh Sharma has been making news for the unusual role that Shah Rukh is playing in the film.


In this box office report we take a look at the opening weekend collection of Fan while comparing them to Shah Rukh Khan's previously released films. Interestingly despite the hype surrounding Fan, the film comes in sixth collecting Rs. 52.35 cr. after the actor's previous releases like Chennai Express that collected Rs. 100.42 cr, Happy New Year that collected Rs. 108.86 cr, Ra.One that collected Rs. 92 cr, Jab Tak Hai Jaan that collected Rs. 80.73 cr, and Dilwale that collected Rs. 65.09 cr.


However, the film does manage to surpass SRK's other releases like Don 2 that collected Rs. 48.39 cr and My Name Is Khan that collected Rs. 30 cr.

Rank	Movie Name	Release	Opening Weekend (INR Cr.)
1	Chennai Express	09-Aug-13	100.42*
2	Happy New Year	24-Oct-14	108.86
3	Ra.One	26-Oct-11	92.00
4	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	12-Nov-12	80.73
5	Dilwale	18-Dec-15	65.09
6	Fan	15-Apr-16	52.35
7	Don 2	23-Dec-11	48.39
8	My Name Is Khan	12-Feb-10	30.00

* includes paid previews

NOTE - Happy new Year figures include the Tamil and Telugu versions