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Jai Santoshi Maa (1974/ 5) remains the most profitable film ever made in any Indian language

Dosti (1964) had the second highest return on investment among Hindi-Urdu films.

Sairat (Marathi/ 2016), made on a shoestring budget, yielded one of the highest returns on investment in the history of Indian cinema

Bheja Fry: The most profitable film of the decade 2004-13. It, arguably, turned in the third highest profits in the history of Hindi-Urdu cinema.

Aamir Khan (the wrestler on top) plays the young Mahavir Phogat in Dangal (2016)

PK's gross collection of Rs792 crore has for long been the highest that an Indian film had ever earned (in nominal terms, not adjusted for inflation)

2015: The earnings of the biggest Indian hit Bajrangi Bhaijaan vis-à-vis the world’s biggest hit, Jurassic World The Times of India

Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma in Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai from Sultan (2016)

Rs542 crore were collected by Dhoom 3 (2013)

The stunning Bahubali: the Beginning (2015) seemed set to bridge this gap and become India’s no.1 or no. 2 hit. It reached no. 3 in terms of absolute collections at the box-office, beating Chennai Express. However, Bajrangi Bhaijaan quickly came up from behind, enthroned itself at no.3 and relegated Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) to no.4.

This page is updated whenever there is a major box office success (e.g. Dangal) or at the end of the half-year, whichever is earlier.

This page includes statistics on Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Kabali not because both films had Hindi- Urdu versions but because both films created all-India history.

The biggest Hindi-Urdu hits

Selected lifetime totals

The figures below are respectively for domestic net/ domestic gross/ overseas in rupees/ worldwide total. They are not being put in a box so that they can be updated periodically.

All figures are in crore rupees.

(Most of the figures below are from KoiMoi.com and Shekhar H Hooli, IBTimes. If there is an ‘or’ figure, it means that the first figure is from KoiMoi.com and the second from IBTimes. The ‘and counting’ figures are from Indpaedia’s own pages.

PK: (2014) DomNt Rs 339.50 crore/ DomGr Rs 489.00 crore/ Ovrss Rs 303 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs792 crore gross; Rs 651 crore net.

Dangal (2016) DomNt Rs 385.06 crore / DomGr 539.08 crore/ Ovrss Rs 202 crore / Wrldwde Total: Rs 741.08 crore gross. [On Jan 30, 2017]

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) After 52 days: Rs 626 crore worldwide (Rs193.39 cr overseas gross + Rs432.46 crore domestic gross) Domestic net after 50 days: Rs 320.34 crore/ Ovrss $ 28 million=Rs.182 crore at Rs 65 to the dollar after 50 days

Sultan (2016) Overseas Rs168 crore ; India net Rs 300.45cr, India gross Rs. 420.49 crore; Total Rs589 crore

Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) Worldwide Total: Rs 586.45 crore (as on Oct 7, 2015/ 87 days)

Earlier, the worldwide total of Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) had been estimated at Rs598 crore after 56 days {IBTimes}) However, after 87 days of the flm's exhbition Shekhar H Hooli, I B Times, October 8, 2015 cited the respected website Andhra Box Office, which said that the film had earned Rs 586.45 crore (total worldwide gross). The film is likely to earn more overseas, though.

Dhoom 3 (2013) DomNt Rs 280.25 (or Rs289.9 crore) / DomGr Rs 372.00 crore/ Ovrss $29 million. Depending on the then exchange rate: Rs 170 crore (or Rs185.1 crore) / Wrldwde Total: Rs542 crore or more

Chennai Express (2013) DomNt Rs 226.70 crore/ DomGr Rs 301 crore/ Ovrss Rs 121 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs422 crore (or Rs 423 crore)

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Total Rs 399 crore worldwide, cumulative, gross (KoiMoi.com) Overseas Rs93.7cr; India net Rs207.4cr; India gross Rs 305cr.

3 Idiots (2009) DomNt Rs 202 crore/ DomGr Rs 269 crore/ Ovrss Rs 126 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 395 crore (or Rs 392 crore)

Dilwale (2015) Overseas Rs180.09cr; India net Rs148.72 India gross Rs214.15; Total Rs394 cr.

Happy New Year (2014)DomNt Rs 203.30 crore/ DomGr Rs 293 crore/ Ovrss Rs 90 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 383 crore

Kick (2014) DomNt Rs 233 crore/ DomGr Rs 309.89 crore/ Ovrss Rs 67.58 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 377 crore

Krrish 3 (2013) DomNt Rs 240.50 crore/ DomGr Rs 320 crore/ Ovrss Rs 54 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 374 crore

Bajirao Mastani (2015) Overseas Rs101.83cr; India net Rs184cr; India gross Rs 265cr; Total Rs367cr

Bang Bang (2014) DomNt Rs 181.03 crore/ DomGr Rs 261 crore/ Ovrss Rs 79 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 340 crore

Ek Tha Tiger (2012) DomNt Rs 198 crore/ DomGr Rs 263 crore/ Ovrss Rs 57 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 320 crore

Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewaani (2013) Overseas Rs 58cr; India net Rs190.03cr; India gross Rs 259cr; Total Rs318cr

Dabangg 2 (2012): DomNt Rs 159 crore (or Rs155 crore) / DomGr Rs 211 crore/ Ovrss Rs 54 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 265 crore gross

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015): DomNt Rs 152 crore/ DomGr Rs 213 crore/ Ovrss Rs 45.80 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 258 (or 256.80) crore gross

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) DomNt Rs 112.50crore/ DomGr Rs 157.50crore/ Ovrss Rs 85crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 242.50 crore gross .

Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012): DomNt Rs 121 crore/ DomGr Rs 161 crore/ Ovrss Rs 80 crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs241 crore gross

Airlift (2016) Overseas Rs 47.60cr; India net Rs 127.80cr; India gross Rs 184cr; Total Rs231.60cr

Rustom (2016) DomNt Rs 127.42crore/ DomGr Rs 178.26crore/ Ovrss Rs 40.54crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 218.80crore gross .

M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story (2016) DomNt Rs 133.04crore/ DomGr Rs 187crore/ Ovrss Rs 30crore/ Wrldwde Total: Rs 217crore gross.

(The following list is not comprehensive yet; it will be re-arranged when the net and gross of each film are available)

Kabali reached Rs189 crore in three days

Bodyguard: Rs149 crore net

Dabangg Rs140 crore net

Singham Returns: Rs140 crore net

Rowdy Rathore Rs133 crore net

Actors with highest no. of films in lifetime record list

From PK to Airlift:

Amir Khan has three (nos. 1, 3, 8)

Salman Khan has six films on the main list, including nos. 2, 5, 7 and 11.

Shahrukh Khan has four, including nos. 6, 9 and 10.

Hrithik Roshan has two, the highest being no. 12.

Top 10 highest-grossing Hindi films worldwide as in 2013

Dec 9, 2013 The Times of India// 'Kick' box office: Salman Khan's film makes Rs 50 cr in two days! The Times of India TNN | Jul 27, 2014

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! was the first Bollywood film to cross 1 billion worldwide. However, after its influx and unprecedented achievements, Hindi cinema witnessed many records and records shattering entertainers (read films). In the impending time, surely you’ll observer many spectacular flicks but still the records set by these movies won’t be easy to smash. The worldwide gross figures are given here after adding dubbed Telugu and Tamil version of Bollywood films.

Krrish Each time evil awakens in the world, a superhero rekindles his superpowers. This time Krrish is back, with thrice the power to destroy the demonic Kaal and his bastion of beastly mutants. In 'Superhero' form - caped, masked, winged - with muscles of steel and hearts of gold, Hrithik aka Krrish saves the world from the evil intentions. Amazingly, the sci-fi flick took four days to reach the 100-crore club (in India) and just 10 days to cross 200 crore. The movie took the least number of days to enter the elite club. The movie is still having a good run at the box office and it remains to be seen if it will start the 300-crore club in India.

Chennai Express If you have an agile, good-looking and super-willing star named Shah Rukh Khan and a stunner like Deepika Padukone, you don’t need a script and logic. Chennai Express is a hard-core commercial film with a romantic angle. The story is about a man's travel from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and the bizarre happenings during his journey. However, this hilarious journey surely teaches you about the serious relationships in life. Director Rohit Shetty's this blockbuster bonanza has grossed Rs 424 crore world over.

3 Idiots Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi and R Madhavan – the 3 Idiots are perfect archetypes of the new age Indian who is essentially a non-conformist, questioning outmoded givens, choosing to live life on his own terms and chartering new roads that consciously skirt the rat race. The high point of the film is the fact that director Rajkumar Hirani says so much, and more, without losing his sense of humour and the sheer lightness of being. The film is a laugh riot, despite being high on fundas. No doubt, if it had earned Rs 392 crore worldwide.

Ek Tha Tiger Salman’s eponymous secret agent avatar scours the world in search of enemies of the nation and dispatches them to the devil without breaking into a sweat! But when this brave heart falls in love, even he has to seek cover to realise his dream. Ek Tha Tiger is more evolved and entertaining. Salman`isms' are rationed. And the hero does so many unbelievable stunts, it makes you ponder on whether- Bollywood's answer to Spider Man, Superman and Batman; is apna Sal`man.' The last Kat-Sallu romance thriller, ETT earned Rs 310 crore worldover. According to Koimoi, Kabir Khan's film made Rs 47.50 crores in its first 2 days.

Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani An alive, fresh vibe dominates Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani and invigorates you through its entire run. The story is not novel, but the treatment is A-grade. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone carve a smooth path for the movie to ride on. It’s their effort that brings grace to the movie. The movie reunites Ranbir-Deepika onscreen and in fact the film created a lot of buzz, ever since it was conceptualised. Thus, earning Rs 301 crore worldwide was not a big deal for Ayan’s directorial.

