Biggest Bollywood Hits 2012

Article by film critic and trade analyst Joginder Tuteja

2012 would go down as a year which saw the hit v/s flop ratio improve by a big margin. There was hardly any major box office disappointment; however the ones that came trumps from all quarters had everything going for them as they set new benchmarks for movies to follow. This is evident from the fact that 2012 has emerged as the year when each of the Top-5 grossers has ended up entering the 100 crore club.

(All are domestic collections and in nett)

Ek Tha TigerEk Tha Tiger (199 cr)

The Salman Khan starrer was perhaps not the best of the stories told in the year gone by but it was the most approved of them all. After a fantastic opening on Eid, it went on to create havoc for weeks in successions as one record after another was broken. For Yash Raj Films, this love story with elements of thrills and action turned out to be their hugest ever till date. As for Kabir Khan, he has entered the big league with the film’s blockbuster success. Katrina Kaif, who was waiting to gain an entry into the 100 crore club, finally made a huge jump too.

 

Dabangg 2Dabangg 2 (Expected – 150 cr +)

Salman Khan continued to compete with himself as with ‘Dabangg 2’, he has now managed an unthinkable five super-successes in a row. The film broke opening three days record of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and has also raced past the 100 crore mark. Arbaaz Khan had a task in hand as he had to adhere to Salman’s superstardom, the sequel factor and make his mark as a director. However he managed to do that in style and the speed at which ‘Dabangg 2’ has crossed the 100 crore mark reaffirms that it has been accepted.

 

Rowdy RathoreRowdy Rathore (135 cr)

Akshay Kumar roared big time in 2012 as ‘Rowdy Rathore’ turned out to be a blockbuster. The film took the best opening weekend ever of Akshay’s career and enjoyed one of the best word of mouth publicity in weeks to follow. That resulted in steady collections for this Prabhudheva directed affair. For Akshay, who releases an average of four films a year, ‘Rowdy Rathore’ was a reaffirmation of the fact that despite quantity, Akshay was still consistent enough to bring in audience months after months.

 

AgneepathAgneepath (123 cr)

‘Agneepath’ took a record start and despite gruesome violence and several hard hitting scenes, it managed to find audience across multiplexes as well as single screens. For Hrithik Roshan, the film went a great deal ahead and re-establishing his superstardom. After a rather subtle ‘Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara’, it was ‘Agneepath’ that gave him an opportunity to reach out to a wider audience. With debutant director Karan Malhotra bringing an ‘almost different’ version, everything was won over, be it the box office, audience’s nod of approval or the acclaim that it fetched.

 

Jab Tak Hai JaanJab Tak Hai Jaan (122 cr)

Not many cheered the overall content that this Yash Chopra-Shahrukh Khan film had to offer. However it wasn’t rejected by the audience either which means despite massive expectations that one had from the film to be covering a much greater distance, it didn’t turn out to be the case and just stayed steady. At 122 crore, the film is now the highest grossing ever for Shahrukh Khan, hence eclipsing the 115 crore milestone set by him for ‘Ra. One’. Even for Katrina Kaif, the film ended up making it two in a row for her after ‘Ek Tha Tiger’.

 

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Joginder Tuteja tweets @tutejajoginder

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77 Comments

  • Dabangg2 (Xmas week) earns 140+ cr nett frm 3400 screens while AkshayKumar’s RowdyRathore 133 crs frm 2300 screens(Non Holiday June)

    SRK’s JTHJ frm 2700screens earns 101 crs nett(India) while AkshayKumar’s RowdyRathore 133 crs frm 2300screens

  • Among these,agneepath and jthj r my favs……i am nt intrsted in ordinary actin movie lik dabng2,ett and rr whch became blockbstr due 2 popular songs and music..othrwis kya hai ett me..bigst nonsense movie….so my votes gos 2 agnipath and jthj which have value

