Here's How The First Half Of 2019 Fared In Comparison To 2018

From Uri: The Surgical Strike to Kabir Singh more recently, the first half of 2019 has been a dream for every Bollywood lover out there. Be it quality of films or box-office numbers, things have been looking the best it has looked in a long time.

But looking back, one has to accept that the first episode of this chapter was written back in the first half of 2018 itself. After a slow and sluggish 2017, the year 2018 and the amazing films released gave Bollywood the much-needed impetus for growth.  While in both cases the first half has gone through some ups and downs, here’s how the numbers look when we compare the first half of 2018 with the first half of 2019.

Number Of Hits

2018: The first half of 2018 had 10 proper hits that included films like Padmaavat, Sanju, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Raid, Hichki and more.

2019: The first half of 2019 had 8 proper hits that included films like Uri: The Surgical Strike, Gully Boy, Kabir Singh and more.

Number of 100 Crores

2018: The first half of 2018 had 8 entries into the 100 crore club including surprising ones like Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Raid, Raazi and more.

2019: The first half of 2019 had 7 entries in the 100 club including Gully Boy, De De Pyaar De, Bharat and a few more.

Number of 200 Crores

2018: The first half of 2018 had 2 films in the 200 crores including Padmaavat and Sanju which even managed to enter the 300 crores club.

2019: The first half of 2019 had 3 films in the 200 crores clube which includes Uri: The Surgical Strike, Bharat and Kabir Singh.

Profitability

2018: The most profitable film of the first half of 2018 was Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety with a profit of  352.95%

2019: The most profitable film of the first half of 2019 of Uri: The Surgical Strike with a profit margin of 876.24%