Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali
· Cast Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Ayesha Kapur
· Released Feb 4, 2005
Worldwide
₹35 Cr India nett
Gross collection
India Nett
₹35 Cr
After GST
Overseas
₹₹5 Cr
International gross
Budget
₹20 Cr
Production cost
Boxoffy VerdictAll-Time Blockbuster
Black is classified as an All-Time Blockbuster — Boxoffy's highest verdict, reserved for films that permanently altered the commercial landscape of Indian cinema. With ₹35 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹20 Cr, representing a 175% return on production cost, it belongs to a small elite of films that transcend their release year and enter the cultural record. An All-Time Blockbuster does not just recoup costs — it redefines what a successful film can be.
Boxoffy Read
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black is the most formally ambitious film of his career — a story of a deaf-blind woman and her teacher, told without the narrative shortcuts that the subject might have tempted a lesser director to use. Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji both give performances of extraordinary physical and emotional precision, and Bhansali's visual grammar — snow, glass, silence — creates a world whose conditions the audience genuinely inhabits. A film that deserved every award it received.
Financial AnalysisBox Office vs Budget
Black was reportedly made on a budget of ₹20 Cr. Against that investment, the film collected ₹35 Cr India nett — a 1.8x multiple on production cost and a 175% return on the reported budget. Worldwide gross reached ₹35 Cr, including overseas contribution of ₹-6.3 Cr.
Break-even at the Indian box office typically requires approximately 1.5x the production budget once prints, advertising and distribution costs are factored in — placing the break-even threshold for Black at roughly ₹30 Cr India nett. The film cleared this threshold, resulting in the All-Time Blockbuster verdict.
Black is classified as a All-Time Blockbuster by Boxoffy. The film collected ₹35 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹20 Cr. The film was commercially profitable.
Black collected ₹35 Cr India nett at the box office, with a worldwide gross of ₹35 Cr India nett. The India nett figure represents collections after GST extraction, as reported by Box Office India and cross-referenced with Sacnilk and Pinkvilla.
Black released in 2005 and is likely available on major Indian streaming platforms. Check Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, ZEE5 and SonyLIV for current availability, as OTT rights shift periodically.
Black was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The 2005 Hindi film earned a All-Time Blockbuster verdict at the Indian box office, collecting ₹35 Cr India nett.