Box office blockbusters of 2014: 'PK', 'Kick', 'Happy New Year', 'Bang Bang' and 'Singham Returns'

2013 had its share of 100 crore and 200 crore films but when it came to 2014, it outdid the previous year's records with full aplomb and flourish. With more screen counts, more variety and a plethora of big budgeted films hitting the screens this year, 2014 always looked promising and now that the year is set for a closure, it would not be wrong to say that it did live upto its promises.

While there were other films which were surprisingly successful, there was the Bolly heavyweight brigade which brought in the numbers with ease. From Aamir Khan to Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan to Ajay Devgn and Hrithik Roshan, all big guns of Bollywood fired setting box office blazing with records.

Here's a look at the 5 biggest box office blockbusters of 2014.

Kick:

Kick had everything moving for it - a mass favourite superstar, a hot heroine, a slick story line and a successful producer director. Kick had no reasons to go wrong and it did not. Salman's first film that entered the 200 crore club, Kick brought in full houses and ran for over a month at plexes. Salman and Jacqueline's chemistry hit the right chord and a menacing Nawazuddin added the much credibility to the content of the film. And this Salman film was not a no-brainer like his other films! 

Singham Returns:

Ajay Devgn had suffered a Himmatwala last yar and he had to bounce back. With Rohit Shetty having his back, things were never meant to go the Himmatwala way. Plus, Kareena Kapoor's screen presence brought in a lot of cheers and Singham Returns opened to the highest collections back then, beating Salman's Kick. but the film could not keep momentum and fizzled out in the second week itself, not before raking in over Rs 140 crore at the box office. 

Bang Bang:

Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif's chemistry had raised eyebrows in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and when the teaser for Bang Bang came out, it set records of its own kind. Possibly the most loved teaser, Bang Bang seemed to high on that adrenaline rush and high-octane action sequences. But the film, which was not even half as amazing as the teaser, might not have impressed critics but given Duggu and Kat's electrifying chemistry, Bang Bang brought in huge numbers at box office.  With lifetime of over Rs 175 crore, it stood as the third highest grosser of 2014.

Happy New Year:

SRK had scored a 200 crore plus with his last year release Chennai Express - a Rohit Shetty entertainer. But this time, it was Farah Khan who was almost written off the radar post her Tees Maar Khan debacle. Stakes were definitely high for the actor-director combo - the actor had to maintain his track record and the director had to prove her commercial prowess all over again. But when Happy New Year released to full houses, bringing in a bombastic opening of over Rs 44 crore, both SRK and Farah seemed relaxed. The film went on to rake in over Rs 200 crore at the domestic box office and even overtook Kick's worldwide collections. 

PK:

After a dismal November, it was only Aamir Khan's PK that was expected to bring in a box office tsunami. The film might have started on a lower level, with an unexpected opening of only Rs 26 crore but like 3 Idiots, the film held its ground, maintained its momentum and is now on its way to create a new all time first week collection record. given its pace at the box office, it would unarguably take over Salman's Kick and become the biggest blockbuster of the year. And who knows, PK might even introduce the 300 crore club in Bollywood soon!