Gadar 2 to Pathan: Top 10 Most Watched Indian Movies in Theatres

Gadar 2’s tremendous success has created a history in the Bollywood industry. Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel starrer, this film has attracted a lot of audience. 

Not only this, even OMG 2 and Jailer have been attracting a lot of audience too. 

Finally the viewers have started going to the theaters to watch the films and it is great news for the industry. 

Today, we will tell you about ten Indian films that were released in 2023 and have attracted huge crowds and views. The order of these films are based on the footfall they attracted. 

1. Gadar 2

Gadar 2 is a sequel of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Gadar 2 starring Ameesha Patel and Sunny Deol is about to cross the mark of ₹300 crore. Almost 1 crore viewers came and watched Gadar in the cinema halls and the number is still counting. 

2. Pathaan

Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan was a blockbuster comeback of our very own King Khan! Almost 3.49 crore people watched Pathaan which created a history at the box office. 

3. Adipurush

Despite all the backlash and legal troubles, this Om Raut directorial was watched by 1.69 crore people in the theaters. Adipurush starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan was a disaster at the box office though. 

4. The Kerala Story

The Kerala Story attracted the audience of 1.57 crores. Film starring Adaa Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani and Siddhi Idnani too faced backlash from the opposition parties and despite being banned in few areas, the film did a very good business. 

5. Varisu

Varisu was released earlier this year with a super talented starcast of Vijay Thalapathy and Rashmika Mandanna. Around 1.40 crores people went to the cinema halls to watch this blockbuster. 

6. Ponniyin Selvan 2

Ponniyin Selvan 2 is a multi starrer film that focused on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Mani Ratnam. The film saw a footfall of 1.35 crore people who came and saw the film in the theaters. 

7. Waltair Veerayya

Urvashi Rautela Chiranjeevi and Ravi Teja starrer Waltair Veerayya was watched by 1.18 crore people. This film was released earlier this year and it is also one of the most searched films on Netflix. 

8. Thunivu

This film is an action thriller that attracted around 94 lakh people in the theaters. This Tamil language action heist film is produced by Boney Kapoor and helmed by H Vinoth. 

9. Tu Jhoothi Mai Makkaar

Around 83 crore people went to the theaters and watched Tu Jhoothi Mai Makaar. This film did a business of ₹220.10 crores and was a beautiful piece of work by the Yash Raj Films. Anubhav Singh Bassi the stand up comedian also played a key role in this film.

10. 2018

2018 is a survival drama which was released in May 2023. This film saw a footfall of 78 lakh people. 2018 is a much liked film which received an IMDb rating of 8.4/10 and a 100% by the Rotten Tomatoes. 

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