MUMBAI : 2022 wasn’t a great year for Bollywood. Only a handful of films like Brahmastra, Drishyam 2, The Kashmir Files, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and Gangubai Kathiawadi did well at the box office. There were high expectations from 2023, but to be honest the first quarter report of Bollywood films is clearly not great.
In the first three months, Bollywood movies like Kuttey, Pathaan, Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh, Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, Faraaz, Shiv Shastri Balboa, Shehzada, Selfiee, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway, Zwigato, Bheed, and Operation Mayfair had hit the big screens.
In total, 13 Hindi films were released in theaters from which only three have done well at the box office. Of course, we have Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan which broke many records and collected Rs. 542.75 crore at box office. It became all time blockbuster and the highest grossing Hindi movie till date.
While Pathaan was a big hit, Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar can be called as decent hit. The movie has collected Rs. 130.47 crore at the box office and it is still running in theatres.
The third film that did well at the box office in the first quarter of 2023 is Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway. The Rani Mukerji starrer is not a huge hit, but one can say that it’s a semi-hit at the box office. While mid-budget films were totally getting ignored by the audience, Rani surely got the target audience back to the theatres.
Well, the first quarter of 2023 was very low. Now, let’s wait and watch what response Bollywood films will get at the box office in the second quarter of the year.
Note: We haven’t included Bholaa in this as it was released on 30th March and the success or the failure of the film cannot be decided so early.
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