2023 marks an extraordinary year for Bollywood, as it introduces 600 and 500 crore clubs for Hindi releases, including blockbuster films such as Pathaan, Gadar 2, and Jawan. Jawan is now the highest-grossing film of all time and obviously of 2023. Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 opens well, let’s see how it performs in the coming days.
SRK Jawan releases on 7th Sept 2023, which attracted different audiences in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu and is achieving noteworthy weekday collections. Jawan smashed records every day. Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 joins Pathaan, 2023 has some major releases from Bollywood, some even catering to the pan-India audience. Adipurush was a major release in Telugu and Hindi but failed to be as successful as expected.
Top 15 Highest Grossing Bollywood 2023
| Movie | Release Date | India Net Cr | WW Gross Cr | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jawan | 7 September | 640.25 | 1160 | All Time Blockbuster |
| Pathaan | 25 January | 542.8 | 1050.05 | All Time Blockbuster |
| Gadar 2 | 11 August | 524.8 | 684.8 | All Time Blockbuster |
| Animal | 1 Dec | 314.50 | Blockbuster | |
| Adipurush | 16 June | 282.33 | 392.2 | Flop |
| Tiger 3 | 12 November | 280.94 | 458.1 | — |
| The Kerala Story | 5 May | 236.27 | 302 | All Time Blockbuster |
| Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar | 8 March | 147.28 | 223 | Super Hit |
| OMG 2 | 11 August | 150.78 | 221.25 | Hit |
| Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani | 28 July | 153.55 | 357.50 | Hit |
| Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | 21 April | 110.53 | 184.6 | Below Average |
| Dream Girl 2 | 25 August | 106.36 | 141.7 | Super Hit |
| Fukrey 3 | 28 September | 95.32 | 125.24 | Hit |
| Bholaa | 30 March | 90.31 | 123 | Average |
| Zara Hatke Zara Bachke | 2 June | 87.31 | 116 | Super Hit |
| Satyaprem Ki Katha | 29 June | 78.06 | 125.8 | Hit |
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The year 2022 was not good enough for the Hindi Film industry, much-anticipated movies like Shamshera, Samrat Prithviraj, Laal Singh Chaddha, Jersey, Bachchan Paandey & many more didn’t work at Box Office.
On the other hand, South Indian movies ruled the box office in 2022. KGF Chapter 2, RRR, Vikram, PS-1 to Kantara made huge money at the box office across the nation. In fact, there was no Bollywood film in the top five in 2022 with Brahmastra being the highest at number six.
Stars like Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Ranveer Singh couldn’t bring audiences to the movie theatres proving to be a dud 2022 for the Bollywood industry.
More and more South Indian movies finding acceptance in the Hindi market, while Bollywood seems to be losing ground even in its own yard.
1- Jawan
Shah Rukh Khan’s film ‘Jawan’ puts the Box Office on fire with each passing day. The first four days marked an earth-shattering start for the film. Now, the film has already passed the test of its first Monday, making ‘Jawan’ the top Bollywood film with a collection of over 639 crores in India Net Collection. The worldwide gross total stands at 1145 crores+, record-breaking!
2- Pathaan
Power Star cast of Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham are the main reasons that fans were looking forward to this big-budget action thriller which created a stupendous buzz among the cinephiles and shattered many box office records.
It has crossed the 1000 Cr club mark at the box office worldwide, the highest Indian grosser in a single language.
3- Gadar 2
During Independence Week, two major movies Gadar 2 and OMG 2 released in theatres, and fans went crazy for the action film Gadar 2 which crossed the 300 cr mark in just 8 days in India. Gadar (2001) director Anil Sharma directed the film with writing and as a co-producer.
4- Animal
Ranbir Kapoor’s violent action thriller Animal puts the Box Office on fire, young generation goes crazy over Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s filmmaking. Bobby Deol stole the show while having a small space appearance in the film. In less than a week, Animal has become the 4th highest-grossing movie of 2023, one of the highest-grossing of all time in Bollywood.
5- The Kerala Story
The Kerala Story got a boost due to its storyline like Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files. TKS Opened with a single digit, got stronger with time, and made Rs 236.67 Cr at domestic. This low-budget movie repeated The Kashmir Files Box Office run.
6- Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar
Young Generation Superstar Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar is the second Bollywood film of 2023, that grabbed attention among critics and moviegoers. Ranbir’s TJMM has emerged as a hit at the box office, Rs 147 Crore at domestic (Net.).
7- Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani
Karan Johar’s comeback as director was loved by the audiences not only in India but Worldwide total is 300 cr+ Gross. Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani is also a comeback film for Ranveer Singh, his earlier films like Cirkus, and Jayeshbhai Jordaar didn’t work at the Box Office.
Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies 2023 FAQs
A. Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan India Nett collection is 639 Cr+, the highest grosser of 2023 and all time.
A. Jawan breaks the record of Pathaan, Gadar 2, and Dangal and becomes the Highest Bollywood Grosser of all time in India.
A. SRK’s Jawan is the biggest opener of 2023 (Rs 75 Cr).
Pathaan will become first bollywood film to cross 500 cr in India, RIP Boycott trend
One or two hits can’t make Bollywood great, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada industries making bigger movies now.
kartik is future box office king for sure, wish Shehzada becomes his first 200 crore film
If Bhaijaan’s cameo can hit a film, assume the success of his next kisi ka bhai kisi ki jaan and tiger 3, salman khan is much favorite box office star , looking forward to eid release in 2023
John Abraham is equally stylish and dangerous in his role, he should quit picking films as lead role
Pathaan ka record todna filhal mushkil hai, even bhaijaan’s tiger will wrapped under 300-350 crore