The reopening of cinemas after a long Covid-19 lockdown brought about a cheer for the movie enthusiasts and set the cash registers ringing once again at the box office. Although most of the year was spent watching movies on the OTT platform, Sooryavanshi changed the trend with heavy footfalls returning to the theatres. Thereafter, quite a few movies got theatrical release in the months of November and December. Some fared beyond expectations, while others tanked at the box office. Let's take a look at the box office performances of each.

Sooryavanshi

Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif's cop drama surpassed all expectations as it collected a total of whopping Rs 195.04 crore in 5 weeks of its theatrical run in India. Thereafter, even though the film released on Netflix, footfalls continued at the theatres adding to the film's total collection. This was phenomenal for a film that was the first to release in theatres after the lockdown. The film continued to attract the audience to the theatres despite the release of Bunty Aur Babli 2, Antim: The Final Truth and Satyameva Jayate 2, and continued to mint money at the box office.