Box Office Report 2024 1st Quarter (January – March): Hindi Films Drop 18% Than 2023 Q1, 15 Releases & Only 1 Super Hit – Thanks To HanuMan – 5 Years Data!
A total of 15 films were released in the first quarter, and as compared to last year, Hindi films witnessed a drop at the box office.
Box Office Report 2024 1st Quarter (January – March) – Only One Super Hit. ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
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Three months of the year 2024 have gone by, and the Hindi film industry in the first quarter has not performed as phenomenally as it was expected to perform. Last year, while it was Shah Rukh Khan‘s Pathaan and its 543 crore that made the major difference in the first quarter in attaining 961.11 crore in total, the year 2024 received no such magic.
Total 15 Films In 1st quarter
From January 2024 to March 2024, a total of 15 films were released at the box office. Out of these 15, two were dubbed South Indian releases, Captain Miller and HanuMan, and the third was the Hollywood film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. In total, these 15 films have collected 787.58 crore at the box office.
The last five years have been very tough at the Hindi box office. 2020 was the pandemic year that saw 13 releases at the box office before the COVID-19 lockdown was announced. Ever since, there has been a constant struggle for theatrical releases. 2021 had a partial lockdown, with seven releases in the first quarter; the post-pandemic year 2022 saw 9 releases in the first three months. The Redemption Era came in 2023, which also saw a banger like Pathaan, along with 12 other releases at the Hindi Box Office.
The first Quarter of 2019 registered a massive cumulative collection of 1181.85 crore with 17 releases that included two Hollywood releases. The first quarter was the highest in the last six years. This quarter even saw as many as six super hit films at the box office, including Gully Boy, Luka Chuppi, Badla, and Uri: The Surgical Strike.
Last Five Years
In the last five years, the best first quarter has been delivered in 2023 with 961.11 crore. 2024 fell short of almost 19% to match this number. However, the first Quarter of 2023 saw only one hit in Pathaan. Meanwhile, the worst-performing first quarter has been 2021, with only 91.45 crore at the box office and not a single hit.
Highest Grossing Film Of The First Quarter
Starting in 2020, the highest-grossing film of the first quarter was Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, which collected 279.50 crore. This was followed by Godzilla VS Kong in 2021, which earned 46.58 crore. In 2022, the highest-grossing film of the first quarter was RRR, with 277 crore. And, of course, 2023 had a blaster with Pathaan’s 543.22 crore.
Interestingly, in 2024, the highest-grossing film of the first quarter was Hrithik Roshan’s Fighter, with 212.50 crore standing at the losing end. The year has offered two hits: Yami Gautam’s Article 370, which has collected 81 crore, and Ajay Devgn‘s Shaitaan, which has collected 142.72 crore and counting. Meanwhile, the only super hit film of this quarter is Teja Sajja’s HanuMan, which earned 50.76 crore in Hindi.
Here is how the first quarter has performed in the last few years.
2019 – 1181.85 crore (Pre-Pandemic)
2020 – 783.48 crore (Pandemic Year)
2021 – 91.45 crore (Partial Lockdown Year)
2022 – 814.24 crore (Post Pandemic Year)
2023 – 961.11 crore (Comeback Year)
2024 – 787.58 crore
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
Check out the box office collections and verdicts of 2024 here.
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