Dabangg 2 sees Salman Khan reprising his role as Chulbul Pandey, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh who styles himself after Robin Hood, robbing from the bad guys to help the needy. If the success of the movie has confounded the critics, they can agree on one thing: Dabangg 2 is Salman Khan and Salman Khan is Dabangg 2. The success of the movie again cemented Salman’s box office power and helped it to earn Rs 250 crore worldwide.

Bodyguard A Salman Khan film almost always defies all logic, simply because it follows its own norms at the box office, irrespective of the quality of the product. Bodyguard had inculcated all the vital elements for the crowds milling, cheering and growing nearly hysterical in this trademark Salman touch. This essentially means a high-on-testosterone Salman, a pelvic-pushing Salman, a devil-may-care Salman, a can-do-anything Salman, a human tornado Salman, a goofy-in-love Salman, and yes, above all, a shirtless Salman. Stir up this cocktail and rest assured, Rs 230 crore worldwide trade is not far away.

Dabangg For anybody who wants to know what is the on-screen definition of Bollywood, Dabangg is truly a text book fare. It's loud, crazy, exaggerated, larger-than-life, totally make-believe, comic book like, generously peppered with the mandatory desi tadka of songs and dances with literally oozing star charisma. Most importantly, it's only meant to entertain. No, this isn't meant for people who are looking for different cinema. Nor is it meant for the viewer who likes movies to appeal to his head. Yet, for those who celebrate the pleasure of mainstream masala movie lore and swear by its popcorn quotient, Dabangg is the greatest getaway of the season. And a reward – Rs 215 crore worldwide. Not bad.

Jab Tak Hai Jaan is the swan song of Yash Chopra, the big daddy of romance. Every frame is picture perfect, the emotions are well nuanced. The movie though doesn't have the intensity of some of Yash Chopra's earlier romances like Daag, Kabhie-Kabhie, Silsila and Chandni but still it has the stamp of the man who made some of the best romantic fare in Bollywood. Rs 211 crore business worldwide though a meager and below expected by the cinema pundits.

Don 2 is a classic action/crime thriller that doesn't let go, even for a moment. More importantly, the plot has been finely crafted, with every twist and turn falling into place like a complicated albeit neat little jigsaw. With a canvas that goes on a cross-country ride -- Thailand, Malaysia, Zurich, Berlin -- the film challenges you to hop aboard its high speed scuttle and attentively follow the exploits of its glamorous gangster. The high point of the film is Shah Rukh's delineation of the character of the Don which helped the movie to mint Rs 206 crore at the box office.

Dhoom 3 (starring Aamir Khan) released on Christmas 2013 and holds the record of the fastest film to have made Rs 100 crore.

Kick According to reports in Koimoi, by the afternoon of its 11th day Kick had collected Rs 313 crore (Rs 50 crore overseas; Rs 262 crores domestic) and had become the sixth highest overseas grosser of all times; overall it was the 5th biggest hit (behind only Dhoom 3, Krrish 3, Chennai Express and 3 Idiots).

Other Indian films

Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (primary version: Telugu): Rs303 crore in nine days

Enthiran/ Robot/ Robo (2010) (primary version: Tamil): Rs.289 crore (lifetime)

I Rs.239 crore

‘Openings’

Day One (domestic/ total)

Hindi-Urdu/ all-India

‘GROSS’ on Day One

"Baahubali" (2015)'s reported domestic gross in all language versions: Rs60 crore ($9.48 million); Rs. 50 crore is more realistic and is the figure that Indpaedia has adopted.

Either way, ‘This is the biggest ever opening for an Indian film, surpassing even [Filmistan] blockbusters like 'Happy New Year' and 'Dhoom: 3'," trade analyst Trinath told IANS.’

However, "Baahubali" (2015), the accurate figures of which are not available, seems to have been surpassed by the following two films, whose final figures are available:

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Rs 55.03 crore gross.

Kabali Rs 53 crore gross (it was exempted from entertainment tax in Tamil Nadu, hence the gross looks somewhat low)

Distributors’ NET share on Day One (domestic):

Kabali Rs.44.6 crore

"Baahubali" Rs.42.3 crore (2015/ in all language versions)

"Happy New Year" Rs.42 crore

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Rs.40.35 crore

Sultan (2016) Rs 36.54 crore

"Dhoom: 3" Rs.32 crore

"Singam Returns" Rs.31.8 crore

"Chennai Express" Rs.31 crore

"Ek Tha Tiger" Rs.30.3 crore (According to a report in KoiMoi, 'As for Independence Day record of Ek Tha Tiger (33 crore), it [was] intact' till even July 2015, well after the release of HNY etc..)

"Bang Bang" Rs.28 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 27.25 crore

"Kick" Rs.26 crore

"PK" Rs.25 crore

"Agneepath" Rs.22 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan holds a niche record: the highest opener during the austere month of Ramzan: Rs 27.25 crore

Day One, overseas

Kabali Preview shows (hence Day 0, and not Day One) in the USA/ Canada in Tamil+Telugu fetched $1,925,379 [₹12.93 cr], a 'record for an Indian film's previews.

