The first three quarters of the year have passed and the fourth quarter has begun. But the condition of <a href="https://time.news/stree-2-kalki-may-have-earned-a-lot-but-now-the-clash-can-cause-huge-losses-to-cinema-halls-it-would-have-been-better-if-the-filmmakers-had-come-up-with-a-better-release-calendar-and-avoided-t/" title="'Stree 2', 'Kalki' may have earned a lot, but now the clash can cause huge losses to cinema halls – it would have been better if the filmmakers had come up with a better release calendar and avoided the clash”>Hindi box office seems to be bad. Apart from the film ‘Stree 2’ which surprised everyone by earning close to Rs 600 crore at the box office on the release date of Independence Day, no other Hindi film has entered the Rs 200 crore club this year. ‘Stree 2’, which has earned around Rs 600 crore at the domestic box office, has become the second film to reach the Rs 600 crore club after Shahrukh Khan’s blockbuster film ‘Jawaan‘ released last year. But after that, the Hindi dubbed version of the Telugu film ‘Kalki 2898’ AD is the highest earner. This film has earned Rs 294 crore at the Hindi box office. If we talk about Bollywood films, then Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Fighter‘ will be placed at second place, which earned Rs 212.73 crore on the release date of Republic Day. Was. Whereas Ajay Devgan’s film Shaitan, released in March, could only collect Rs 149 crore.
Producers postponed the release date of their films
On the other hand, the horror comedy universe’s ‘Munjya’, released in June, definitely proved to be a surprise entry in the Rs 100 crore club. Thus far, only five films have entered the Rs 100 crore club at the Hindi box office. Of course, the disappointing performance of Hindi cinema films in the year 2024 has once again reminded Bollywood people of the year 2022. Whereas due to the non-performance of the films, many filmmakers had postponed the release date of their films.
Last year four films reached Rs 500 crore club
However, the last year 2023 was definitely good for the Hindi film industry. Whereas 14 films had entered the Rs 100 crore club. Whereas four films like ‘Pathan’, ‘Jawaan’, ‘Gadar 2’ and ‘Animal’ had reached the Rs 500 crore club. Otherwise, earlier in the year 2022, only 7 films had entered the Rs 100 crore club. Actually, Hindi cinema suffered a lot due to Covid in the year 2020 and 2021. Otherwise, Bollywood was at its peak in the year 2019, when 17 films broke all the previous records by entering the Rs 100 crore club at the Hindi box office.
How many films reached 100 crore club in which year?
Earlier in the year 2018, 13 films had entered the Rs 100 crore club. With 14 films entering the Rs 100 crore club in the year 2023, the record of 2018 for entering the Rs 100 crore club at the Hindi box office was broken. But the record of 17 films entering the Rs 100 crore club in the year 2019 still stands. If experts are to be believed, then next year in 2025, more films than 2019 can create a new record of entering the Rs 100 crore club. However, before this, the films releasing at the Hindi box office in 2024 have the challenge of breaking the record of 7 films that reached Rs 100 crore in the year 2022.