List of highest-grossing Bengali films

This is a list of highest-grossing Bengali films. This is the list of highest-grossing Bengali-language films, with separate lists for the cinema of West Bengal, India.

Tollywood

The Bengali film industry is centered in the Tollygunge neighborhood of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, and has been known by the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, since 1932.[1] West Bengal was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s,[1] with Bengali cinema accounting for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s.[2] A 2014 report stated that while there were about 100 films created in Tollywood every year, fewer than ten percent were breaking even financially.[3]

Highest-grossing films

  film currently playing Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 19 October 2018 in theaters around the world.
Rank Movie Year Director Studio(s) Worldwide gross Source Note
1 Amazon Obhijaan 2017 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹48.63 crore (US$6.8 million) [4]
2 Chander Pahar 2013 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹20 crore (US$2.8 million) [5][6][3]
3 Boss 2: Back to Rule 2017 Baba Yadav Jeetz Fireworks
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Jaaz Multimedia		 ₹10.50 crore (US$1.5 million) [7] India-Bangladesh joint venture
4 Paglu 2011 Rajiv Kumar Biswas Surinder Films ₹9.92 crore (US$1.4 million) [5][6]
5 Sathi 2002 Haranath Chakraborty Shree Venkatesh Films ₹9.78 crore (US$1.4 million) [5][8]
6 Paran Jai Jaliya Re 2009 Ravi Kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹9.50 crore (US$1.3 million) [5][9]
7 Rangbaaz 2013 Raja Chanda Surinder Films ₹9.00 crore (US$1.3 million) [5][5][10]
8 Praktan 2016 Shiboprosad Mukherjee & Nandita Roy Windows Production House ₹8.50 crore (US$1.2 million) [6]
9 Awara 2012 Rabi Kinagi Shree Venkatesh Films ₹8.50 crore (US$1.2 million) [8]
10 Khoka 420 2013 Rajiv Kumar Biswas Eskay Movies ₹8.00 crore (US$1.1 million) [5][10]
11 Posto 2017 Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Nandita Roy		 Windows Production House
Eros International		 ₹8.00 crore (US$1.1 million) [11][12][13]
12 Badsha - The Don 2016 Baba Yadav
Abdul Aziz		 Eskay Movies
Jaaz Multimedia		 ₹7.56 crore (US$1.1 million) [8] India-Bangladesh joint venture
13 Nabab 2017 Joydeep Mukherjee
Abdul Aziz		 Jaaz Multimedia
Eskay Movies		 ₹7.56 crore (US$1.1 million) [9] India-Bangladesh joint venture
14 Cockpit 2017 Kamaleswar Mukherjee Dev Entertainment Ventures & Jaaz Multimedia ₹7.25 crore (US$1.0 million) [5][14][3]
15 Mishawr Rawhoshyo 2013 Srijit Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7.1 crore (US$990,000) [10]
16 Rajkahini 2015 Srijit Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹7 crore (US$970,000) [8]
17 Zulfiqar 2016 Srijit Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹6.94 crore (US$970,000)
18 Boss: Born to Rule 2013 Baba Yadav Reliance Entertainment
Grassroot Entertainment		 ₹6.94 crore (US$970,000) [10]
19 Yeti Obhijaan 2017 Srijit Mukherjee Shree Venkatesh Films ₹6.48 crore (US$900,000)
20 Khokababu 2012 Dr.Shankar Aiyaa Eskay Movies ₹6.25 crore (US$870,000)
21 Challenge 2009 Raj Chakraborty Shree Venkatesh Films ₹5.80 crore (US$810,000)
22 Shudhu Tomari Jonyo 2015 Birsa Dasgupta Shree Venkatesh Films ₹5.56 crore (US$770,000)

Highest opening days

Rank Film Worldwide gross Source
1. Amazon Obhijaan ₹2.14 crore (US$300,000) [15]
2. Chander Pahar ₹90 lakh (US$130,000) [16]
3. Awara ₹75 lakh (US$100,000)
4. Saathi ₹72 lakh (US$100,000)
5. Boss ₹72 lakh (US$100,000)

Highest opening weeks

Rank Film Worldwide gross Source
1. Amazon Obhijaan ₹15.04 crore (US$2.1 million) [17]
2. Chander Pahar ₹4.85 crore (US$680,000) and [15]
3. Awara ₹3 crore (US$420,000)
4. Paglu ₹2.80 crore (US$390,000) [18]
5. Sultan: The Saviour ₹2.62 crore (US$360,000)
6. Paran Jai Jaliya Re ₹2.30 crore (US$320,000)

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Series Total worldwide box office (in crores) No. of films Average of films (in crores) Highest-grossing film (gross in INR(₹) crores)