Highest collections in a single day

In Rs. crore

Source KoiMoi.com: till Dec 2016

First weekend (total)

"Bahubali" Rs.153 crore gross (Telugu, Hindi-Urdu, Tamil and Malayalam put together), which is a new record for an Indian film, and by a wide margin

Kabali Domestic (Fri- Sun) Rs.109.25 crore net The page Kabali explains why it is so hard to calculate Kabali's 'gross' (which could have been higher than Bahubali's)

Happy New Year: Rs.108 crore

Some random first weekend total figures:

Dhoom 3 Rs107 crore (Hindi-Urdu alone: Rs 97 crore)

Dangal Rs.107.01 crore

Sultan (2016): First 3 days' (Wed, Thurs, Fri) total: Rs 105.53 crore; Sultan: first ‘weekend’ (5 day weekend) total (Wed-Sunday) Rs 180.36 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan / 2015, Rs.102.60 crore

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Rs101.47 crore (in three days)

Chennai Express Rs100.35 crore

Kick (2014): Rs84 crore

Krrish 3 Rs68 crore

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Rs. 66.00 cr

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Rs62.11 crore

Housefull 3 Rs.53.31 cr

Ramleela Rs52.60 crore

Fan Rs52.35 cr

Brothers (2015) Rs 52.08 crore

Race 2 Rs51.30 crore

Rustom Rs.50.42 cr

(The films mentioned after this are all from 2015 and 2016, not before)

ABCD 2 – Rs46.35 crore

Airlift Rs.44.30 cr

Gabbar Is Back – Rs 40 crore

Baaghi Rs.38.58 cr

Tanu Weds Manu Returns – Rs38.10 crore

Dishoom Rs.37.32 cr

Dil Dhadakne Do - Rs37.05 crore

Baby – Rs 35.90 crore

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Rs35.60cr

Drishyam – Rs30.03 crore

Roy – Rs28.00 crore

Piku – Rs 25.22 crore

Opening weekend overseas

1st weekend overseas total:

Kabali (Thurs previews to Sun, i.e. 3 1/2 days) $13 million (Rs87 crore gross)

Dhoom 3: $10.3 million,

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Rs59 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs50.89 crore .

PK $3.1 million (according to KoiMoi.com, which differs slightly with BoxOfficeIndia)

Srimanthudu, with $2,890,770, is no.3 from south India.

In USA/ Canada alone

"Baahubali": Just under $4.5 million. (For break-up, see Bahubali: The Beginning (2015))

'PK' $3.55 million in three days (according to BoxOfficeIndia

Kabali $ 3.51m/ Rs 23.54 cr [Thurs previews to Saturday, i.e. 2/12 days] (industry experts' figure)

Kabali $4.05 million/ Rs 27.1 crore [Thurs previews to Sunday, i.e. 3 1/2 days]

Day 4

1st Monday record

'Krrish 3' Rs.35.91 Cr (holiday)

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) Rs26.80 crore (domestic) (holiday) (Rs.27.05 Cr according to KoiMoi.com)

'Dangal' Rs 25.48 crore (highest collection for a non-holiday Monday

PK (2013-14): Rs21.22 crore

All figures below are from KoiMoi.com)

PK Rs.21.22 Cr

Dhoom 3 Rs.21.00 Cr

Ek Tha Tiger Rs.20.00 Cr

Rustom Rs.17.81 Cr

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Rs.17.75 Cr

Shivaay Rs.17.35 Cr

Sultan Rs.15.54 Cr

4 day totals:

'Dangal' Rs 132.43 crore.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo: Rs 129.77 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Rs 129.65 crore

Dhoom 3: Rs 129.32 crore

Happy New Year: Rs 123.86 crore

PK: Rs 116.43 crore

Day 5

1st Tuesday

Dangal Rs.23.07 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs.21.40 crore

Dhoom 3 Rs.21.25 crore

PK collected Rs.18.85 crore

Sultan Rs.12.92 crore

First 5 days' total

Sultan (however, it was a ‘5 day weekend’ because of Eid [Wed-Sunday]) Rs 180.36 crore

Dangal Rs 155.53 crore

Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015): Rs151.05 crore (domestic)

Dhoom 3 (2013): Rs149 crore (domestic)

Day 6

(Wednesday)

Dangal Rs.21.20 crore

First 6 days' total

Dangal Rs.176.98 crore

Day 7

(Thursday)

Dangal Rs.20.29crore

Dubbed films (Indian)

Day One gross

Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (Hindi version): Rs.5.15 crore (The highest opening for a film dubbed from an Indian language)

Kabali Rs.5.20 (approximately)

Robot/ Endhiran/ Robo (2010): Rs.2.2 crore

'Vishwaroop': Rs.1.9 crore.

First weekend

Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (Hindi version): Rs 22.35 crore in three days (Fri-Sun)

Kabali: Roughly Rs15 crore in 3 days.

Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (Hindi version): Total for first four days, including Monday: Rs. 28.45 crore. First week net collection: Rs 46.77 crore;Rs 26 crore in second week (This was more than the lifetime total of Robot, the most successful dubbed film till then).

