2019 had as many as 17 films in the Rs 100/200/300 crore clubs. What's even more remarkable is that 10 directors made their debut in this elite club, something totally unprecedented.
Many of them were expected to cover a reasonable distance, but audiences gave them the cold shoulder.
Bharat is the latest entrant to her top 10 biggest hits list.
Even though 2019 turned out to be a good year for Bollywood with a record count of films in the Rs 100 crore club -- there's an average of at least one major success every month -- quite a few films emerged as big disappointments commercially.
'The opening up of theatres is well-timed to coincide with the festival season and give a big push. We expect box office collections to reach 2019 levels when they stood at Rs 10,000 crore.' Surajeet Das Gupta reports.
Chhaava deserves 2 stars for the historically half-baked film that it is, but 4 stars just for its attempt on making a film on Sambhaji, observes Prasanna D Zore.
Just how well do Ajay Devgn's comedies fare?
The box office collections of these V-Day releases give us some truths!
Joginder Tuteja looks at 10 flawed characters through the years -- and we're not talking villains here -- and how successful they have been at the box office.
'If you watch songs like Acha Ji Main Haari Chalo Maan Jao Na, Lag Ja Gale or Jhumka Gira Re, you'll notice they're not just a distraction. There's a story unfolding within them.'
'I hold no grudges against any of them. I've moved on.'
Joginder Tuteja lists films that were severely criticised and yet, emerged blockbusters.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the most successful female-centric movies in the last five years.
As Sonam, Ranveer gear up for cricket movies we take a look at other hit cricket movies.
Two months after being enveloped in controversy for unsavoury comments made on Samay Raina's show, India's Got Latent, Ranveer Allahbadia is back in business.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Independence Day releases over the years.
The other releases of the week, Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa, have not been able to make a mark at the box office.
Karan Johar has his own grammar coming into play when it comes to films set in a campus says Joginder Tuteja.
As many as 17 films entered the Rs 100 Crore Club in 2019.
Ayushmann Khurranna is riding the success wave with Bala being his seventh consecutive hit.
November brings Diwali with it, and the box office may finally get some good news with the release of the festival films, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
Bollywood has given us quite a few suspense tales before, and many of them have done well at the box office.
The films that fared badly at the box office.
The films that mattered: Here's looking at the half yearly box office report of 2017.
Kiara Advani is the definition of modern-day Bollywood glam.
The ministry of civil aviation clarified that, contrary to circulating reports, a video recorder that had been recovered at the crash site was not the DFDR.
January has quite a few interesting movies lined up for release. But with the new, there's also a sprinkling of the old.
The box office report for the year so far ain't good.
Varun Dhawan is Bollywood's most successful actor today, but his Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Judwaa 2 don't top this list.
Diwali releases Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 scored big and entered the Rs 200 Crore (Rs 2 billion) Club before the close of the second weekend.
Thugs of Hindostan adds to Aamir Khan's list of disappointments.
'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.'
The Hindi version of Pushpa 2 has taken a start of Rs 70 crore* (Rs 700 million) and that's as huge as it gets.
Looking forward to Salman's cameo in Shah Rukh Khan's Zero?
The film has been surpassing huge milestones at a rapid pace and hasn't taken much time to march up to the Rs 500 Crore Club as well.
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