2023 was one of the best years for the Bollywood Industry; audiences got better stuff to watch in different genres in movie theatres. From movies on grand scales with sweeping set pieces and enormous dance numbers, to smaller family dramas with a quieter tone, each movie brings something unique and valuable to the viewer. As with many successful Bollywood films, popular actors provide familiar faces in these films along with newcomers just making their name in the film scene. This Year many movies attracted a great influx of viewers to cinema Halls. Here is a list of top 5 Bollywood movies of 2023 with higher earnings.
5. Tiger 3
It is a Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Eemran Hashmi film, and the third sequel of Tiger Zinda Hai, released on 12th November 2023, directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj films. The gross income of the movie is ₹466.63 crore (US$58 million) because of which, this movie is in the list of top 5 Bollywood movies. This movie is a thriller drama and also includes romance and action, which is why it was liked by the mass audience.
4. Gadar 2
It is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language period action-drama film directed and produced by Anil Sharma and written by Shaktimaan Talwar. A sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), it stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprise their roles from the previous film. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Tara Singh returns to Pakistan to rescue his imprisoned son Charanjeet “Jeete” Singh.
Gadar 2 was theatrically released on 11 August 2023 and became a commercial success, grossing over ₹691.08 crore (US$87 million) worldwide against a production budget of ₹60 crore (US$7.5 million). It is the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 and eighth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time.
3. Animal
The most talked movie, which got mix reviews from viewers but still got successful in earning ₹887.69 crore (US$110 million) worldwide. This movie starts Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandana, Bobby Deol, Tripti Dimri and Anil Kumar as main characters in the movie. This movie is about Alpha male concept, manhood and some dialogues were really controversial which grabbed the positive and negative limelight. This Movie is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and produced by
T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. This action-drama film was released on 1st Deceber 2023, The film was released across 4000 screens in India, the screen count was impacted due to the clash with Sam Bahadur which was releasing on the same day.
2. Pathaan
This movie featured Sharukh khan aka “king khan” and Deepika Padukone and John Abraham as antagonist. With influential star cast, this movie also include alluring music and dance number. This movie was released in January 2023 and got immense applauding from audiences. Its worldwide gross income is ₹1,050.30 crore (US$130 million).
This movie was written and directed by Sidharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yashraj Films. This movie gives thrilling experience to audiences; its resonating music was there on everybody’s lips for a long time. This movie is shooted on various mesmerising locations. Pathaan was theatrically released, in standard, IMAX and 4DX versions, along with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu. Pathaan was the first Indian film to release in the novel ICE theatre format. It has definity made its place in top 5 Bollywood movies of 2023
1. Jawan
Jawan is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment which is Sharukh Khan’s production house and earned the highest gross income of ₹1,148.32 crore (US$140 million). This Movie has amazing star cast Sharukh khan, Nayantara from tollywood industry, Deepika Padukone in Cameo role, Vijay Sethupati as an antagonist, Sanya Malhotra, Priya Mani, Ridhi Dogra. This movie is directed by “Atlee Kumar”. This movie was releases on September 7, 2023, and allured maximum audience to movie theatres and got the top rank in top 5 Bollywood movies of the year.
Jawan draws inspiration from the tragic incident at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, where 60 children lost their lives due to a shortage of oxygen. This heartbreaking event sent shockwaves across the nation and serves as a key element in the film’s plot.
There are other movies like Rocky and Rani ki Prem kahani, Dunki which just could not mark its place in top 5 Bollywood movies, but their gross income gave the tough competition to other movies.