First week collections

Robot/ Endhiran/ Robo Hindi version (2010): Rs 11 crore

‘Lifetime’

Robot/ Endhiran/ Robo Hindi version (2010): Rs19 crore

Openings: South India

"Baahubali" is the biggest earning south Indian film on the opening day.

Previous records:

"Lingaa": Rs.22 crore

"I": Rs.20 crore.

First week collections

Highest first week collections: as on 1 Nov 2014. Source: The Times of India

<> Joginder Tuteja, KoiMoi.com

As at the end of 2014

See chart

Highest grossing weeks

The week 17-23 July, 2015 was the most profitable for Indian cinema halls in history. It was the second week of the record breaking Bahubali: The Beginning and the first week of the mega-hit Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Rs.212 crore were collected by cinemas screening Hindi films alone (Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs184.62 crore + Rs26.12 crore from the dubbed Hindi-Urdu version of Bahubali: The Beginning in its second week.

Collection by a single film in a single week

Dangal Rs197.538 crore (There was only one holiday, Sunday, that week)

Dhoom 3: Rs188 crore

Bahubali: The Beginning [all languages put together] Rs 185.69 crore net

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs184.62 crore

PK: Rs.183 crore

Second week

Eight days

On the eighth day

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 19 crore net

Dangal Rs.18.59 crore

PK Rs 17.25 crore

Eight days' total:

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 190 crore net

Ninth day

Dangal (Saturday) Rs.23.07 crore

Tenth day

Dangal (Sunday) Rs.32.04 crore

Second weekend

Dangal Rs73.70 crore (this is higher than the first weekend of most hit films)

Twelve days

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 472 crore worldwide (gross)

PK Rs256 crores

Indian films that earned Rs 100 crore in...

(Sources include: Fastest films to cross Rs 100 crore hurdle The Times of India)

2 days

"Bahubali" (2015)

3 days

'Happy New Year Rs 108.86 crore

Dhoom 3- 'Dhoom 3' released on Christmas 2013 made Rs 107.61 crore in just three days and has gone down in history as the first Indian film to have done so. According to Koimoi, the total collections of 'Dhoom 3' were Rs 280.25 crores.

Dangal Rs106.95cr

Sultan Rs 105.53 crore (Wed, Thurs, Fri)

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs102.60 crore.

3.5 days

Chennai Express- made Rs 100 crore in 3.5 days of its release. According to a report by Koimoi, 'Chennai Express' touched the golden figures of Rs 100 crore in a little more than three days. However, the film did not stop at just that and went ahead and made a grand total of Rs 226.70 crore at the box office as per Koimoi reports.

4 days

Krrish 3- gobbled up Rs 100 crore in just four days, 'Krrish 3'. The film eventually grossed Rs 240.50 crore at the box office.

4 days plus

Kick- According to Koimoi, 'Kick' had made Rs 97.70 crore [in the first 4 days] and Rs.127crore in 5 days. 'Kick' could not break the record of 'Dhoom 3' that has made the fastest Rs 100 crore so far.

Five days

Bang Bang

Singham Returns

Six days

Ek Tha Tiger- made Rs 100 crore in just six days. The film however fell short of the magical Rs 200 crore figure and according to Koimoi ended up grossing Rs 198 crore at the box office.

Dabangg 2- According to a report in Koimoi, 'Dabangg 2' earned a total of Rs 158.50 crore at the box office.. 'Dabangg 2' is also included in the list of films that have made Rs 100 crore the fastest, as it made that much money in just six days.

7 days

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani joined the biggies by earning Rs 100 crore in just 7 days! The film made a total of Rs 190 crore according to Koimoi reports. Deepika who already had Rs 100 crore films in her kitty like 'Race 2' added another one with this one.

8 days

Bodyguard was another Rs 100 crore grosser. it managed to earn the money in just 8 days straight. According to koimoi, 'Bodyguard' earned Rs 142 crore at the box office.

9 days

3 Idiots- The first film to have made a double century at the box office, It made a total of Rs 202 crore at the box office as per Koimoi. The film went ahead and made Rs 100 crore in a little more than nine days when it released in 2009.

Bajirao Mastani

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Rustom

10 days

Ra.One and Dabangg- According to a report in Koimoi, Shah Rukh Khan's 'Ra.One' and Salman Khan's 'Dabangg' tie together at the number ten spot on our list.

Tanu Weds Manu Returns, a modest-budget film, earned Rs.152 crore in its 'lifetime,' making it far more profitable than any of the 100-crore blockbusters

Dabangg earned Rs 145 crore in all.

Ra.One grossed a total of Rs 115 crore at the box office

By July 2015 the number of Hindi Urdu films that had earned Rs 100 crore (1 billion) or more was: 38

One month

Pulimurugan (2016), the first Malayalam film to earn Rs.100 crore

Actor with the highest number of Rs100 crore films

Salman Khan: eight, with Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Indian films that earned Rs 150 crore in...

Three days

Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (all languages, domestic net only): Rs.153 crore

Five days

Dangal Rs.153.53 cr

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 151.05 crore

Overseas

Sources include: KoiMoi.com

There is a special page on Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) with a section on its record-breaking overseas performance.