Highest-grossing films by year

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Films Year Director Box Office
Ghatak2006___________₹94 lakh (US$130,000)
I Love You2007Sujit Mondal₹5 crore (US$700,000)
Bhalobasa Bhalobasa2008Rabi Kinagi₹5.11 crore (US$710,000)
Paran Jai Jaliya Re2009Ravi Kinagi₹9.50 crore (US$1.3 million)
Bolo Na Tumi Aamar2010Sujit Mondal₹6.6 crore (US$920,000)
Paglu2011Rajiv Kumar Biswas₹9.92 crore (US$1.4 million)
Awara2012Ravi Kinagi₹8.46 crore (US$1.2 million)
Chander Pahar2013Kamaleswar Mukherjee₹20 crore (US$2.8 million)
Bindaas2014Rajiv Kumar Biswas₹4.88 crore (US$680,000)
Shudhu Tomari Jonyo2015Birsa Dasgupta₹5.56 crore (US$770,000)
Praktan2016Nandita Roy₹8.50 crore (US$1.2 million)
Amazon Obhijaan2017Kamaleswar Mukherjee₹48.63 crore (US$6.8 million)
Bhaijaan Elo Re2018Joydip Mukherjee

Bangladesh

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Sarkar, Bhaskar (2008). "The Melodramas of Globalization". Cultural Dynamics. 20: 31–51 [34]. doi:10.1177/0921374007088054. Madhava Prasad traces the origin of the term to a 1932 article in the American Cinematographer by Wilford E. Deming, an American engineer who apparently helped produce the first Indian sound picture. At this point, the Calcutta suburb of Tollygunge was the main centr of film production in India. Deming refers to the area as Tollywood, since it already boasted two studios with 'several more projected' (Prasad, 2003) 'Tolly', rhyming with 'Holly', got hinged to 'wood' in the Anglophone Indian imagination, and came to denote the Calcutta studios and, by extension, the local film industry. Prasad surmises: 'Once Tollywood was made possible by the fortuitous availability of a half-rhyme, it was easy to clone new Hollywood babies by simply replacing the first letter' (Prasad, 2003). From Cinema of India: Sarkar, Bhaskar (2008). "The Melodramas of Globalization". Cultural Dynamics. 20 (1): 31–51 [34]. doi:10.1177/0921374007088054.
    2. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pather-panchali-its-history-the-genius-behind-it-and-satyajit-rays-style-of-working/1/409539.html
    3. 1 2 3 Press Trust of India (December 17, 2014). "Tollywood delivers only five-six hits a year". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
    4. ↑ "'Amazon Obhijan' becomes highest grossing Bengali film ever". The Statesman. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Top 5 bengali films with good numbers at box office". The Statesman (India). 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
    6. 1 2 3 "বক্স অফিসের নতুন চুড়ায় চাঁদের পাহাড়". আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
    7. ↑ "5 films that rocked the box office this year".
    8. 1 2 3 4 "List Of Top 20 Highest Grossing Bengali Movies of All Time".
    9. 1 2 Independent, The. "Shakib's 'Nabab' on the top in Box office with record". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
    10. 1 2 3 4 "5 films that rocked the box office this year". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
    11. ↑ "Posto box office".
    12. ↑ "posto's success is special for us said jisshu sengupta and mimi chakraborty ('পোস্ত'র সাফল্যটা স্পেশ্যাল, বললেন মিমি-যিশু), ১৪ দিনের হিসাবে ৩ কোটির মত ব্যবসা করেছে ছবিটি".
    13. ↑ "Posto creates history, makes 1 crore in 4 days".
    14. ↑ "বক্স অফিসের নতুন চুড়ায় Kabir". আনন্দবাজার প্রত্রিকা. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
    15. 1 2 "Chader Pahar Highest Earing Bengali movie". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
    16. ↑ "Awara 2nd Highest Opening Bengali movie". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
    17. ↑ "Nobaab Box Office Collection 36th 37th Day Total Worldwide Earning".
    18. ↑ "বস মাঝিরে বল না কোথায়". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
    19. ↑ "টালিউডে সর্বশেষ মুক্তি পাওয়া 'ককপিট', 'ইয়েতি অভিযান', 'বলো দুগ্গা মাঈকী…', 'ব্যোমকেশ ও অগ্নিবাণ', 'চলচ্চিত্র সার্কাস', 'প্রজাপতি বিস্কুট', 'শ্রেষ্ঠ বাঙালি' ছবির তিন দিনের বক্সঅফিস খবর!".
    20. ↑ 5 films that rocked the box office this year
    21. ↑ "Paglu Box Office Collection in India". Pycker.com.
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