Convert between the figures different sources report, and see what a headline number implies about tickets sold and money reaching the producer.
This tool contains no live collection data and reports no figures for any film. You supply the numbers from whichever tracker you use, and it does the arithmetic the trackers do not show. Indian box office figures are not independently audited the way studio reporting is elsewhere, so treat every input as an estimate rather than an accounting record.
1Nett, gross and what reaches whom
Enter whatever your source published.
Hindi trade reports nett. Southern trade reports gross. Comparing the two directly is the most common error.
Rates and thresholds are set by policy and change. Check the current rate before relying on a precise figure.
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India nett
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India gross
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Tax component
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Approx distributor share
2Footfalls from gross
Varies enormously between a single screen and a premium format, which is why footfall estimates are approximate.
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Estimated footfalls
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In crore
Footfalls count tickets sold rather than people. A viewer who watches three times counts three times, so unique audience is always lower than the footfall figure and there is no reliable way to derive one from the other.
3Against the budget
Frequently a quarter to a third of the production budget again, and rarely published.
Streaming, satellite and music rights, often sold before release and frequently decisive.
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Nett needed to break even
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Multiple of budget
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Indicative verdict
Run Tracker
Paste day-wise figures from whichever tracker you follow and the shape of the run appears: drops, weekend recoveries, and the week-on-week hold that actually predicts a total.
Reading the Numbers
Twelve terms you will meet in any collection report, what each actually measures, and what it hides.
Why Trackers Disagree
Eight reasons two reputable sources will publish different totals for the same film on the same day.
One of the largest Indian trackers states on its own pages that its figures are compiled from various sources and its own research, that they may be approximate or differ substantially from producer figures, and that it makes no claim about their authenticity. That disclaimer is honest and it applies to every source in this field. Quote a number with the tracker's name attached, never as a bare fact.
Verdict Maths
Why a film in the thousand crore club can lose money, and a quiet mid-budget release can be the more profitable picture.