Business Of Bollywood

The Akshay Kumar - Tiger Shroff starrer 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' released in theatres on April 11. Robust advance bookings and international box office collections have helped the action film cross Rs 50 crore globally.

Box Office | 2023 recap: Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sunny Deol set 500 crore as the next big milestone

Flashback 2023: Bollywood came back with a bang in 2023. Blockbusters from January (Pathaan) to December (Animal) reset the benchmark for mega success to Rs 500 crore.

Box office: Animal is a runaway success, with India collections nearing Rs 500 crore

To top the year off, Dunki releases this Thursday, Salaar follows on Friday.

Box office: Ranbir Kapoor, Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal is set to enter 500 Crore Club

Animal started its second week in theatres with ticket sales of Rs 24 crore on Friday - taking the film's score to Rs 362.63 crore in just eight days.

Box office: Tiger 3 aiming for Rs 275 crore lifetime, Day 1 collections for Farrey and Starfish underwhelming

As ticket sales slow down for Tiger 3 and Friday releases Farrey and Starfish fail to bring in large crowds, movie business insiders are now waiting to see if Bollywood can regain momentum with Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal.

Box office collections: Zara Hatke Zara Bachke crosses Rs 40 crore in ticket sales in 8 days

The Kerala Story is inching towards Rs 242 crore in earnings, as its 50th day in theatres approaches. Fast X has done more than Rs 109 crore of business in India alone.

Box office collections: Fast X and The Kerala Story still going strong

The latest film in The Fast and The Furious franchise has made Rs 85 crore in India in Week 1 and The Kerala Story is pushing past Rs 215 crore in ticket sales after three weeks in theatres.

Box office collection | The Kerala Story on threshold of 100 Crore Club, Vidyut Jammwal's IB 71 collects Rs 1.67 crore on Day 1

The Kerala Story saw Rs 81.07 crore coming in in Week 1. The film's second week has started well too, with Rs 12.23 crore collected on Friday.

'Pathaan' looks set to overpower 'Dangal' as highest grosser in Bollywood

Pathaan crosses Rs 375 crore mark in India in just 10 days, will surpass Dangal today.

Box office: Avatar: The Way of Water enters 200 Crore Club in India

Cirkus, with Ranveer Singh in the lead, takes a slow start. Drishyam 2 crosses Rs 225 crore.

Box office collections: Bhediya and Drishyam 2 bring in over Rs 15 crore on Friday

While the Varun Dhawan-Kriti Sanon starrer Bhediya brought in Rs 7.48 crore on release day, Drishyam 2 held on solidly to accumulate Rs 7.87 crore on its second Friday.

Box office: Ticket sales of new Hindi releases hit a low of Rs 5 crore this Friday

Doctor G made Rs 3.87 crore on Day 1, Code Name Tiranga was a non-starter with just Rs 15 lakh coming in through ticket sales on Friday, Kantara (Hindi) collected Rs 1.27 crore on its opening day.

Box office collections: No warm welcome for 'Goodbye', 'Vikram Vedha' collections slide

'Ponniyin Selvan -1' (Hindi) has made around Rs 15 crore in eight days.

Can Bollywood save the NFT market?

For the nosediving NFT business, a push from Bollywood celebrities can come as a helping hand. For celebrities, the collaboration can help to keep fans engaged.

Box office collections: Vikram Vedha opens lower than expected, Brahmastra-1 is the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2022 so far

'Vikram Vedha' has more to offer multiplex audiences, and 'Ponniyin Selvan - 1' found many more takers for the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam versions than for the Hindi.

Box office collections: 6.5 million tickets sold on National Cinema Day; Brahmastra rocks all over again

Chup starts impressively, Dhokha get a start, Avatar sees traction too.

Shamshera flops at the box office, makes Rs 10 crore on Day 1

'HIT - The First Case' makes just Rs 7.5 crore in Week 1; and 'Shabaash Mithu' gets out at Rs 2.75 crore.

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' vs 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2': Will the film continue its dream run in theatres after it releases on Netflix tomorrow?

Box office earnings: 'Nikamma' opens at Rs 51 lakh, 'Samrat Prithviraj' makes Rs 67 crore over two weeks, 'Jurassic World: Dominion' crosses Rs 50 crore in earnings.

How Bollywood outsiders gain entry into the world of Hindi cinema today

In an industry where picking up the phone and getting your son or daughter cast in a film is quite possible – and happens too – how do those with no filmi connections get their break?

Box office collections: 'Samrat Prithviraj' crosses Rs 10 crore on Day 1

'Major' (Hindi) does business of Rs 96 lakh on Day 1. 'Vikram' does well in Tamil, Hindi ticket sales likely to pick up off the back of good reviews. 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' is just inches away from Rs 150 crore.

Box office: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 enters 100 Crore Club, Anek and Top Gun: Maverick start slow

'Top Gun: Maverick' starring Tom Cruise and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer 'Anek' did less business than expected, collecting around Rs 2 crore each on Friday.

'KGF - Chapter 2' (Hindi) demolishes advance booking record of 'RRR' (Hindi)

'KGF - Chapter 2' releases in theatres on Thursday. Advanced bookings have already brought in about Rs 10 crore over 3 days.

Blockbuster March for Bollywood, as over Rs 500 crore come in through the box office

March 2022 releases 'The Kashmir Files', 'RRR', 'Bachchan Pandey', 'Radhe Shyam' and 'Jhund' brought in Rs 455.83 crore collectively. February release 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' earned Rs 81.69 crore in March alone.

Vidya Balan: The commercial, critical and OTT milestones so far

Vidya Balan has been completing and releasing one film a year on the digital medium during the pandemic. After 'Shakuntala Devi' and 'Sherni', 'Jalsa' started streaming this month.

Box office collection: Terrific Holi weekend for Bollywood, courtesy 'The Kashmir Files' and 'Bachchan Pandey'

A big opening day for 'Bachchan Pandey' and an even bigger second weekend for 'The Kashmir Files' set box office earnings expectations at more than Rs110 crore over the Holi weekend.