Tollywood box office report card 2022: RRR, Sita Ramam among 9 hits out of 40 movies – how will the last quarter fare?

While the Telugu film industry has had a better year at the box office than Bollywood so far, with both more blockbusters and hits, it's still nowhere close to what it had done in the past few years

By Russel D'Silva
Published: October 13, 2022 8:34 AM IST

It's been a pretty see-saw year for Tollywood at the box office, with the film industry facing more ups than downs. First and foremost, it took some time for the audience to venture back into theatres over the first quarter of 2022, and when they did, the next two quarters saw a lukewarm response. However, there have been nine clean hits, including five blockbusters, clearly highlighting that moviegoers were willing to returns to cinema halls, it's just that fewer Telugu films excited them than than in recent years gone by. So, let's check out which Telugu movies like RRR, Sita Ramam and others clicked big time, and which all pegged the Telugu film industry back. Also Read - Bigg Boss 17: Salman Khan and Aoora do aegyo on national TV; shocked netizens say, 'Never in my weirdest nightmare'

Telugu hit films 2022 – January to September

Bangarraju - ₹59 crore gross - Hit
DJ Tillu - ₹28 crore gross - Blockbuster
RRR - ₹1150 crore gross - All-Time Blockbuster
F3 - ₹72 crore gros - Hit
Major - ₹49 crore gross - Superhit
Bimbisara - ₹64 crore gross - Blockbuster
Sita Ramam - ₹76 crore gross - Blockbuster
Karthikeya 2 - ₹102 crore gross - Blockbuster
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Tollywood box office report card 2022 – January to September

The film that worked from Tollywood include Bangarraju, DJ Tillu, RRR, F3, Major, Bimbisara, Sita Ramam, Karthikeya 2 and Oke Oka Jeevitham, of which RRR, DJ Tillu, Bimbisara, Sita Ramam and Karthikeya 2 ended up being blockbusters, with the first and last also being pan-India commercial successes, thus capping off a decent financial year for Tollywood, riding on these nine movies alone. On the other hand, the slightly underwhelming performance of big-ticket ventures like Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Bheemla Nayak, Khiladi and Ramarao on Duty dented the industry a bit. Also Read - Hema Malini wishes Dharmendra on his birthday in the sweetest manner, 'I hope you can see how special you are to me... '

There were also seven out-an-out disasters among the flops, which further dented the industry. However, not all of the other movies that didn't attain a hit tag were flops, with quite a a few average grossers making the cut, thus evening the odds somewhat. Nevertheless, Telugu cinema has seen far better years in the recent past, and here's hoping the final quarter of 2022 gives a boost to the industry.

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ByRussel D'Silva
Published: October 13, 2022 8:34 AM IST