Jailer vs Gadar 2 to Animal vs Sam Bahadur: Upcoming box office clashes to look forward to

It's time to move over Barbenheimer, because Bollywood has got a long list of films lining up for epic box office battles that are sure to set cash counters ringing. From Rajinikanth's Jailer facing off against Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 and Akshay Kumar's OMG 2, to Ranbir Kapoor letting out his inner Animal to go up against Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur, here's a list of upcoming box office clashes.

Come Friday, fans will be left spoilt for choice when Superstar Rajinikanth's film Jailer arrives in cinemas along with Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 and Akshay Kumar's OMG 2. According to the latest reports on the advance bookings for the big ticket releases, Rajini has emerged as a clear winner followed by Sunny who is expecting to register a Rs 30 crore opening and Akki following behind in third place.

​While Bollywood producers may have bowed out of a box office battle with Shah Rukh Khan when his film Jawan hits theatres on September 7, one brave 'soul' will rise to the challenge. The Hollywood spook fest The Nun will return to haunt theatres this September with the sequel of the hit spin-off series of The Conjuring franchise.

As Kangana Ranaut gets ready to take to the skies with an inspiring story of an Air Force pilot Tejas Gill, Tiger Shroff will try to claim dominance over ground zero with his vigilante action flick Ganapath. Both movies are set to clash at the box office on October 20.

When Bollywood films clash with Hollywood superhero films, the results are often unflattering. However, Salman Khan, with a little help from his best bud, Shah Rukh Khan will hope to change that scorecard. The star will step up with guns blazing in the third instalment of the Tiger franchise and will go up against The Marvels on November 10.

It will be a December to remember with Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal sparking off the fireworks at the box office with their films Animal and Sam Bahadur clashing at the box office on December 1. While Ranbir will hope to create a space for himself as an action hero, Vicky will look forward to recreating his URI magic with another nail-biting military operation.

Karan Johar was not too happy to learn that Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi were crashing his party with their thriller 'Merry Christmas'. The duo picked December 15 as their release date, which coincided with KJo's Yodha starring Sidharth Malhotra in the lead.