Box Office India Records: Hindi Version

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Bahubali - The Conclusion All Languages Update

Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam) has set a record in every state across India, barring Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, the GROSS figures are the highest of all time, but the NETT and distributor share are not. Still, this does mean it has collected the most at the box office in the state.

The previous all-India, all-languages record was 419 crore nett of Bahubali—The Beginning in 2015. This is a huge record and can only be beaten by a Telugu film that works in North India in the near future. The all-India figures of Bahubali 2: The Conclusion till date are as follows:

Hindi: 510 crore

Dubbed: 10 crore (Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam from Mumbai, Delhi/UUP, East Punjab, Rajasthan, CP Berar, CI, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, and Marathwada)

Nizam/Andhra: 270 crore (not including Hindi)

Karnataka/Mysore: 80 crore (not including Hindi)

Tamil Nadu: 110 crore (not including Hindi)

Kerala: 56 crore

GRAND TOTAL: 1036 crore

INDIA GROSS: 1430 crore [including tax]

Overseas: $59,340,000 [INR: 380 crore]

WORLDWIDE GROSS: 1810 crore

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Why Business Of Dubbed Tamil Telugu Not Included

The question that pops up in the mailbox regularly is that why is not the business of dubbed versions not included on the website especially when major Hindi films are dubbed in other in languages. Basically dubbing films is a token gesture and business will be in the 3-5% range of the Hindi version. Even a film collecting 10 crore nett in Hindi can be dubbed and it can do upwards of 25 lakhs nett.

The biggest problem is when dubbed business is included than you have to include films of that language as well to have the correct picture. Then the tax picture comes into play as a film doing a huge proportion of its business in Tamil will be paying much less tax than a predominantly Hindi film so NETT numbers make little sense. This can be explained better by the two charts below. First one is the top ten grossing films in HINDI and then the second one is top ten grossing films in all languages. In the second one some regional films come into play, even the topmost one then becomes a non Hindi release.

Top Ten Grossing Hindi Films NETT

1. Dangal (2016) - 374,61,00,000
2. PK (2014) - 324,27,00,000
3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) - 316,79,00,000
4. Sultan (2016) - 295,93,00,000
5. Dhoom 3 (2013) - 261,25,00,000
6. Chennai Express (2013) - 218,53,00,000
7. Kick (2014) - 214,02,00,000
8. 3 Idiots (2009) - 201,37,00,000
9. Krrish 3 (2013) - 198,66,00,000
10. Happy New Year (2014) - 188,55,00,000

Top Grossing Films NETT (All Languages)

1. Bahubali (2015) - 419,56,00,000
2. Dangal (2016) - 387,28,00,000
3. PK (2014) - 324,27,00,000
4. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) - 316,79,00,000
5. Sultan (2016) - 295,93,00,000
6. Dhoom 3 (2013) - 272,25,00,000
7. Chennai Express (2013) - 218,53,00,000
8. Kick (2014) - 214,02,00,000
9. Robot (2010) - 213,84,00,000
10. Krrish 3 (2013) - 205,71,00,000
11. Kabali (2016) - 205,16,00,000
12. 3 idiots (2009) - 201,37,00,000
13. Happy New Year (2014) - 195,05,00,000

As can be seen above, the dubbed business changes the rankings totally. Another point to note is when a film is dubbed into another language then that business is not coming from a HINDI film, sometimes even the name is changed.

The figures in GROSS for all languages will change the rankings due to lower taxes for regional films and those are the ones that have to be used when you are not comparing like for like and they will put up tomorrow.

GST (Good and Service Tax) is supposed to be implemented soon and it will probably be one slab across the country which will give fairer playing field but its probable the state governments will give some sort of exemptions to regional films to make tax lower while there will be no relief as usual for Hindi films which always get step motherly treatment from the government. The plus will the highest slab in GST will be a little lower than the present taxes at an all India level.