New Delhi, June 17 -- Costly multiplex tickets and refreshments and release of only a handful of tentpole movies continue to hurt Bollywood business, with the first half of calendar 2025 expected to see a meagre 10-20% increase in revenue over the same period a year ago, trade experts said.

But for the few big-ticket releases, the Hindi film business would have fallen short of the box-office collection in the first half of calendar 2024, they added.

Among those that aided box-office momentum this year include Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava, which leads the pack with Rs.600.10 crore, followed by Ajay Devgn's Raid 2 ( Rs.176.93 crore), Housefull 5 ( Rs.162.69 crore), Bhool Chuk Maaf ( Rs.72.58 crore), Kesari Chapter 2 ( Rs.93.28 crore), and Salm...