Of the five highest-grossing Hindi films last year, three were horror. Amar Kaushik’s Stree 2 emerged as the biggest blockbuster of 2024, raking in an unprecedented ₹875 crore worldwide. Anees Bazmee’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 bagged the second spot, totalling a whopping ₹424 crore (global gross). Meanwhile, Vikas Bahl’s Shatiaan came in fifth with an impressive ₹211 crore.

At number eight was Munjya , a surprise hit that grossed over ₹132 crore globally. Forget the entire genre of horror, within this year alone we’ve had three vampire films so far, albeit in different languages. Aditya Sapotdar’s splashy Hindi horror comedy Thamma , Ryan Coogler’s blistering Hollywood feast Sinners and Dominic Arun’s magnificent Malayalam-language superhero fare Lokah Chapter One: Chandra .

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