Bollywood movies in January-February: 2023 vs 2024; Shah Rukh Khan makes all the difference

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Bollywood movies had a great year in 2023 in terms of business. Multiple movies like Jawan, Pathaan, Animal, Gadar 2, Dunki, Tiger 3 and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani achieved massive box office success. Even The Kerala Story, made with a much smaller budget, minted over ₹300 crore.

Let’s how Hindi movies in the January-February period in 2024 have fared against those in the same period in 2023. Kuttey, made with ₹50 crore, earned ₹8.47 crore. Then came Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, which minted ₹1,055 crore worldwide.

Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, earned ₹2.36 crore. Lakadbaggha and Operation Fryday did not make a mark. In total, January 2023 Bollywood movies raked in ₹1,065.83 crore.

Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, Faraaz, Shiv Shastri Balboa and The Tenant did not make any mark. The first fortnight of February 2023 was rather cold. Then came Shehzada, starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon, promising a lot of hope.

However, the movie - made with ₹50 crore - earned only ₹47.8 crore worldwide. Next, Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi’s Selfie - made with ₹100 crore - earned only ₹24.6 crore worldwide. So, the total collection from February 2023 Hindi movies was ₹72.4 crore.

Tauba Tera Jalwa left no mark. Merry Christmas, directed by Sriram Raghavan and starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, could earn ₹23.5 crore worldwide. Main Atal Hoon earned ₹10.15 crore worldwide.

Siddharth Anand, who had delivered 2023 blockbuster Pathaan, offered Fighter. The movie, starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone, has earned ₹332 crore worldwide so far. It’s still running in theatres.