8 highest opening-day grossers of Indian cinema in 2024

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Highest opening-day grossers

For the past few years, Indian films such as Kalki 2898 AD have been garnering rave reviews and huge box office collections. Check out the Indian films that made huge opening day earnings:

Kalki 2898 AD

The epic sci-fi action drama made Rs. 95 crores on Day 1 of its release. The Pan-Indian film stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Disha Patani.

Indian 2

The Tamil action film collected Rs. 65 crore on Day 1 of its release. The Kamal Haasan-starrer, which is the sequel to the 1996 film Indian, is now available on Netflix.

Fighter

The Hindi action drama made Rs. 24.5 crore on Day 1 of its release. The aerial action film stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, and Sanjeeda Sheikh.

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

Another Hindi action drama that garnered Rs. 36.33 crore on Day 1. Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff collaborated for the first time in this film, which also featured Prithviraj Sukumaran.

Shaitaan

The Hindi remake of the Gujarati film, Vash, made Rs. 15 crore on Day 1. The horror drama has garnered immense viewership on Netflix as well. It stars Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, Jyothika, and Janki Bodiwala.

Crew

The multi-starrer comedy drama made Rs. 19 crore on Day 1. This film marks the first collaboration between Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu and Kriti Sanon. It became one of the highest-grossers of the year.

Aadujeevitham

The Malayalam survival drama made Rs. 16 crore on Day 1. The Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer is based on the Malayalam novel that focuses on an immigrant who was forced into slavery in Saudi Arabia.

Turbo

Another Malayalam film that made Rs. 17 crore on Day 1. The Mammootty-starrer is currently the 9th most searched action drama on Google. It also stars Raj B. Shetty and Anjana Jayaprakash.

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