5 Biggest Box Office Openings Of Shah Rukh Khan

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Chennai Express: Shah Rukh Khan's impeccable comic timing, knack for action scenes and his chemistry with Deepika Padukone earned the Rohit Shetty film Rs 33.12 on the first day itself. Chennai Express was inundated with bone-ticking jokes, melodious music and an interesting cast

Happy New Year: The Farah Khan multi-starrer was about an eccentric group of conmen who participate in a dance competition in order to carry out an intricate heist. The first day collection of the film stood at Ra 44.97 crores, despite mixed critic review.

Raaes: Shah Rukh Khan stole the show in Rahul Dholakia's crime-drama Raaes. The film that also marked the Bollywood debut of Mahira Khan was a perfect showdown between Shah Rukh Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film managed to collect Rs 20.42 crore. on its opening day. .

Fan: Some consider this Maneesh Sharma directorial, Shah Rukh Khan's best performance ever. The film showcases Shah Rukh Khan in two roles- as a larger than life actor and as a fan of that actor. The film minted Rs 19.20 crores on the opening day.

Zero:  Another unconventional film from SRK's stellar career, the superstar plays a dwarf in this one, who falls in love with Anushka Sharma's character and finds s a purpose for life. The Aanand L Rai's directorial might have bombed after a while but it opened to an astronomical figure at the box office. It amassed Rs 19.35 crore on the first day.