The year that was in Bollywood: How movies performed in 2016 in comparison to 2015
2016 Round up and how the year compared with 2015
The year 2016 had its own share of hits and misses in B-Town. As the year comes to an end, here's a complete lowdown on the movies that released this year and how they faired in comparison to the previous year.
A total of 120 Hindi films were released in 2016.Comparatively, 115 films were released in 2015.
70 films did a business of 1 crore or more. Comparatively, 68 films did a business of 1 crore or more in 2015.
35 films did a business of 30 crore or more. Comparatively, 28 films did a business of 30 crore or more in 2015.
19 films did a business of 50 crore or more. Comparatively, 19 films did a business o 50 crore or more in 2015.
6 films entered the 100 Crore Club (M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Airlift, Rustom, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Housefull 3, Shivaay). Comparatively, 4 films entered the 100 Crore Club in 2015 (Bajirao MastaniTanu Weds Manu Returns, Dilwale, ABCD - Any Body Can Dance 2)
1 film entered the 300 Crore Club (Salman Khan's Sultan), 1 more is on the way (Aamir Khan's Dangal). Comparatively, 1 film - Bajrangi Bhaijaan - entered the 300 Crore Club and 1 film - Prem Ratan Dhan Payo - entered the 200 Crore Club in 2015.
Rs 2925 crore nett came as Box Office earnings. Comparatively, 2870 crore nett came as Box Office Earnings in 2015.
50% of the earnings in 2016 came from Top-10 Box Office grossers. Comparatively, 50% of these earnings came from Top-10 Box Office grossers in 2015.
2 All Time Blockbusters in 2016 (Sultan, Dangal). Whereas 1 All Time Blockbuster (Bajrangi Bhaijaan) and 1 Blockbuster (Tanu Weds Manu Returns) in 2015)
This year we had 6 Superhits (Airlift, Rustom, Baaghi, Neerja, Kapoor & Sons, Pink) while comparatively, in 2015 we had 3 Superhits - Bajirao Mastani, Piku, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.
2016 saw 5 Hits M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Housefull 3, Dear Zindagi, Ki & Ka). Comparatively, 10 Hits and Semi-Hits - Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - 2, Welcome Back, Baby, Gabbar Is Back, Hate Story 3, Badlapur, Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, Talvar and Dum Laga Ke Haisha in 2015.
While in 2016 no newcomers featured in a Hit, Superhit or All Time Blockbuster, comparatively, 3 newcomers - Karan Singh Grover (Hate Story 3), Kapil Sharma (Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon) and Bhumi Pednekar (Dum Laga Ke Haisha) - featured in a Hit in 2015.
In 2016, 22 films flopped whereas 15 films were flops in 2015.
44 films were disasters in 2016, comparatively, 48 films were disasters in 2015.
2 films had paid previews; none couldn't cover much distance (Rocky Handsome, A Flying Jatt). Comparatively, 0 films had a Paid Preview in 2015.
1 sequel was a clean success (Housefull 3). Comparatively, 3 sequels - Tanu Weds Manu Returns, ABCD - Any Body Can Dance - 2, Welcome Back, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 and Hate Story 3) were clean successes in 2015)