The year 2023 has started with a bang as the three biggies Varisu, Thunivu, and Pathaan have taken the box office India by storm.
In the high voltage clash ‘Varisu Vs Thunivu’, Thunivu won the race ranking as the seventh highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time. Not only this but there is a slate of upcoming south Indian movies which are expected to rock the box office in the coming times.
The recent Bollywood release Pathaan has emerged as the biggest Hindi opener. It is the only Bollywood film to have grossed the 100 Cr mark on its opening day at the box office. The film is heading for the highest-grossing Bollywood film ever.
Take a look at the highest opening day-grosser Indian Movies in 2023 & All time, below:
Highest Opening Day Grosser Indian Movies 2023
Check the updated list of the highest opening-day grosser Indian Movies of 2023.
Movies | Release Date | Opening Day BOC WW (Gross) | India (Gross) | Overseas (Gross) | Language |
Pathaan | 25 Jan 2023 | Rs 106 Cr | Rs 68 Cr | Rs 38 Cr | Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu |
Veera Simha Reddy | 12 Jan 2023 | Rs 47.30 Cr | Rs 39.30 Cr | Rs 8 Cr | Telugu |
Varisu | 11 Jan 2023 | Rs 47.20 Cr | Rs 31.20 Cr | Rs 16 Cr | Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi |
Waltair Veerayya | 13 Jan 2023 | Rs 44.60 Cr | Rs 34.60 Cr | Rs 10 Cr | Telugu and Hindi |
Thunivu | 11 Jan 2023 | Rs 39.60 Cr | Rs 28.60 Cr | Rs 11 Cr | Tamil and Telugu |
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Highest Opening Day Grosser Indian Movies All Time
If a film collects huge on its opening day at the box office, there are more chances of it becoming a success. The opening day collections are the parameter to predict the success of a movie or judge the star power of the actor.
Here we have compiled a list of the highest opening-day-grosser Indian movies of all time, the list includes the likes of RRR, Baahubali2, and KGF2 which are also among the highest-grossing Indian movies of all time WW.
Movies | Release Date | Opening Day BOC WW (Gross) | India (Gross) | Overseas (Gross) | Language |
RRR | 25 March 2022 | Rs 230 Cr+ | Rs 161 Cr | Rs 69 Cr | Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam |
Baahubali2 | 28 April 2017 | Rs 213 Cr | Rs 152 Cr | Rs 61 Cr | Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam |
K.G.F2 | 14 April 2022 | Rs 159-164 Cr | Rs 134-140 Cr | Rs 24 Cr | Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam |
Saaho | 30 Aug 2019 | Rs 130 Cr | Rs 105 Cr | Rs 25 Cr | Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam |
2.0 | 29 Nov 2018 | Rs 110 Cr | Rs 85 Cr | Rs 25 Cr | Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi |
Pathaan | 25 Jan 2023 | Rs 106 Cr | Rs 68 Cr | Rs 38 Cr | Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu |
Beast | 13 April 2022 | Rs 86 Cr | Rs 62 Cr | Rs 24 Cr | Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada |
Sye Ra Narasimha Reddy | 2 Oct 2019 | Rs 85.3 Cr | Rs 71 Cr | Rs 14.3 Cr | Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam |
Thugs of Hindostan | 8 Nov 2018 | Rs 73-76.2 Cr | Rs 67-70 Cr | Rs 6 Cr | Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu |
Baahubali: The Beginning | 10 July 2015 | Rs 73-75 Cr | Rs 65-68 Cr | Rs 8 Cr | Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam |
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RRR

Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Star Cast: Jr. Ntr, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt
Release Date: 25 March 2022
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 230 Cr+
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 1150 Cr
Baahubali2: The Conclusion

Director: S.S. Rajamouli
Star Cast: Prabhas, Tamannaah, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati
Release Date: 28 April 2017
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 213 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 1810 Cr
K.G.F-Chapter2

Director: Prashanth Neel
Star Cast: Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveen Tandon
Release Date: 14 April 2022
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 165 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 1208 Cr
Saaho

Director: Sujeeth
Star Cast: Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor,
Release Date: 30 Aug 2019
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 124.6 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 433 Cr
2.0

Director: S.Shankar
Star Cast: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson
Release Date: 29 Nov 2018
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 110 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 655.81 Cr
Pathaan

Director: Siddharth Anand
Star Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
Release Date: 25 Jan 2023
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 106 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 832 Cr
Beast

Director: Nelson
Star Cast: Vijay, Pooja Hegde
Release Date: 13 April 2022
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 87.1 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 216.58 Cr
Sye Ra Narsimha Reddy

Director: Surendra Reddy
Star Cast: Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara, Tamannaah, Sudeep, Vijay Sethupathi
Release Date: 2 Oct 2019
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 85.3 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 240.6 Cr
Thugs of Hindostan

Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
Star Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif
Release Date: 8 Nov 2018
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 76.2 Cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 335 Cr
Baahubali: The Beginning

Director: S.S Rajamouli
Star Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannah, Anushka Shetty
Release Date: 10 July 2015
Opening Day Collection(WW): Rs 73 cr
Lifetime Collection (WW): Rs 650 Cr
Over the last decade, south Indian filmmakers have really impressed the movie lovers with the kind of projects they come up with, the aforementioned list also proves the fact that only the content is king and the audience is the kingmaker.
The prominent filmmaker S.S Rajamouli is renowned for showcasing the magnum opuses Baahubali 1& 2, RRR on the silver screens, the recent release RRR holds the no.1 rank in the list with collecting over Rs 230 Cr on opening day worldwide, his 2017 epic action film Baahubali 2 is in the 2nd spot which had raked in Rs 213 Cr on the first day.
Yash starrer K.G.F 2 is currently wreaking havoc at the box office, the monster successfully managed to collect Rs 165 Cr on the first day worldwide, not only this but the Rocky Bhai starrer also break the record of highest grosser Hindi film opening day in India, it dethrones Hrithik Roshan starrer War collection of Rs 51.60 Cr by raking in Rs 53.95 Cr, taking the worldwide collection to Rs 165 Cr.
The 2019 trilingual film Saaho holds the fourth rank in the list with a collection of Rs 124.6 Cr, followed by the superstar Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 (Rs 105.5 Cr).
A. RRR is the top highest opening day grosser Indian movie.
A. RRR earned Rs 230 Cr+ on the first day.
A. Pathaan with 106 Cr gross WW collection for day 1 stands at the top position in the list among Bollywood films.
A. KGF 2 earned a whopping Rs 165 Cr on day 1 at the BO WW.