How Verdicts Work

Every film gets up to three verdicts, each answering a different question:

Collections Verdict

How big the film was at the box office, in raw ₹. Based on actual India nett lifetime collections.

The classic industry ladder — what everyone quotes.

Era rule: films released before 2010 headline the Adjusted Collections verdict instead — raw ₹ from the 80s/90s can never reach modern tiers.

Adjusted Collections Verdict

Same ladder, but on inflation-adjusted India nett (₹2026 via ticket-price inflation) — so a 1995 classic can be compared fairly with a 2026 release.

Fixes era blindness: ₹100 Cr in 1995 ≈ ₹2,000 Cr+ today.

ROI Verdict

Did it make money relative to its budget? Based on the multiple of budget recovered (worldwide gross ÷ budget).

Fixes budget blindness: a ₹10 Cr film earning ₹50 Cr is a monster hit; a ₹250 Cr film earning ₹50 Cr is a disaster.

The Verdict Ladder

The same 10 rungs are used for Collections and Adjusted Collections verdicts (India nett ₹ crores). The ROI Verdict uses the multiple of budget instead (4×+ Blockbuster, 3×+ Superhit, 2×+ Hit, 1.5×+ Average, 1×+ Underperformer, 0.5×+ Flop, below that Bomb).

All-Time Blockbuster
Cultural phenomenon territory — 20 films ever
₹1,000 Cr+ nett
Mega Blockbuster
Rare mega hits
₹500–999 Cr nett
Blockbuster
Big commercial success
₹200–499 Cr nett
Superhit
Strong hit
₹100–199 Cr nett
Hit
Comfortable success
₹75–99 Cr nett
Solid
Respectable, recoverable
₹50–74 Cr nett
Average
Break-even-ish
₹30–49 Cr nett
Underperformer
Below expectations
₹15–29 Cr nett
Flop
Failed to recover
₹5–14 Cr nett
Bomb
Near-total write-off
Under ₹5 Cr nett

Which number decides?

  • India nett lifetime (net of taxes, India only) is the verdict basis — the same figure the industry uses.
  • Where India nett is unavailable (some pre-1994 films, tiny releases), verdicts come from the best available published figure and are marked — accordingly.
  • Micro-budget and unreleased films are tagged Not Rated rather than force-fit into the ladder.

Where the numbers come from

  • Lifetime figures are collected per-film by our scrapers from published box-office reports.
  • Secondary cross-checks: daily/weekly collections from multiple trackers are compared against the lifetime figures; large discrepancies are logged, never silently overwritten.
  • Each movie page shows its collection source; a film's verdict is only as good as its published data.

Why some films show a different verdict than legacy labels

Older industry reports used their own labels — Disaster, Semi Hit, Below Average, Super Blockbuster etc. We keep those intact as a reference field on each film, and apply our own uniform 10-rung ladder so every film is comparable on the same scale.

DisasterFlopBelow AverageAverageSemi HitHitSuper HitBlockbusterSuper BlockbusterAll Time Blockbuster

Frequently Asked

Which number decides?

Collections Verdict uses raw India nett. Adjusted Collections Verdict uses India nett inflated to ₹2026 (India avg ticket-price ratio). ROI Verdict uses worldwide gross ÷ budget.

Why India nett and not worldwide gross for the main verdict?

Verdicts measure a film's standing in its home market — the traditional measure the Indian industry has used for decades. Worldwide gross is shown separately on every film page, and drives the ROI verdict.

Why does a ₹100 Cr film not always get "Superhit"?

Because the ladder is based on India nett, which is lower than gross (taxes are removed). A film grossing ₹100 Cr may nett only ₹85 Cr, landing in "Hit". Always compare like-for-like: nett to nett.

What about inflation?

Verdicts use raw (actual) collections, not inflation-adjusted. For cross-era comparisons, use the Rankings page's Adjusted India / Adjusted WW modes, which adjust for ticket-price inflation (India ATP) and global CPI respectively.

Why is a film "Not Rated"?

Micro-budget films, unreleased titles, and films with no published collections are not forced onto the ladder. As data becomes available they get a verdict automatically.