Jai Ho vs Agneepath vs Race 2; Comparison

Common between these three film are that all three are Republic Day releases. Hrithik Roshan’s Agneepath broke opening day records (Holiday + 4 Day Weekend) and went on to collect 120.35 crore nett at the domestic box office. Last year, Race 2 starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, did well too collecting Rs 93.48 crore. 

This year it was the biggest superstar in the industry, Salman Khan, who released his much-awaited film Jai Ho. Considering the fact that the film had such a wide release and was Salman’s first release in more than a year, Jai Ho has under-performed at the ticket window.

Jai Ho collected around 81.50 crore in its first week, which is in the same range as the first week business of Agneepath which collected around 81.50 crore in it's first week. The Hrithik Roshan starrer held up pretty well in Week 2. So it remains to be seen if Jai Ho can eventually go past the total collections of Agneepath – at this stage, it doesn’t look like it will.

Detailed comparison between the three films below:

	Agneepath	Race 2	Jai Ho
Screen Count	2600	3200	3900
Budget	71 Crore	90 Crore	90 Crore?
First Day Collection	21.72 Crore (Holiday)	14.38 Crore	16.78 Crore
First Weekend Collection	45.74 Crore	48.17 Crore	57.31 Crore
First Week Collection	81.47 Crore	69.59 Crore	81.62 Crore
Lifetime Collection	120.35 Crore	93.48 Crore	115.00 Crore (Estimate)
Distributor Share	66.91 Crore	49.47 Crore	60 Crore (Estimate)
Footfalls	1,45,94,000	1,06,38,000	Much Higher Than Race 2
Ticket Price	Normal	Higher	Normal
Plexes vs Single Screens	66% vs 34%	76% vs 24%	59% vs 41%
Runtime	168 Minutes	140 Minutes	143 Minutes
Verdict	Super Hit	Semi Hit	Semi Hit?
Advantages	Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sajnay Dutt, Chikni Chameli, Super Hit Music, 4-Day Weekend (2 Holidays), Dharma Productions, Huge Pre-Release Hype, Remake Of A Cult Classic	Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Super Hit Music, Huge Pre-Release Hype, Sequal Of A Super Success Movie, High Production Value	Salman Khan, Widest Release

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(This article is inspired by Indicine's articles and written with the input from Indicine & Boxofficeindia).