2024
has
been
a
rather
uneven
year
for
the
movies
at
the
box
office.
While
2023
saw
many
mega
blockbusters
(Pathaan,
Gadar
2,
Jawan,
Animal),
this
year
had
only
two.
Pushpa:
The
Rule
(Hindi)
Box
office
collection:
Rs
700
crore+
(Rs
7
billion+)
It’s
simply
amazing
that
a
dubbed
Telugu
film
is
sitting
right
at
the
top
of
the
highest
grossing
Hindi
releases
of
the
year.
The
Allu
Arjun
starrer
has
been
on
a
brilliant
run
ever
since
its
release
on
December
5
and
is
still
bringing
in
audiences.
Stree
2
Box
office
collection:
Rs
627
crore
(Rs
6.27
billion)
One
expected
Stree
2
to
do
really
well
but
no
one
could
have
ever
imagined
that
not
only
would
it
score
a
half
century
on
its
opening
day
but
also
breeze
past
the
Rs
600
crore
(Rs
6
billion)
mark.
The
Rajkummar
Rao
and
Shraddha
Kapoor
starrer
ended
up
doing
four
times
the
business
of
the
original.
Kalki
2898
AD
(Hindi)
Box
office
collection:
Rs
295
crore
(Rs
2.95
billion)
The
first
2024
release
from
the
south
to
do
excellent
business
in
Hindi
was
Kalki
2898
AD.
The
pan-Indian
star
cast
of
Prabhas,
Deepika
Padukone,
Disha
Patani,
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Kamal
Haasan
made
sure
that
the
film
took
an
excellent
start
and
sustained
as
well.
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
Box
office
collection:
Rs
280
crore
(Rs
2.8
billion)
Diwali
release
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
made
it
to
the
Rs
200
Crore
Club
(Rs
2
billion)
in
quick
time.
The
horror
comedy
released
alongside
Rohit
Shetty’s
Singham
Again.
Had
it
arrived
solo,
the
Kartik
Aaryan-Madhuri
Dixit-Vidya
Balan-starrer
would
have
comfortably
entered
the
Rs
300
Crore
Club
(Rs
3
billion).
Singham
Again
Box
office
collection:
Rs
270
crore
(Rs
2.7
billion)
This
Ajay
Devgn-Rohit
Shetty
franchise
had
the
potential
to
go
past
Rs
300
crore
(Rs
3
billion)
had
it
been
a
solo
release.
Since
it
was
an
expensive
film
and
a
multi-starrer,
an
open
playground
would
have
benefitted
its
BO
fate.
Fighter
Box
office
collection:
Rs
206
crore
(Rs
2.06
billion)
Yet
another
film
that
did
not
meet
his
true
potential,
Fighter
was
mounted
at
a
good
scale.
Starring
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Deepika
Padukone,
the
Siddharth
Anand
directorial
was
stylish
too.
Still,
it
didn’t
take
the
kind
of
opening
it
was
expected
to
do.
Would
a
better
villain
hve
improved
the
film’s
fortunes?
Shaitaan
Box
office
collection:
Rs
150
crore
(Rs
1.5
billion)
A
quick-fire
affair
that
went
on
to
be
a
pretty
good
success
at
the
box
office,
Shaitaan
was
a
psychological-supernatural-horror
film
that
impressed
at
the
box
office.
R
Madhavan
was
impressive
in
the
title
role
and
was
the
perfect
antagonist
to
the
Ajay
Devgn-led
film.
The
Vikas
Behl
directorial
went
on
to
score
Rs
150
crore
(Rs
1.5
billion).
Now
a
sequel
is
in
the
works.
Munjya
Box
office
collection:
Rs
107.50
crore
(Rs
1.075
billion)
Munjya
was
a
surprise
success
at
the
box
office.
Starring
relatively
new
faces
(Abhay
Verma
and
Sharvari),
the
horror
movie
started
doing
well
in
the
paid
previews
itself
and
that
set
the
tone
for
the
weekend.
Based
on
folklore,
it
sustained
well,
and
fared
well
outside
Maharashtra
as
well.
Crew
Box
office
collection:
Rs
90
crore
(Rs
900
million)
Sweet,
stylish
and
sassy
describes
Ekta
Kapoor
and
Rhea
Kapoor’s
production
Crew.
After
Veere
Di
Wedding,
they
made
yet
another
all-women
led
film
with
Tabu,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
and
Kriti
Sanon.
A
heist
comedy,
it
was
a
good
popcorn
entertainer.
