Salman Khan's Latest Box Office Run Termed as The Second Best in Bollywood's History

Rajesh Khanna became the first ever superstar of India in the age of 27. He had 9 consecutive major hits including six blockbuster/super hit films in the span of 15 months from October 1969 till February 1971. This is without any doubt the best ever run at box office by any superstar in the history of Bollywood. 

The second best run ever by a male lead in terms of consecutive major hits in the history of Hindi Cinema is by Salman Khan post Dabangg till Jai Ho. Prior to Jai Ho Salman Khan had five back to back blockbusters in a run lasting around 30 months.

The run by Rajesh Khanna was phenomenal and the Salman Khan run is also extraordinary because its unlikely that five hits like this will be given by anybody in a span of 30 months again. It could happen again but not in a short 30 month span. It can also be said that it is easier for big stars to give big hits today as it has a lot to do with initial while 40 years back a film had to run 25 weeks in around 8-10 centres to be a big hit so the initial factor was less but then today there is competition from other forms of entertainment which probably equals things out.

The Rajesh Khanna run was ended by a film called Mehboob Ki Mehndi which was his most expensive film till that date and the Salman Khan run came to an end with Jai Ho which fetched the highest prices of any Salman Khan starrer till date or for that matter highest prices for any star.

If we compare this run with best box office runs of current superstars, Salman Khan's box office run post Dabangg till Jai Ho stands out. Have a look below:

Salman Khan: 

Film	Verdict	Collections
Dabangg	Blockbuster	141.24 Crore
Ready	Blockbuster	120.72 Crore
Bodyguard	Blockbuster	143.06 Crore
Ek Tha Tiger	Blockbuster	186.14 Crore
Dabangg 2	Blockbuster	149.52 Crore

*30 Months

Shah Rukh Khan:

Film	Verdict	Collections
My Name Is Khan	Hit	72.82 Crore
Ra.One	Hit	113.94 Crore
Don 2	Hit	106.44 Crore
Jab Tak Hai Jaan	Hit	101.59 Crore
Chennai Express	Blockbuster	207.69 Crore

* 45 Months

Aamir Khan:

Film	Verdict	Collections
Rang De Basanti	Hit	53.32 Crore
Fanaa	Super Hit	51.83 Crore
Taare Zameen Par	Super Hit	61.83 Crore
Ghajini	Blockbuster	114.04 Crore
Three Idiots	All Time Blockbuster	201.37 Crore

* 50 Months

Akshay Kumar:

Film	Verdict	Collections
Heyy Babyy	Hit	47.09 Crore
Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Hit	49.05 Crore
Welcome	Super Hit	70.13 Crore

* 6 Months

Hrithik Roshan:

Film	Verdict	Collections
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Hit	89.96 Crore
Agneepath	Super Hit	120.35 Crore
Krrish 3	Blockbuster	177.96 Crore

* 30 Months

Ranbir Kapoor:

Film	Verdict	Collections
Barfi!	Super Hit	105.56 Crore
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Blockbuster	178.84 Crore

* 12 Months

(Source: Boxofficeindia.com)