  • FOR ALL THOSE IDIOTS,DUFFERS & MORONS WHO SAY JTHJ COLLECTED 102CR according to BOI, PLEASE TYPE “WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS OF THE FILM JAB TAK HAI JAAN” ON YOUTUBE & SEE THE 3.36 MINUTE VIDEO UPLOADED BY JOHN(TRADE ANALYST) 9 DAYS AGO.IT SHOWS THAT JTHJ COLLECTIONS IN INDIA AFTER 5 WEEKS=123CR(NETT) & 171.2CR(GROSS).IT ALSO SHOWS THAT WORLDWIDE GROSS COLLECTIONS OF JTHJ IN 5 WEEKS=252.70CR & STILL COUNTING IN 2ND PHASE.
    BELOW IS THE COMPARISON OF SRK & SALMAN LAST FEW FILMS WORLDWIDE GROSS COLLECTIONS.ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA & BOX OFFICE CAPSULE.COM(INCLUDING 1ST,2ND &3RD PHASE),
    MNIK=227CR>DABANGG(2010)=215CR
    RA.ONE=240CR>READY=185CR
    DON2=242CR>BODYGUARD=227CR
    ONLY ETT CROSSED JTHJ BY A LITTLE MARGIN.
    JTHJ=252.70CR<ETT=285CR

  • in my opinion rowdy rathore is the biggest hit.. because non holiday release,competition every week and released on fewer number of screens.

  • Ek Tha Tiger (Best Film of 2012 & Best Action Film) and Dabangg (Best & Full Paisa Vasool Entertainment) ever.. Record speaks – 180cr+ nett. each .. SALMAN KHAN #LikekABoss

  • @DANISH

    Ra.One 115 crs net in India means nearly 160 crs gross.
    Don2 106 crs in India means nearly 140 crs gross.

    Now according to you Ra.One grossed 80 crs & Don2 grossed 102 crs in overseas Ok.
    Then their world wide should be 240 & 242 crs.

    And all these DUPHAR websites are saying JTHJ(78 crs) is 3rd best grosser in overseas after 3 Idiots & MNIK.

  • SRK FANS VOTED JTHJ best movie of the year they should be shame on such a crap of the year.
    1-2 salman the boss of bollywood.

  • @ danish tommorow i will upload a video on youtube saying jthj did 50 cr….will u agree on it?? there are many unknown idiots posting on youtube whateva they want..!!..

    but boxofficeindia is the 2nd ranked website for boxoffice collection in world & top ranked in india…..so their collections can’t be false…

    so according to box office india….

    jthj india nett collection is 102 cr…india gross is 136 cr….

    & overseas gross is 72 cr…

    worldwide collection of jthj is just 208 cr….even dabangg did 215 cr according to boi worldwide!!! lol!

  • My fav agneepath…Latpath Latpath agneepath… And also jthj…challa and saans is my fav songs..Hrithik and Srk rockss…The brothers of k3g..

  • And most of all this is my sincere request to all the fans, please don’t ignore the facts of any articles or talk if you have any such proof related to the article who ignore that ETT is the biggest blockbuster of the year and DABANNG 2 check any site in net.

  • @tejas

    Same i telling him that indirectly he is saying Ra.One did 80 crs in overseas & Don2 102 crs but he not realised that people will call him fool for such childish comments.

  • top 10 worldwide grossers according to boi:-

    1) 3 idiots:- 385 cr

    2) ett :- 310 cr

    3) dabangg 2:- 260 – 280 cr (expected)

    4) bodyguard :- 230 cr

    5) dabangg :- 215 cr

    6) jthj :- 208 cr

    7) don 2:- 206 cr

    8) mnik :- 204 cr

    9) raone:- 202 cr

    10) hf 2:- 195 cr..

    top 10 india grossers according to boi (nett):-

    1) 3idiots:- 202 cr

    2) ett :- 187 cr

    3) dabangg 2:- 160 – 170 cr ( expected)

    4) bodyguard:- 145 cr

    5) dabangg :- 141 cr

    6) rowdy rathore:- 131 cr

    7) ready:- 123 cr

    8) agneepath:- 120 cr

    9) raone :- 118 cr(tamil telugu included)

    10) hf 2 :- 112 cr

    boxoffice india is the 2nd ranked website in the world for boxoffice collections & it ranks 1st in india…. so we must follow only boi….

