Last year was phenomenal for Bollywood as a number of films exceeded expectations at the box office. Movies with big stars like Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan and Animal became monumental success stories at the ticket window. This year hasn’t fired as much as the last, but it has had its share of successes. The latest example is Crew, which has become the fifth movie of 2024 to gross Rs. 100 crores worldwide.
Released on March 29, the movie, which stars Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon in lead roles, started positively despite an all-female cast. Yesterday on April 6, it reached Rs. 104.13 crores gross worldwide, out of which it made Rs. 67.49 crores gross in India and Rs. 33.35 crores gross overseas.
The highest worldwide grosser of the year so far is Siddharth Anand’s Fighter, which starred Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil Kapoor in pivotal roles. The movie grossed Rs. 337.2 crores worldwide and is way ahead of the rest of the films in the list. This is followed by the Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan, Jyothika and Janki Bodiwala starrer Shaitaan with Rs. 204.29 crores. The next three positions are held by Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, Article 370 and Crew with Rs. 133.64 crores, Rs. 110.03 crores and Rs. 104.13 crores gross respectively.
One should take note that out of these films, Crew and Shaitaan are still running in theatres.
Top 5 Worldwide grossers of 2024 at a glance:
Fighter – Rs. 337.2 cr
Shaitaan – Rs. 204.29 cr
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya – 133.34 cr
Article 370 – 110.03 cr
Crew – Rs. 104.13 cr
