Box Office 2022 dominated by south films: RRR, KGF 2 & PS 1 are top 3 highest-grossing Indian films
2 years, 2 months ago

Box Office 2022 dominated by south films: RRR, KGF 2 & PS 1 are top 3 highest-grossing Indian films

India TV News  

Box Office 2022 has been alarming for Bollywood. However, Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan pushed the two down to mouth itself at the third position on the highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 list. The production house, Lyca Production, shared PS 1's box office figures on its verified Twitter account. "We are honoured that RRR’s overwhelming success represented Indian cinema on the global stage by creating milestones at the worldwide box office and uniting film buffs across the world by transcending linguistic & cultural barriers," it further said. Don't miss these: Kantara Hindi Box Office Collection: Rishab Shetty's film soars high, records huge jump on weekdays PS 1 Box Office Collection: Ponniyin Selvan 1 overtakes Vikram, becomes all-time no 1 grosser in TN

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Regional films lag even as Hindi box office soars
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Regional films lag even as Hindi box office soars

Live Mint  

Smaller regional language industries such as Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati saw a dip in footfalls and revenue in 2023 despite ticket prices not rising, according to media consulting firm Ormax. According to the Ormax Box Office Report 2023, gross box office collections for Kannada films shrank a staggering 61%, while those of Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati cinema …

The Big Picture: Bollywood in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

The Big Picture: Bollywood in 2022

New Indian Express  

Bollywood has also had to contend with a tough challenge from South cinema. 37% of the Hindi box office in 2022 was generated through Hindi dubbed versions of Telugu, Tamil & Kannada language films. The biggest hit in 2022 is the Kannada film KGF: Chapter 2, amassing an eye-popping Rs 970 crore at the domestic box office in all the …

Year Ender 2022: Not only domestic market, South-Indian movies dominate the global box office
1 year, 11 months ago

Year Ender 2022: Not only domestic market, South-Indian movies dominate the global box office

Firstpost  

While the Hindi film industry struggled to make a mark at the box office, we saw the rise of Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam across the country. 🤩🙏🏻 THANK YOU everyone for supporting us throughout our journey ❤️#RRRForOscars #RRRMovie https://t.co/8VsXwhQ5C3 pic.twitter.com/E1pLfbCvGb — RRR Movie December 22, 2022 Since decades, we have seen that in the Indian film industry, it is …

Bollywood is in a crisis — it either changes, or dies
2 years, 1 month ago

Bollywood is in a crisis — it either changes, or dies

Al Jazeera  

The Hindi film industry needs to learn from its South Indian counterparts and reinvent its storytelling. These heavily advertised flops include Kumar’s Bachchan Pandey, Kapoor’s Shamshera and Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha – a Hindi remake of Forrest Gump. Most recently, ace director Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyan Selvan: I, based on a classic Tamil tale, has become the fourth-highest-grossing film of all …

Is the southern sweep of the box-office only about big budgets?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is the southern sweep of the box-office only about big budgets?

Live Mint  

North India’s first major tryst with southern cinema came only during the pandemic. Four of the five biggest worldwide grossers among Indian movies since 2021 have been southern films—two Telugu and one Kannada and Tamil each. This was a sharp turnaround from 2019, when Hindi movies‘ box office collection, at ₹5,200 crore, was 1.3 times that of southern films. The …

Box office share of Hindi cinema shrinks in last five months
2 years, 7 months ago

Box office share of Hindi cinema shrinks in last five months

Live Mint  

Horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 may have done well on its release last weekend, but Hindi language cinema, that usually makes over 60% of box office revenue for theatre owners in north India, has seen its share decline to an all-time low of 10% in the past few months. Trade experts said that Hindi cinema’s loyal urban, educated viewers have …

Will India's box office earnings cross pre-pandemic level this year?
2 years, 8 months ago

Will India's box office earnings cross pre-pandemic level this year?

Business Standard  

Propelled by the movie RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli of Bahubali-fame, the Indian box office saw one of its best post-pandemic months. RRR had helped Bollywood cross Rs 500 crore in box office collections in March, along with movies such as The Kashmir Files, Bachchhan Paandey, Radhe Shyam and Jhund. In 2021, South Indian films generated three times the box …

Top southern stars see box office draw wane
2 years, 8 months ago

Top southern stars see box office draw wane

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Period drama RRR may have stormed the box office, but some top stars of the southern movie industries such as Prabhas, Ravi Teja, Ajith and Suriya have seen their latest films underperform in theatres, in their home states and markets known for fan culture. “In the south, top stars enjoy God-like status but in case of these films, …

Box Office: RRR in Hindi earns Rs 19 crore on Day 1, way less than Prabhas-SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2
2 years, 8 months ago

Box Office: RRR in Hindi earns Rs 19 crore on Day 1, way less than Prabhas-SS Rajamouli's Baahubali 2

India TV News  

Highlights SS Rajamouli's RRR will compete with the stupendous success of Baahubali franchise pan-India RRR Hindi has seen a solid start but the collections will have to rise from here on RRR stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR. It is made on a huge budget and over a period of four years SS Rajamouli's directorial RRR: Rise, Roar, Revolt has …

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