Industries / Bollywood / 2012
Bollywood hits and flops, 2012
Every Bollywood film released in 2012 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 19 of the year's releases have both figures.
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Other years
| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vicky Donor2012-04-20 | $700K | $13M | 18.3× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Kahaani2012-03-08 | $1M | $19M | 13.0× | Blockbuster |
| 3 |  English Vinglish2012-09-21 | $2M | $19M | 10.2× | Blockbuster |
| 4 |  OMG: Oh My God!2012-09-28 | $4M | $28M | 7.5× | Blockbuster |
| 5 |  Dabangg 22012-12-21 | $9M | $47M | 5.1× | Blockbuster |
| 6 |  Barfi!2012-09-13 | $7M | $33M | 5.0× | Blockbuster |
| 7 |  Jab Tak Hai Jaan2012-11-13 | $9M | $44M | 4.7× | Blockbuster |
| 8 |  Ek Tha Tiger2012-08-15 | $14M | $63M | 4.5× | Blockbuster |
| 9 |  Cocktail2012-07-13 | $5M | $23M | 4.5× | Blockbuster |
| 10 |  Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 12012-06-22 | $2M | $7M | 3.8× | Blockbuster |
| 11 |  Rowdy Rathore2012-06-01 | $11M | $38M | 3.4× | Blockbuster |
| 12 |  1920: Evil Returns2012-11-02 | $2M | $6M | 3.4× | Blockbuster |
| 13 |  Agneepath2012-01-25 | $11M | $36M | 3.3× | Blockbuster |
| 14 |  Housefull 22012-04-05 | $12M | $35M | 3.0× | Blockbuster |
| 15 |  Paan Singh Tomar2012-03-02 | $1M | $4M | 2.9× | Hit |
| 16 |  Talaash2012-11-30 | $13M | $33M | 2.5× | Hit |
| 17 |  Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 22012-08-08 | $2M | $4M | 2.4× | Hit |
| 18 |  Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu2012-02-10 | $7M | $14M | 2.0× | Hit |
| 19 |  Student Of The Year2012-10-19 | $11M | $19M | 1.7× | Hit |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.