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Zero had the tenth best opening of the year in terms of occupancy and a Shahrukh Khan film should be doing better. The occupancy is lower than the last big release 2.0 (Hindi) but the opening day collections may edge past that film as it has higher capacity and far higher ticket rates at multiplexes.

Thugs Of Hindostan is the biggest opening of 2018 and is the only BUMPER opening of 2018 along with Baaghi 2. Thug Of Hindostan released on a national holiday while Baaghi 2 was a a minor holiday. Sanju and Race 3 (pre Eid) took EXCELLENT openings on non holidays as did Gold and Satyemeva Jayate on a national holidays. The rest on the chart below can be classified as GOOD openings. Fourtteen films have taken GOOD or better initials and there is one more release to go Simmba and it remains to be seen what happens to that.

The top openings of 2018 are as follows. The film opening wider is given precedence for ranking

1. Thugs Of Hindostan - 65% (4700 screens) (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)

2. Baaghi 2 - 57.5% (3500 screens)

3. Sanju - 55% (4200 screens)

4. Gold - 52.5% (3050 screens) (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)

5. Race 3 - 50% (4300 screens)

6. Satyameva Jayate - 45% (2550 screens) (NATIONAL HOLIDAY)

7. Padmaavat - 42.5% (3750 screens)

8. 2.0 - 37.5% (4150 screens)

9. Veere Di Wedding - 35% (2200 screens)

10. Zero - 30% (4450 screens)

. Badhaai Ho - 30% (2000 screens) (HOLIDAY)

. Raazi - 30% (1800 screens)

13. Stree - 27.5% (1950 screens)

. Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety - 27.5% (1650 screens)