The highest grossing Hindi-Urdu films

(Overseas figures are normally ‘gross,’ as they are below)

As in August 2016

PK – $41 million

Bajrangi Bhaijaan – $29 million

Dhoom 3 – $29 million

Dilwale $26,680,000

3 Idiots – $26,000,000

Sultan: Rs168 crore ($25m+)

My Name Is Khan – $23,000,000

Chennai Express – $19,300,000

Kabali -- $15.6 million (Rs 105 crore) till end of 4th weekend

Bajirao Mastani $15,000,000

Happy New Year – $15,000,000

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo $14,200,000

Bang Bang – $13,200,000

Jab Tak Hai Jaan – $13 million plus

Don 2 – $11,750,000

The Lunchbox $11.58m

Kick- $11,100,000.

Baahubali - the Beginning (after 59 days, i.e. as on 22 Sept 2015): $10,992,455 (Rs 71.62 crore) (Telugu, Hindi Urdu, Tamil + Malayalam)

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna $10.7m

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani $10.5m

Om Shanti Om $10m

Sub-records

(This is not a complete list)

Week 1

Bajrangi Bhaijaan: $ 13 million (Rs83.29 crore) gross

Hindi-Urdu films with the highest earnings overseas as in 2014

This chart was posted in early August 2014. At the time Kick had earned $8.3 million (Rs.50.49 crore) internationally in 9 days. It is being retained for its historical value. The latest figures are above.

Koimoi’s 10 highest-grossing Hindi-Urdu films abroad

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Hits: 2010-mid 2013

The Times of India 11 Aug 2013

All figures in crore rupees:

High Weekend Collections

The highest earning Hindi-Urdu films: 2000-July 2014

Adapted from Koimoi.com

This chart will be updated once Kick's records settle down. After 24 days (end of 17 Aug 2014) Kick had earned Rs. 230.80 crore (domestic) and Rs 374.50 crore worldwide. It thus became the 3rd highest domestic earner ever (after Krrish 3 and Dhoom 3) and India’s fourth highest worldwide earner (after Dhoom 3/ Rs542 crore; Chennai Express/ Rs422 crore and 3 Idiots/ Rs395 crore.) This is the first time when a Salman film crossed the Rs 200-crore mark.

+ Means Including Paid Preview

Return on investment

The three most profitable films in Hindi-Urdu history

Jai Santoshi Maa (1974/ 5) was the no. 3 hit among Hindi-Urdu films: 1975 , a year in which nos. 1 and 2 were the all-time blockbusters Sholay and Deewar respectively. ii) Its budget was so small that they could only afford Usha Mangeshkar to sing their songs and used the cheapest colour negative of the era.

Dosti (1964) delivered the second highest return on investment ever. i) It was the no.2 among Hindi-Urdu films: 1964 , behind only Sangam, which was not only no.1 in 1964 but was the second biggest hit of the 1950s and 60s put together (behind only Mughal é Azam), indeed, the 2nd biggest all-time hit since Kismet (1943). ii) Dosti’s budget was very low (a black and white film in the colour era; no stars) but not shoestring. It was made by Rajshri, which was an established distribution company. As a production house Rajshri had made a successful, A budget film, Aarti (no. 7 among Hindi-Urdu films: 1964 ). Therefore, Rajshri could afford good sets and top talents like Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Majrooh Sultanpuri and a respected director and writer.

Bheja Fry probably occupies the third slot in terms of profitability in the history of Hindi-Urdu cinema. i) Accounting for inflation its budget was smaller that that of Dosti and even Jai Santoshi Maa, because it had just one main set and hardly six speaking characters. ii) However, it was only the no. 10 grosser among Hindi-Urdu films: 2007, a year that gave us normal hits (Om Shanti Om) and not epochal blockbusters.

Sairat: 3,000% return?

Sairat (Marathi/ 2016) was made on a budget of Rs4 crore. It is said to have collected more than Rs.120 crore. With a 3,000 per cent return on investment Sairat might hold the all India record for the highest return on investment in the history of Indian cinema.

ROI: 2006-2015

KoiMoi.com: 2013 <>KoiMoi.com: 2014 <> KoiMoi.com: first half of 2015 <> KoiMoi.com, July 2015

These four sources have structural dissimilarities which Indpaedia had to moderate.

KoiMoi.com: 2013 has used the words ‘two times,’ ‘six times’ etc instead of giving percentages. ‘Two times’ normally means ‘double,’ while ‘double’ always means 100% (and NOT 200%). Therefore, we have interpreted ‘six times’ as 500%. (I.e. original investment plus 500% more.)

The Times of India, too, has used this accepted method. They have relied on figures given by BoxOfficeIndia.com.

In Indpaedia’s year-wise ranks from 1940 to date, we have cited BoxOfficeIndia for all years from 1940 to the present; IbosNetwork.com for almost all years from 1931 to 2011, after which Ibos seems to have shifted; and KoiMoi.com from 2011 onwards, the year when it burst on the scene and quickly became as reliable and respected as BoxOfficeIndia. Of course, as happens with Hollywood films, too, there are small differences of approach, and thus, of conclusions between different agencies. Indpaedia, being a neutral archive, has tried to present as many points of view as possible. Hyperlinks to all years will be found under ‘See also’ at the bottom of this page.

