Director Amar Kaushik
· Cast Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor
· Released Aug 31, 2018
Worldwide
₹180 Cr India nett
Gross collection
India Nett
₹180 Cr
After GST
Overseas
₹₹30 Cr
International gross
Budget
₹26 Cr
Production cost
Boxoffy VerdictSuper Hit
Stree is classified as a Super Hit — a film that performed well above break-even, delivering strong profit for producers and distributors alike. With ₹180 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹26 Cr, representing a 692% return on production cost, the film demonstrates solid audience pull across multiple weeks. A Super Hit signals that a film successfully converted its pre-release buzz into sustained footfall, a rare achievement in the competitive Indian theatrical market.
Boxoffy Read
Amar Kaushik's Stree is the finest Hindi horror-comedy of the decade — a film set in a Madhya Pradesh town annually terrorised by a female spirit that uses the supernatural premise to examine small-town masculinity and its anxieties about female power. Rajkummar Rao and Pankaj Tripathi anchor an ensemble comedy of complete precision, and the film's feminist undertow is fully intentional. The Super Hit verdict on its minimal budget represents one of the decade's best returns.
Financial AnalysisBox Office vs Budget
Stree was reportedly made on a budget of ₹26 Cr. Against that investment, the film collected ₹180 Cr India nett — a 6.9x multiple on production cost and a 692% return on the reported budget. Worldwide gross reached ₹180 Cr, including overseas contribution of ₹-32.4 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 Stree at roughly ₹39 Cr India nett. The film cleared this threshold, resulting in the Super Hit verdict.
₹0Break-even ~₹39 Cr₹180 Cr collected
The 2018 Box OfficeYear in Context
Sanju at ₹341 Cr was Hirani and Ranbir Singh firing together. Padmaavat overcame a months-long controversy to deliver ₹282 Cr. Stree on ₹25 Cr to ₹125 Cr invented the modern horror-comedy — the formula that would lead to Stree 2. Badhaai Ho on ₹23 Cr to ₹134 Cr was the year's most efficient blockbuster. Thugs of Hindostan and 2.0 — two massive budgets, two theatrical disasters — taught the industry that scale without story is the most expensive mistake.
Stree is classified as a Super Hit by Boxoffy. The film collected ₹180 Cr India nett against a reported budget of ₹26 Cr. The film was commercially profitable.
Stree collected ₹180 Cr India nett at the box office, with a worldwide gross of ₹180 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.
Stree released in 2018 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.
Stree was directed by Amar Kaushik. The 2018 Hindi film earned a Super Hit verdict at the Indian box office, collecting ₹180 Cr India nett.
Stree collected ₹180 Cr India nett in 2018, earning a Super Hit verdict. Sanju at ₹341 Cr was Hirani and Ranbir Singh firing together. Padmaavat overcame a months-long controversy to deliver ₹282 Cr. Stree on ₹25 Cr to ₹125 Cr invented the modern horror-comedy — the formul...