Reportedly the year 2023 has inarguably been a year of blockbusters. While Pathaan and Jawan grossed Rs 1050.30 crore and Rs 1148.32 crore globally, respectively, Gadar 2 collected Rs 691.08 crore at the worldwide box office. Animal’s domestic nett collection is slowly inching towards Rs 600 crore. Dunki currently stands at Rs 323.77 crore (gross). The makers of Salaar have claimed that the film has crossed Rs 500 crore mark (worldwide) already.
Turns out, this year has finally put an end to the post-pandemic box office drought. As per Chennai-based trade guru Ramesh Bala, Pathaan, Jawan, Gadar 2 and Animal cumulatively garnered Rs 4000-5000 crore worldwide. Speaking to News18 Showsha exclusively, bala says ‘Bollywood has bounced back big time’ and credits the end of the lull primarily to massy actioners. “The hindi film industry along with the exhibitors shouldn’t be having any complaints this year. Stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, sunny deol and ranveer singh have delivered,” he states.
“Salaar is becoming a top grosser in the South. tamil films Jailer, Leo, Thunivu, Varisu, and Ponniyin Selvan: II, malayalam film 2018 and telugu films Salaar, Dasara, and Waltair Veerayya did very well,” he states. “Apart from Salaar, we didn’t have any pan-Indian films dominate the hindi belt this year like the way RRR, KGF, Pushpa, and Baahubali did. Having said that, we can’t ignore the huge footfall for films with big stars that offer theatrical experience. And with a film like 12th Fail running in theatres even after 50 days, there’s hope for small movie producers too provided that the content is exceptionally good.”