In the world of Bollywood box office clashes are always exciting for fans especially when two big stars go head-to-head. Among the most talked-about rivalries is that between Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan. Over the years their films have been released on the same day not once but five times making headlines each time. Audiences and trade experts have closely followed these showdowns to see who comes out on top. While both have strong fan bases and box office pull one actor has clearly had the upper hand in most of these clashes. Let’s take a look at the numbers. The Beginning Of The Epic Clash Shah Rukh Khans film Maya Memsaab and Akshay Kumars film Waqt Hamara Hai were released together in the year 1993. On the first day Maya Memsaab collected Rs 4 lakh and Waqt Hamara Hai collected Rs 25 lakh. However if we talk about the total collection Waqt Hamara Hai surpassed Maya Memsaab. Clash Number 2 After this in the year 1997 there was a clash between Shah Rukh Khans Yes Boss and Akshay Kumars film Daava. Yes Boss collected Rs 11.33 crore and Dawa collected Rs 3.36 crore. After their final run concluded in theatres ‘Yes Boss’ emerged as a clear winner. Clash Number 3 In the year 2004 Shah Rukh Khans epic Veer-Zaara and Akshay Kumars critically acclaimed Aitraaz were released together. Veer-Zaara collected Rs 41.86 crore and Aitraaz collected Rs 15.58 crore. ‘Veer-Zaara’ featured Shah Rukh Khan Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji in leading roles while ‘Aitraaz’ included Akshay Kumar Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor. Clash Number 4 In 2006 Shah Rukh Khans cult classic Don clashed with Akshay Kumars Jaan-e-Mann. Salman Khan was also with Akshay in Jaan-e-Mann. This time too Shah Rukh Khan defeated Akshay Kumar even by a big margin. SRK starrer earned over Rs 4 crore net on its opening day while ‘Jaan-E-Mann’ earned Rs 2.43 crore net. After its final run ‘Don’ grossed Rs 50 crore in India while Akshay Kumar starrer grossed Rs 25 crore. The Final Clash Till Date Shah Rukh Khans Chennai Express and Akshay Kumars Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara were released on 15 August. Chennai Express collected Rs 227.13 crore and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara collected Rs 61 crore and became a huge box office dud. These figures clearly signify that this epic clash was won by King Khan as their last clash was considered in 2013. However the two superstars also had averted clash with a difference of week in 2017 as SRK’s ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ was released with Akshay’s ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.’