Pushpa 2 in Hindi will finish its run with roughly 4 crore footfalls which has only been seen twice this century with Gadar and Bahubali 2 and these two went over 5 crore. No other film has crossed the 4 crore mark with Dangal being the best at 3.7 crore while before Gadar it was Raja Hindustani in 1996 to hit 4 crore.

There are many films to hit 4, 5 and even 6 crore in the older days when cinema had less competition from other entertainment and also was the only option to watch films though population was also only half of what it is now which more than compensates. Basically the films held wide appeal in those days. Pushpa 2 joins an elite group of around 15-20 films in history to get 4 crore footfalls.

This is a huge target that Pushpa 2 has set as post pandemic as 4 crore looked an impossible target due to the dwindling audience coming to the theatres. There are four South films dubbed into Hindi in the list and are probably more to come in the next few years  especially if sequels of liked films come. A realistic target for most of the big Hindi films will be 3 crore as Gadar 2 also looks a one off as that sort of single screen business can be written off for most films.

The box office number of Gadar 2 could have been higher with better multiplex pricing and footfalls could have been a little higher as well if it was not released in a crowded period. But as mentioned this is probably a one off and its 3 crore which is the biggest original Hindi films but that is also more than good enough as its around 600 crore nett business this year for the film released as a blockbuster film. The top ten footfalls post pandemic are as follows. The original Hindi films are in bold.

1. Pushpa 2 - 4 crore

2. Gadar 2 - 3.4 crore

3. Stree 2 - 3.2 crore

4. Jawan - 3.1 crore

5. Pathaan - 2.8 crore

6. Animal - 2.7 crore

7. KGF 2 - 2.55 crore

8. RRR - 1.70 crore

9. The Kashmir Files - 1.55 crore

10. Kalki 2898 AD - 1.50 crore