Drishyam 2 has done it. It has entered the 200 crore club and that too in a very short span of time. Surely there is more that will come of the film but in fact, before its release, not many people were projecting it as the next double century maker. There were murmurs around whether it was more suited for an OTT release, and why the original Malayalam version had opted for a straight-to-digital release. Nevertheless, it was the firm belief of Ajay Devgan, director Abhishek Pathak and producer Kumar Mangat that paid off here and they gave the film a very good release.
As a result, the film has now crossed the 200 crore mark and in the process has become only the 19th Bollywood film to achieve the feat. Of course there are also 8 triple hundreds [Dangal, Sanju, PK, Tiger Zinda Hai, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, War, Padmaavat and Sultan] and while it’s not the distance Drishyam 2 Considering the covers, this is a 200 crore club entry which he would surely be celebrating.
Here is a list of all Bollywood movies that have scored a double century, and their lifetime scores:
sputter 3 – 284 crores
Tanaji – The Unsung Warrior – 280 crores
Kabir Singh – 278.24 crores
Brahmastra (Hindi) – 244 crores
The Kashmir Files – 253 crores
Uri – The Surgical Strike – 245.36 crore
Krish 3 – 244.92 crores
Simba – 240.31 crore
kick – 232 crores
Chennai Express – 227 crores
India – 211.07 crores
Prem ratan dhan payo – 210 crores
Housefull 4 – 208.50 crores
Golmaal Again – 205.70 crores
good news , 205.14 crores
Happy New Year – 205 crores
Scene 2 – 203.59 crore (still running)
Mission Mangal 203 crores
3 Idiots – 202.95 crore
In the next few weeks, there is a higher slot that the film will manage for itself. It is a given that the film will cross the lifetime mark of 232 crores and then it will be interesting to see how much more it adds up to grow. Wherever it lands, it will eventually make it to the top-10 list here, and one of Bollywood’s top-20 grossers of all time (since the invention of the 100 crore club).
Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. The numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
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