2023: Box office set to cash in on Khans, southern giants, Hollywood

The number of big-screen releases across languages could touch 1,500-1,600

Ka-ching. If that sound returned to the Indian box office in 2022 after two lacklustre years, in 2023, it will only get louder.

Cinemas are expected to see higher occupancy this year with a stronger lineup of films.

Gross box-office collections had touched nearly Rs 11,000 crore in calendar 2022. And this year’s projected to be even better, led by a comeback of the Hindi film industry, with the southern juggernaut continuing to roll and with a good number of Hollywood releases lined up, say top executives at multiplex chains.

"The Indian box office is very well placed for 2023. I'd