Industries / Sandalwood / 2021
Sandalwood hits and flops, 2021
Every Sandalwood film released in 2021 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. 4 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koli Taal2021-10-30 | $45K | $122K | 2.7× | Hit |
| 2 | Kotigobba 32021-10-14 | $3M | $6M | 1.8× | Hit |
| 3 | Pogaru2021-02-19 | $4M | $6M | 1.6× | Hit |
| 4 | Madhagaja2021-12-03 | $3M | $4M | 1.2× | 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.