The chart below is selective and restricted to the 21st century. Therefore, ranks have not being awarded.

For some reason the agencies didnot consider the ROI of big-budget films. By Dec 2014, PK had an ROI of 191%. Just on that basis it deserved a place on this list. After its bumper release in China PK's ROI only got better.

The chart

A selective, 21st century chart

All films with a return of 100 per cent or more, and released in or after 2013 [till 30 Dec 2016], have been included in the chart below. For the years between 2000 and 2012 only record-breaking films have been included.

The chart will be updated twice a year, to allow films to finsih their theatrical run.

2017: Dangal had made a 322% Profit till 23 Jan 2017.

Sources include the archives of KoiMoi.com and TOI (The Times of India).

The chart

Best return on investment: 2004-13

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Avijit Ghosh & Atul Thakur,TNN | Sep 8, 2014 The Times of India

Bheja Fry, Aashiqui 2 gave best return on investment in last decade

Bheja Fry, an Indianised version of the French comedy Le Diner De Cons, collected Rs 12.6 crore worldwide. The film’s overall budget was Rs 1.5 crore

Let us look at a movie's investment-return ratio to decide on the magnitude of its success. In other words, dividing what a movie earns with what it spends — estimates of production costs plus prints and publicity expenses.

2004-13

A close look at 500 films released between the years 2004-13 (the top 50 money-making films from each year) with theatre collection figures provided by trade website, boxofficeindia.com reveals:

1) From a strictly investment-return ratio point of view, the biggest hit during the period is Bheja Fry. The film, an Indianised version of the French comedy Le Diner De Cons, collected Rs 12.6 crore worldwide. As per boxoffice.com figures, the film's overall budget was Rs 1.5 crore and it grossed Rs 12.6 crore worldwide. This gave it an investment-return ratio of 739%, better than any other films. Bheja Fry's producer Sunil Doshi says that the film's actual production cost was Rs 1.18 crore. "It was self-funded and I had to mortgage my house. There was hardly any money left for advertising. But the film became a sleeper hit following huge word of mouth publicity," he says.

2) Aashiqui2, which had a budget of Rs 15 crore and grossed Rs 109.4 crore worldwide giving it an investment-return ratio of 629%.

3) Lage Raho Munna Bhai (548%)

4) Vivah (518%)

5) Vicky Donor (513%).

Astoundingly, there's no Khan, no Hrithik Roshan, no Akshay Kumar, no Ajay Devgn and no Ranbir Kapoor in this list.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), starring Sanjay Dutt, is the lone movie with a big star of its time.

2013

Interestingly, following the ROI (return on investment) method, another film trade website, koimoi.com, ranked

1) Aashiqui2 as the top film of 2013

2) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

3) ABCD

4) Fukrey

5) Grand Masti.

Movies which fetched much more cash at the box-office were respectively ranked

7) Chennai Express

11) Dhoom 3

13) Krish 3.

Well-known Mumbai based distributor Shyam Shroff says that judging a film's through investment-return ratio is the right way to look at its success. "It is also noticed many a times that in spite of huge box-office figures, the films actually run into losses.’

"If one strips the top five films to the barebones, at their core of each of them is a brave idea. And a good idea is like blood in a shark pool. Even the conservative Vivah had freshness. In Aashiqui 2, the hero commits suicide; something rare in Bollywood these days," says writer-director Mahesh Bhatt.

Debutant directors who struck gold

Seven Bollywood directors whose debuts crossed the 100-crore mark

Meena Iyer,TNN | Aug 19, 2014 The Times of India

Make no mistake about it. Rajkumar Hirani's name still crops up first when you speak about talent.

And Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has been running in a theatre in Mumbai for 19 years in succession. Even 26 years after he started his career, Salman Khan considers his mentor Sooraj Barjatya's debut directorial Maine Pyar Kiya a Hindi cinema milestone.

Karan Johar’s debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was an all-time blockbuster, the equivalent of a Rs300 crore film of 2014. And the biggest daddy of them all, Ramesh Sippy, was only 28-years-old when Sholay released in 1975, though it was his third film. His first film Andaz (1971), released when he was 24, was a success. His second film Seeta aur Geeta (1972) was the no.1 hit of its year, and like a Rs300 crore film of 2014. He was 25 in 1972.]

However, since '100-crore' films were not a part of Bollywood at that point; (the business has more than doubled in the last six years); Raju, Adi and Sooraj do not have the distinction of making films that have crossed the coveted mark.

In fact, Sajid Nadiadwala leads the list of debutant directors who have crossed the Rs.100-crore mark (Kick has even gone beyond the Rs.200-crore mark). Some others who have struck gold with their debut films are, Malayalam filmmaker Siddique, who entered Bollywood with Bodyguard; and AR Murugadoss, who found himself in the enviable slot with Ghajini, the film with which he crossed over to Hindi cinema.

