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10 Biggest Hits post-pandemic Pushpa 2, Gadar 2, Stree2 —
The post-pandemic period hasn't been great for Bollywood, but a few big hits in between have made us happy. In pre-pandemic times, 3 crore footfalls were enough to make a film a blockbuster, and we often had some films making it into that club, especially with the big stars. However, after the pandemic, that 3 crore footfalls mark became tough to reach, and thus the verdict system had to change.
KGF Chapter 2 (2022) became the first film to cross 2.5 crore footfalls and was labeled as an "All Time Blockbuster." In the pre-pandemic era, it would have been classified as either a "Blockbuster" or "Super Blockbuster." This is how the verdict system changed. The same occurred with Pathaan (2023) and Animal (2023), which received All Time Blockbuster verdicts despite not crossing the 3 crore footfalls mark. This was valid enough considering Bollywood's decline after the pandemic, but logically, it makes other bigger hits appear equal despite selling more tickets.
Gadar 2 smashed box office records despite low ticket rates and a clash with OMG 2. The Sunny Deol starrer sold approximately 3.40-3.45 crore tickets and received the "All Time Blockbuster" tag, which it truly deserved. It was also not a high-budget film like Pathaan, Jawan, and Animal, so theatrical profits were much higher.
Shraddha Kapoor's Stree 2 repeated the same success story in 2024 by selling approximately 3.20 crore tickets, despite being a mid-budget film. That 3 crore footfalls mark seemed impossible, but Gadar 2 and Stree 2 surpassed it by miles, while Pathaan and Animal fell short. Jawan was a record grosser and was the first film to cross 3 crore footfalls in the post-pandemic era.
Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 (Hindi) finally breached the 3.50 crore footfalls mark. It seemed like a tough task in these times, but this film smashed it by a margin and then went on to break into the 4 crore footfalls club as well. It became only the second film to cross 4 crore footfalls in the multiplex era after Baahubali 2 (Hindi), and interestingly, both films were not original Hindi language movies featuring Hindi superstars.
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Have a look at the top 10 biggest hits in the post-pandemic era in the Hindi market:
Pushpa 2 (2024) - 4 crore
Gadar 2 (2023) - 3.4 crore
Stree 2 (2024) - 3.2 crore
Jawan (2023) - 3.1 crore
Pathaan (2023) - 2.8 crore
Animal (2023) - 2.7 crore
KGF Chapter 2 (2022) - 2.55 crore
RRR (2022) - 1.70 crore
The Kashmir Files (2022) - 1.55 crore
Kalki 2898 AD (2024) - 1.50 crore
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