Thursday, 4th July 02:00 PM IST
Half Yearly Report Card Of Bollywood 2013 (Jan - Jun)
We are done with first six months of 2013 and Bollywood has its share of flops and hits. To be honest, overall collectin grew by 10-15% but we did not see any "Vicky Donor" and "Kahaani" though "Fukrey" and "Raanjhanaa" proved importance of content yet again.
There were total 85 films released in first six months out of which following 10 able to leave some impression. Two were All Time Blockbuster and 4 each were hits and semi - hits. Following that we listed down 10 major disasters/flops and three major disappointments.
Following are the prominent releases of 2013 and box office summary of first 6 months of 2013 -No. | Film | Nett Collection Domestic | Verdict |
1 | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | 189 cr* | All Time Blockbuster |
2 | Aashiqui 2 | 81 cr | All Time Blockbuster |
3 | Raanjhanaa | 60 cr* | Hit |
4
| Chashme Baddoor | 45 cr | Hit |
5
| Fukrey | 37 cr* | Hit |
6
| Jolly LLB | 32 cr | Hit |
7 | Race 2 | 101 cr | Semi - Hit |
8 | Special 26 | 69 cr | Semi - Hit |
9 | Kai Po Che | 51 cr | Semi - Hit |
10 | ABCD | 43 cr | Semi - Hit |
* film is still running in cinemas and this is estimated lifetime total
(Verdict is based on ROI that is why “Race 2” is a semi – hit and “Aashiqui 2” is All Time Blockbuster)
Major Flops/Disasters:1. Himmatwala
2. Inkaar
3. David
4. 3G
5. Shortcut Romeo
6. I Me Aur Main
7. The Attacks Of 26/11
8. Ishkq In ParisBelow Average/ Disappointments:1. Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
2. Nautanki Saala
3. Aurangzeb