| budget = {{INR|2523–25 crore}}<ref name="budget1">{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=18 September 2018 |title=Box Office: Understanding the economics of Stree and the profits it has earned for its makers |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-understanding-economics-stree-profits-earned-makers/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716152403/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-understanding-economics-stree-profits-earned-makers/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="budget2">{{Cite web |date=22 February 2019 |title=Stree Actor Rajkummar Rao: "Not Budget, Content Determines A Film's Success" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/stree-actor-rajkummar-rao-not-budget-the-content-determines-a-films-success-1967800 |access-date=16 July 2024 |website=NDTV.com |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716141539/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/stree-actor-rajkummar-rao-not-budget-the-content-determines-a-films-success-1967800 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|181 crore}}<ref name="boc">{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=31 August 2018 |title=Stree Box Office Collection till Now |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/stree-3/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708135448/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/stree-3/box-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
Line 43:
In late November 2017, Raj & DK approached Rao to star in their debut production. To prepare for his role as a tailor, Rao learned to sew. In December, Shraddha Kapoor was confirmed as the female lead. Amar Kaushik was enlisted to direct the film in January 2018. [[Principal photography]] began on 13 January 2018 in [[Chanderi]], with additional filming in [[Bhopal]] and [[Mumbai]]. The final schedule was completed in May 2018. The soundtrack was composed by [[Sachin–Jigar]] with lyrics written by Vayu, [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]] and Jigar Saraiya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2017 |title=Rajkummar Rao to star opposite Shraddha Kapoor in a horror comedy |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-shraddha-kapoor-new-film-horror-comedy-4970246/ |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=The Indian Express |archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062526/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-shraddha-kapoor-new-film-horror-comedy-4970246/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Stree'' was theatrically released worldwide on 31 August 2018 and received positive reviews. The film grossed about ₹181 crore at the box office against a budget of ₹25₹23–25 crore, becoming a box office success. The film received ten nominations at the [[64th Filmfare Awards]] and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director|Best Debut Director]] for Kaushik. It is the first installment in [[Maddock Supernatural Universe]] followed by [[Roohi (2021 film)|''Roohi'']] (2021), [[Bhediya (film)|''Bhediya'']] (2022) and [[Munjya (film)|''Munjya'']] (2024). A sequel titled ''[[Stree 2]]'' was released on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=Stree 2 and Bhediya 2 to take Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe to new heights |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/stree-2-and-bhediya-2-to-take-dinesh-vijans-horror-comedy-universe-to-new-heights-deets-inside-1216497 |website=India Today |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507155157/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/stree-2-and-bhediya-2-to-take-dinesh-vijans-horror-comedy-universe-to-new-heights-deets-inside-1216497 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
