Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Dunki’ and South Indian star Prabhas starrer ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’ which hit theatres in December are the big-budget movies of 2023.
Crafted with a budget of reportedly Rs 270 crore, Salaar revolves around a gang leader who makes a promise to a dying friend by taking on other criminal gangs. On the other hand, Khan’s third release this year narrates the tale of four friends hailing from a village in Punjab, India, aspiring to journey to England. However, a significant hurdle presents itself as none of them possesses a visa or a ticket.
Dunki features Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, and Boman Irani. Salaar, on the other hand, features Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Shruti Haasan. Let’s have a look at which movie earned the most and topped at the box office:
Salaar
In the Hindi-speaking belt alone, Salaar earned ₹110.48 crore, and on the eighth day — till 9 pm, the collection was ₹10 crore. As for worldwide, the film’s team claimed that Salaar has crossed the ₹550 crore mark, becoming the seventh film of the year to cross the mark.
Dunki
On the contrary, Bollywood’s King Khan starrer 7-day box office collections at the domestic market stood at ₹160.22 crore. Its overseas collection stood at ₹125 crore, bringing the Worldwide collection to ₹317.25 crore.
However, JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films produced movies that claimed to have minted ₹323.77 crore globally.
