2023 was a remarkable year for Bollywood as the industry bounced back in a very big way. Also, it did record business, the highest ever in a single year, hence resulting in excellent resurgence. That said, lesser numbers of films were successful, and it was the real big ones that brought in maximum moolah while a record count of films turned out to be flops or disasters. The silver lining is that the true potential of the box office was realized and now in the coming years, superstars can brace up for some real big grossers.
Lesser releases, more earning
– 63 notable Hindi films were released in theatres
– Rs. 4600 crores nett came as Box Office earnings, which makes 2023 the best year ever for Bollywood (Previous best was 2019 when Rs. 4390 crores nett came as Box Office earnings)
– Top-4 films [Jawan, Animal, Pathaan and Gadar 2] contributed Rs. 2262 crores, which is more than 50% of the overall earnings
Second best haul ever in Rs. 100/200/300 Crores Clubs
– 14 films entered the Rs. 100/200/300 Crores Club [Jawan, Animal, Pathaan, Gadar 2, Tiger 3, The Kerala Story, Dunki, Salaar [Hindi], Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, OMG 2, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, Adipurush (Hindi), Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Dream Girl 2] (2019 still stays the best ever with 17 films in the Rs. 100/200/300 Crores Club)
– 4 films [Jawan, Animal, Pathaan and Gadar 2] entered the Rs. 500 Crores Club
– 2 films [Tiger 3 and The Kerala Story] entered the 200 Crore Club
Greater number of Blockbusters/All Time Mega Blockbusters
– 4 All Time Mega Blockbusters [Jawan, Animal, Pathaan and Gadar 2]
– 1 All Time Blockbuster [The Kerala Story]
– 6 Hits [Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, OMG 2, Dream Girl 2, Fukrey 3, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and 12th Fail)
High count of Flops
– 9 notable films were Flops [Adipurush, Mission Raniganj, Shehzada, Selfiee, Ganapath, Ghoomer, The Vaccine War, The Great Indian Family and Tejas]
Better outcome for sequels/franchises
– 5 sequels/franchises were hits (or more) [Gadar 2, OMG 2, Dream Girl 2, Fukrey 3 and 1920: Horrors of the Heart]
– 2 sequels/franchises were flops/disasters [Yaariyaan 2 and Khichdi 2]
More films with notable business
– 6 films did business of 50-100 crores [Fukrey 3, Bholaa, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Sam Bahadur, SatyaPrem Ki Katha and 12th Fail]
When films flopped, they flopped really bad
– 18 films did business of only 1-10 crores
– 21 films did business of mere 0-1 crore
Record count of films on OTT
– 50+ films released straight on OTT [Bawaal, Jaane Jaan, Mission Majnu, Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, Bloody Daddy, Blind, Lost, Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, Gulmohar, Gaslight, Apurva, Khufiya, Pippa and The Archies were some of the most notable ones]
