2019 blockbuster year for Bollywood |
India`s Hindi movie industry has notched up box-office revenue of ₹3,700-3,800 crore in the first three quarters of 2019, seemingly unaffected by the slowdown that has hit other parts of the economy. According to experts, this is a huge increase from the ₹3,000 crore generated in the first three quarters of 2018. Thirteen films have crossed the ₹100-crore mark at the box office so far in 2019 compared with the 10 that made the cut in the year earlier. At this rate, Bollywood`s box-office collections are expected to be at least 20% more than the previous year. With domestic box-office collections of ₹276.34 crore, controversial romantic drama Kabir Singh is the highest grosser so far, followed by war film Uri: The Surgical Strike ( ₹244 crore), Salman Khan`s Bharat ( ₹197.34 crore), Akshay Kumar`s Mission Mangal ( ₹192.73 crore), and ensemble comedy Total Dhamaal ( ₹150 crore). Besides, a bunch of content-driven films like Gully Boy (₹134 crore), Chhichhore ( ₹139 crore), and Dream Girl ( ₹123 crore), also made it to the ₹100-crore club. The year so far has been fantastic for the productions houses yet the audiences have shown that you cannot take them for granted.
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