The GROSS business of Sultan and Bajrangi Bhaijaan is very alike at 420 crore apprx. The GROSS is the amount collected at ticket windows before applying entertainment tax. There will so many vague reasons given as to why Sultan remained below Bajrangi Bhaijaan but that is only in NETT collections. In real it has not really stayed below as the amount collected at the box office is similar. Just applying taxes gives it a NETT figure which is 15 crore short. The reason for a lower NETT figure is not in the music, canvas, action or romance but because of tax.

Delhi / UP is the main reason. Sultan grossed 91.64 crore in the circuit and the nett came to 60.62 crore while Bajrangi Bhaijaan grossed 92.45 crore and the nett came to 70.62 crore. Similar GROSS figures but 10 crore difference in NETT figures. Below are the final comparison of GROSS business for Sultan and Bajrangi Bhaijaan for all circuits in India.

Mumbai

Sultan -  1,22,83,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan -   1,27,53,00,000

Delhi / UP

Sultan  - 91,64,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan -  92,45,00,000

East Punjab

Sultan - 41,77,00,000

Bajranghi Bhaijaan -  41,98,00,000

Rajasthan

Sultan -  24,70,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 23,94,00,000

CP Berar

Sultan -  22,47,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 26,45,00,000

CI

Sultan - 14,59,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 15,04,00,000

Nizam / Andhra

Sultan -  24,88,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan -  21,64,00,000

Mysore

Sultan - 24,17,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan -  22,57,00,000

Tamil Nadu / Kerala

Sultan - 8,53,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 5,66,00,000

West Bengal

Sultan -  20,06,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 22,28,00,000

Bihar

Sultan - 11,37,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 12,98,00,000

Assam

Sultan - 4,76,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 4,90,00,000

Odisha

Sultan - 3,67,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 4,71,00,000

ALL INDIA

Sultan - 4,20,34,00,000

Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 4,22,13,00,000

The NETT comparison for the two films can be seen here.