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Barbie is the highest grossing movie of 2023

Saradhi Sankar

Barbie released in 2023, collected $1,441,809,053 at the box office. However, Avatar released in 2009 is the highest grossing movie of all time with a box office collection of $2,923,706,026.

Dangal: the highest grossing Indian movie

Ishika Sharma

The highest grossing Indian movie, according to the IMDB report, is Dangal with more than Rs. 2000 crore revenue. The top four movies after Dangal are Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, RRR and KGF Chapter 2. Shahrukh Khan’s two movies released this year, Jawan and Pathaan, earned more than Rs. 1000 crore at the box office.

Leading the Filmfare List

Ashna Mariam George

The Filmfare Awards, presented annually by The Times Group, was introduced in 1954. In the 2023 Awards, Gangubai Kathiawadi,directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali won the most number of awards.

2022: Blockbuster Year

Mansi Jagani

In 2022, Bollywood and other Indian language films experienced a surge in box office earnings. South Indian films earned a revenue of Rs. 53 billion, while Hollywood productions also fared well, generating Rs. 13 billion.

Indian film industry witnesses whooping production budgets

Vandana Batra

The sci-fi movie 2.0 is the highest budget movie in India with a production value of around Rs. 600 crore. However, the success of movies do not depend on higher budget, as it was the case with movies like Saaho (Rs. 350 crore) and Lal Singh Chaddha (Rs. 180  crore).

No ‘Himmat’ in ‘Himmatwala’

Arunima Pal

Bollywood has no dearth of movies which are cringe-worthy and nonsensical. Scoop Whoop compiles the worst rated Bollywood movies as rated by IMDB. Himmatwala, which the filmmakers claim is a tale of vengeance, tops the list. 

LOC: Kargil is the longest Indian movie

Steffy Maria Paul

The movie with a 4 hour 15 minute run time is based on the story of the Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan in 1999. The movie has five songs and one instrumental making up 51 minutes.

Yash: highest paid Kannada actor

Amisha Mohite

Kannada actor Yash starred in K.G.F. The two sequels of the movie earned Rs. 1500 crore at the box office. KGF: Chapter 2 is the highest grossing Kannada movie.

Bloody Sweet!

K. Nitika Shivani

Vijay’s movie Leo earned Rs. 68 crore in India on its first day. The movie collected Rs. 148 crore on the first day of its release worldwide. The actor has been active in the Tamil movie industry for over 30 years now.