Industries / Bollywood / 2023
Bollywood hits and flops, 2023
Every Bollywood film released in 2023 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. 9 of the year's releases have both figures.
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Other years
| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gadar 22023-08-10 | $7M | $84M | 11.5× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Animal2023-12-01 | $12M | $111M | 9.2× | Blockbuster |
| 3 |  OMG 22023-08-11 | $6M | $27M | 4.4× | Blockbuster |
| 4 |  Pathaan2023-01-25 | $30M | $127M | 4.2× | Blockbuster |
| 5 |  Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani2023-07-08 | $19M | $43M | 2.2× | Hit |
| 6 |  Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan2023-04-21 | $16M | $22M | 1.4× | Average |
| 7 |  Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway2023-03-16 | $4M | $4M | 1.3× | Average |
| 8 |  Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar2023-03-08 | $24M | $27M | 1.1× | Average |
| 9 |  Bholaa2023-03-30 | $12M | $14M | 1.1× | Average |
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.