Box Office Report Card Of 2014, No Growth Over Last Year But Last Quar

Tuesday, 30th September 12:00 PM IST


Box Office Report Card Of 2014, No Growth Over Last Year But Last Quarter Crucial

Tomorrow last quarter of 2014 will kick off and there are line up of some real potential blockbusters. 2014 was not a great year at box office and there is almost no growth in overall business in first 9 months despite bigger promotions and higher ticket price.

There was back to back distinct growth in 2012 and 2013 over previous years but 2014 looks to finish in the same range as 2013. This year should have seen better performance as 2 Salman Khan starrers, one each from Shahrukh and Aamir, one biggie from Hrithik, one form Rohit - Ajay combo and couple of Akshay Kumar starrers hit the screens. But even 850 - 900 cr nett in last quarter can take it to close to 2013 total. Following is the year wise comparison of business of Hindi film box office -

Year	No. Of Releases	Total Box Office Figure	Growth %
2011	161	1800 cr
2012	165	2375 cr	32%
2013	174	2710 cr	14%
2014	138**	1810 cr**	03%*

** Till Mid September

* Expected growth by end of year


In first 9 months, we had only one blockbuster and handful of hits. Though surprise hits like 'Queen' and 'Ragini MMS 2' did score at box office but then these films do not change the bigger picture. Most of the promising films remained either average or semi hits. Now 'Happy New Year', 'P.K.' and 'Bang Bang' might change that to certain extent. Following is the top 21 films in 2014 at box office and their verdict -

Rank	Film	Lifetime Collection (Cr Nett)	Verdict
1	Kick	231.20	Blockbuster
2	Singham Returns	140.80	Super Hit
3	Jai Ho	114.30	Above Average
4	Holiday	112.10	Hit
5	2 States	104.55	Super Hit
6	Ek Villain	103.90	Super Hit
7	Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania	77.55	Hit
8	Gunday	77.30	Semi Hit
9	Entertainment	65.10	Above Average
10	Queen	61.98	Super Hit
11	Mary Kom	58.75	Semi Hit
12	Main Tera Hero	53.75	Hit
13	Heropanti	53.55	Hit
14	Ragini MMS 2	49.75	Hit
15	Mardaani	36.55	Semi Hit
16	Hansee Toh Phasee	35.75	Above Average
17	Yaariyan	33.60	Hit
18	Highway	29.85	Above Average
19	Khoobsurat	29.50	Average
20	Hate Story 2	26.45	Above Average
21	Daawat E Ishq	26.10	Average