The first quarter of 2026 is also over. In these three months, we have seen the dominance of Aditya Dhar and Ranveer Singh’s film ‘Dhurandhar 2 The Revenge’. The film has set a new benchmark at the box office and has crossed the earning mark of Rs 961 crore in India in 14 days. Whereas even now its earnings are not showing signs of stopping. The film has set a new benchmark. He has single-handedly saved the honor of Bollywood. Let us tell you how?
5 big films released in the first quarter
In the first quarter of 2026, 5 big films were released in theaters, on which people’s eyes were fixed that they would be able to do something amazing at the box office but it did not happen.
The list of these five films includes names like ‘Border 2’, ‘Mardaani 3’, ‘O Romeo’, ‘The Kerala Story 2’ and ‘Dhurandhar 2’.
Only 3 films could recover the budget
- Now if we look at their box office performance, then according to the report of Koimoi, Sunny Deol’s war drama film ‘Border 2’, despite good word of mouth publicity, did a business of Rs 362.76 crore with a budget of Rs 275 crore.
- At the same time, ‘The Kerala Story 2’ made Rs 51.95 crore with a budget of Rs 28 crore.
- And ‘Dhurandhar 2’ earned Rs 961 crore in 14 days.
- All these three films were called hits and blockbusters.
2 films flopped badly at the box office
- Along with this, two out of the five big films flopped badly at the box office. Rani Mukherjee’s hit franchise film ‘Mardaani 3’ released in theaters on January 30. This film could not even recover its budget.
- According to the report of Koimoi, the film ‘Mardaani 3’, made with a budget of Rs 60 crore, had earned only Rs 52.99 crore, which was a big loss for the makers.
At the same time, there was a good buzz about Shahid Kapoor’s ‘O Romeo’. But this also proved to be a flop at the box office. In the budget of Rs 130 crore, the collection of this film was only Rs 83.35 crore.
14 films were released in the first quarter
Along with this, if we talk about the success rate of films in the first quarter of 2026, then about 14 films were released between January and March, out of which three achieved success by earning more than the budget, while ‘Ikkis’, ‘Happy Patel’, ‘Rahu Ketu’, ‘Maysabha’, ‘Mardaani 3’, ‘Vadh 2’, ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain’, ‘Tu Ya Main’, ‘O Romeo’, Films like ‘Assi’ and ‘Do Deewane Sehar Mein’ flopped at the box office.
- The contribution of ‘Dhurandhar 2’ alone at the box office in the first quarter of 2026 is 59.31 percent, which alone earned Rs 1554.49 crore worldwide in 14 days. (This film is currently playing in theatres)
- Whereas, the contribution of ‘Border 2’ is 23.33 percent.
People’s eyes fixed on ‘Ramayanam’
However, even if the success rate of films in the first quarter of 2026 is low. But, by the end of the year, Bollywood may get some more big hit films. The first name included in this is ‘KGF’ star Yash’s film ‘Toxic’.
At the same time, the second most awaited film of the year is ‘Ramayanam’, from which people’s expectations are sky high. It is being said in media reports that the movie can earn more than Rs 1000 crore in India alone. Whereas regarding the worldwide collection, it is believed that it can do a business of Rs 3000 crores. Along with this, Shahrukh Khan’s film ‘King’ will also be released on the occasion of Christmas.