Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has taken a huge start and is on course to set a new opening day box office record but on real terms it is not the biggest Salman Khan opening in recent times. The film did see slack occupancy at many places in the morning shows and the craze to see the film on the first show was not as much as some of Salman Khan's other films. This slack was easily covered later on but that was because it was a holiday, if the holiday was not there it may have found it harder to make ground.

the top Salman Khan initials in the last few years would still be Ek Tha Tiger tops followed by Dabangg and Bodyguard. Kick would be next and then Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

the reason for this slack in the morning shows at some places is the genre, Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg, Bodyguard and Kick are all in that commercial action genre while Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Bajrangi Bhaijaan are more towards the social drama genre which hold less appeal for that initial audience. It is a similar story if you compare a Dhoom 3 with a 3 Idiots or PK.