Category - Box Office

Abhishek Bachchan Hits and Flops: Career Analysis

Note: Article was written to be published on Abhishek Bachchan’s birthday (February 5th). Due to some technical difficulties, we couldn’t publish it yesterday. “Bachchan… the name says it all”. This is one name which stands apart in the Hindi film industry and the general perception has always been that it is easiest for a star kid to find a place in Bollywood. 13 years ago,

Will Salman Khan’s Mental release during EID 2013?

The news of Prakash Jha’s ‘Satyagraha’ being postponed from 15th August to 23rd August 2013 has caught on like a house on fire yesterday. Industry insiders are quite surprised and as expected many stories and speculations are being made and why not? 15th August is the most favorable release date and it holds the record for the highest single day collections from a Hindi movie. ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ released

Saif Ali Khan Hits and Flops: Career Analysis

Saif Ali Khan has been in the film industry for over two decades now. Even though the actor won his Filmfare Best Debutant Award for Aashiq Awara (1993), he made his debut with a supporting role in Yash Chopra’s directorial Parampara (1992), which had Aamir Khan, Sunil Dutt and Vinod Khanna in the lead. It’s quite ironical that in spite of being in the

Top Bollywood Grossers of all time (Worldwide)

Box Office India’s list of Top Bollywood Grosser of all time (worldwide). Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots which released in 2009, remains the biggest grosser ever (inflation not adjusted). The Rajkumar Hirani film is followed by four Salman Khan money-spinners – Ek Tha Tiger (only the second film to cross 300 crores), Dabangg 2, Bodyguard and Dabangg. Salman is closely followed by Shahrukh Khan, who also has 4 films in the Top 10 – his last release Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Don 2, Ra One and My Name Is Khan.

Biggest Bollywood Grossers of 2012: Top 15 Analysis

It’s here finally, the TOP 15 Grossers of 2012! The table below illustrates the total net collections of films (all figures from Boxofficeindia) and their final verdicts. With the multiplex culture expanding exponentially over the last couple of years, we’ve also included two parameters which hold maximum importance while judging the fate of a movie at ticket window: 1. Release Date [Holiday/ Non-Holiday] 2. Number of screens the film was exhibited at. [This is an approximate figure. Actual may vary by +/-100 screens].