A major part of making a mainstream film in Bollywood is booking a release date which promises a kickstart in terms of the box office revenue collection. For example, Shah Rukh Khan prefers a release around Diwali, Salman Khan books Eid for his films, and this has now become common knowledge. However, sometimes major films also clash with one another, it's not likely that each clash ends with two winners, sometimes some films don't end up doing well with heavy competition. Here are the major clashes of films in the last couple of years, and the film that took the throne amongst the two.

1. Raees Vs Kaabil, January 25, 2017

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The Republic Day film release of 2017 saw the box-office clash of Shahrukh Khanâs Raees and Hrithik Roshanâs Kaabil. Both the stars desperately needed a hit to redeem their positions at the box-office considering that they didnât have a great 2016. After a month's run, Rahul Dholakiaâs Raees had dominated over Sanjay Guptaâs Kaabil. But both the films couldn't make it to the Rs 300 crore club.

2. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Vs Shivaay, October 28, 2016

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Karan Joharâs Ae Dil Hai Mushkil clashed with Ajay Devgnâs Shivaay for the much sought after Diwali release of 2016. Both of these films did equally well. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil had a total collection being Rs 104.1 crore in India. Shivaay, directed by Ajay Devgn also made it to the Rs 100-crore club at the domestic box office.

3. Mohenjo Daro Vs Rustom, August 12, 2016

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With the backing of top actors and stars, Rustom and Mohenjo Daro were heavily dependent upon Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan. Rustom not only took a better opening, but the gap between the film and Hrithik Roshan's Mohenjo Daro widened with each passing day. It started with a difference of around 60%, Rustom ran  2-3 times the collections of Mohenjo Daro.

4. Dilwale Vs Bajirao Mastani, December 18, 2015

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Before the release of these two major films, there were constant speculations about which film would do better. However, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani and Dilwale did equally well at the worldwide box office. While Dilwale grossed over Rs. 370 crores, Bajirao Mastani was at a strong Rs. 358 crores.  

5. Jab Tak Hai Jaan Vs Son Of Sardaar November 13, 2012

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The much-awaited films of 2012, Ajay Devgan, and SRK were competing closely with Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardar. Both the films ended up doing good business well and managed to enter the 100-crore club respectively.

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