The Mumbai circuit has seen poor returns post the pandemic but has seen a good upturn this year driven by the major centres in Maharashtra. The Thane belt was doing well since cinema returned in 2021 but this year has seen Mumbai city and Pune also start recording some good numbers.

The Mumbai and Delhi/UP circuit had got pretty similar in the 21-23 period for films in a certain zone. It is likely that if CREW and TERI BAATON MEIN AISA ULJHA JIYA came in 2022, they would not have got these numbers in Mumbai circuit and numbers will be closer to the Delhi/UP numbers.

The 60 crore nett plus number of the biggest grosser FIGHTER is not great but despite being an action film, it has beaten DUNKI which has a genre is better for Mumbai circuit and that too directed by Rajkumar Hirani whose films score heavy in Mumbai circuit due to humour element.

Films like MAGAON EXPRESS and SWATANTRYA VEER SAVARKAR are actually HIT films in Mumbai circuit though they met with a horrible fate outside the circuit. ARTICLE 370 was the standout in Mumbai this year though other circuits again were not as good. This would also have been tough a year or two back.

This circuit getting better numbers is the only good news in the crisis facing the film industry and its coming with the Gujarat side not really doing well. No film has done well in Gujarat this year and when both Maharashtra and Gujarat fire, it makes a huge difference.

The top ten films of 2024 in Mumbai circuit are as follows

1. Fighter - 62,04,00,000

2. Shaitaan - 46,64,00,000 (8 weeks)

3. Article 370 - 32,40,00,000 (10 weeks)

4. Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya - 27,28,50,000

5. Crew - 25,15,00,000 (5 Weeks)

6. Madgaon Express - 18,60,00,000 (6 weeks)

7. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan -  17,65,00,000 (3 weeks)

8. Swatantrya Veer Savarkar - 16,80,00,000 (6 weeks)

9. Maidaan - 15,75,00,000 (3 weeks)

10. Laapataa Ladies - 6,15,00,000 (9 weeks)