  • boi is 2nd ranked website for boxoffice collections in the world & it ranks no.1 in india….

    according to boi top 10 worldwdie grossers:-

    1) 3i :- 385 cr

    2) ett :- 310 cr

    3) dabangg 2 :- 260 – 280 cr

    4) bodyguard :- 230 cr

    5) dabangg :- 215 cr

    6) jthj :- 208 cr

    7) don 2 :- 206 cr

    8) mnik :- 204 cr

    9) raone :- 202 cr

    10) hf2 :- 195 cr…

  • @Rohit Chakraborty

    You not include how many National awards Srk won in your article.?

    And also include about his honour did by Mumbai Cricket Association for his performance at Wankhede stadium in 2012.
    I think this also not achieved by Amitabh Bacchan & Aamir Khan.

  • top 10 india nett collections of films by boi…:-

    1) 3i :- 202 cr
    2) ett:- 187 cr
    3) d2 :- 160- 170 cr
    4) bodyguard:- 145 cr
    5) dabangg :- 141 cr
    6) rowdy :- 131 cr
    7) ready :- 123 cr
    8) agneepath :- 120 cr
    9) raone:- 118 cr
    10) ghajini :- 115 cr…

  • Indicine has gone mad. Ett collected 185 crore, they still saying it 199 crore. Jthj collected 102 crore lifetime. They still saying it 122 crore.

  • @Rohit Chakraborty:

    1. EUROPE TOP 7 HANDSOME SALMAN KHAN IN THE LIST OF TIME MAGZ. IN 2008
    2. MOST BLOCKBUSTER GIVEN BY SALMAN KHAN IN INDIAN CINEMA.
    3. HE IS THE BOLLYWOOD HUNK OF BODY BUILDING IN INDIA.
    4. AFTER ETT IN IRELAND RESTAURANT OWNER CHANGED THE NAME OF HIS RESTAURANT “SALMAN”
    5. SALMAN BRING SO MANY NEW TALENT TO INDUSTRY, SAJID- WAJID, HIMESH RASHMIYA, KATRINA KAIF, SONAKSHI SINHA, NAGMA , AYESHA ZULKA, ENCOURAGE MANY OTHERS ARJUN KAPOOR, PRABHU DEVA ETC ETC ETC.
    5. THE BIGGEST CHARITY RUNNING IN THE INDUSTRY BY SALMAN “BEING HUMAN”.

  • @NAGESH & TEJAS
    THE 3.36 MINUTE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE IS UPLOADED BY A TRADE ANALYST WHOSE NAME IS JOHN.
    BY THE WAY THE COLLECTIONS WHICH ARE GIVEN BY YOU ARE NETT COLLECTIONS OF MNIK,RA.ONE,DON2,JTHJ.
    BELOW ARE WORLDWIDE GROSS COLLECTIONS OF THOSE FILMS INCLUDING DUBBED VERSIONS,1ST,2ND & 3RD PHASE.ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA & BOXOFFICECAPSULE.COM,
    MNIK=227CR>DABANGG(2010)215CR
    RA.ONE=240CR>READY=185CR
    DON2=242CR>BODYGUARD=227CR
    JTHJ=252.70CR & STILL COUNTING IN 2ND PHASE<ETT=310CR

  • @NAGESH & TEJAS
    RA.ONE=125.43CR(NETT) IN INDIA
    DON2=113.23CR(NETT) IN INDIA
    IF YOU PEOPLE STILL DO NOT BELEIVE ME.PLEASE CHECK INDICINE ARTICLE OF “TOP 5 STARS IN INDIA”.

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