1. Sajid Nadiadwala/ Kick

2. Arbaaz Khan/ Dabangg 2

3. Siddique/ Bodyguard

4. Abhinav Kashyap/ Dabangg

5. Karan Malhotra/ Agneepath

6. AR Murugados/s Ghajini

7. Abhishek Varman/ 2 States

Middle-budget films that earned Rs.100 crore+

Bollywood films that earned Rs 100 crore without superstars

The Times of India

Queen earned Rs61 crore in 2014 and Mary Kom Rs64 crore, which is why they are not in this list, despite Queen’s huge return on investment because of its low budget. Mary Kom would have cost more because Priyanka Chopra would have charged much more than Ranaut.

The Times of India has compiled a list of middle-budget, superstar-less films that have earned more than Rs.100 crore.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013): A gripping screenplay and dialogues by Prasoon Joshi, detailed direction by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Farhan Akhtar’s dedication and hard work, worked for the film.

Grand Masti (2013): The film was full of sexual jokes and innuendos. Grand Masti became the first adult comedy film to attain Rs 100 crore status. Earlier, success stories of adult comedies like Kya Kool Hain Hum and Delhi Belly were enough to prove that in India, there is a market for adult comedies.

Race 2 ( 2013): The film which was made in a budget of Rs 60 crore earned Rs 100.45 crore in two weeks of its release. Despite bad reviews from critics, the film did well all thanks to being a multi-starrer (and a slickly told, fast-paced story)

Ek Villain (2014): Though Ek Villain didn't have great content, but the music of the film and the way it was packaged, and bringing Riteish Deshmukh in a negative role, worked in the favour of the film.

2 States (2014): This romantic comedy featuring Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel 2 States, and broke the jinx of Indian novels not becoming successful films.

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015): A first rate script and Kangana's performance as Tanu and Kusum brought in the profits.

A note of caution regarding the figures cited

Note of caution: Some middle-aged people (including some actresses) have three sets of ages: their true age, the age they pretend to be and an age higher than the actual (in order to claim senior citizen benefits). Please see Private lives of Indian (Mumbai) stars for the ages claimed by Rekha and Dimple Kapadia when they joined the films.

Before the courts Smt. Dimple Kapadia must have claimed an age higher than the one given to the media. If she did not do so then how was her marriage to Mr Khanna legal? Under the law it would have been a child marriage and thus null and void.

Similarly, most Hindi-Urdu films have three box office collection figures: the actual collection, the figure ‘leaked’ to the media, and the much lower figure given to the tax authorities.

That said, even if the collection figures are somewhat incorrect, the box office ranks given are normally correct, because a similar error is made with all films. This will be seen in the ‘Example’ box below. Bollywood Hungama and boxofficeindia.com have given very different figures, but the ‘ranks’ are exactly the same, with no exceptions.

Box-Office Collection: Who can you trust? Rohit Khilnani | TNN | Feb 6, 2017, The Times of India

Box Office Collection Figures: Who can you trust?

Do you believe film posters and newspaper headlines which scream that they have minted Rs 100 crore at the box-office? Even though corporate and studios have entered the film market and multiplexes have mushroomed in most cities, which can track real time figures of the number of people watching a film at any given point of time, why is there not one body in India that can give us authentic collections? Many a time, producers share inflated box-office numbers ; their ads and social media campaign proudly claim that their film has crossed the 100-crore mark, while the reality is far from that.

It's surprising anyone in the biggest film industry in the world can claim any numbers and there is little that can be done about it. Producer Mukesh Bhatt spoke to TOI and said, "We should be in the business of making movies and not making numbers. I can tell you, earlier, not one ticket number was inflated. Inflation of box-office numbers is a tragedy we are dealing with!"

One of the reasons why a system is not put in place is because this system works businesswise. The audience, on seeing a film's poster that says it has made Rs 100 crore, does not challenge it and mostly believes it - and that's clearly what the producers want. Producers want to compete with one another and so do the stars. When their films do not touch the 100-crore mark, they will claim it did, just to be in the race.

A lot of studios follow boxofficeindia.com for figures, where numbers are sometimes 20 to 25 per cent lower than what the producers claim a lot of times. A distributor, who didn't want to be named, told TOI, "BoxofficeIndia.com has authentic numbers, most from the fraternity follow this when tracking one another's films. But when it comes to their own films, they track the sites that show inflated numbers."

The disparity in box-office numbers can even be seen in the case of the big releases of Jan 2017, 'Raees' and 'Kaabil'. According to Boxofficeindia.com, Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees' collected approximately Rs 1,10,05,00,000 in 9 days. However, according to Bollywoodhungama.com, the same film was reported to have collected Rs 122.36 crore at the end of Week One. For 'Kaabil'. Boxofficeindia.com reported that the film had earned approximately Rs 65,74,00,000 in 9 days. In sharp contrast, Bollywoodhungama.com reported that Hrithik Roshan's film garnered Rs 90.55 crore in the same span.

Such disparity was even seen in the case of Diwali release 'Shivaay'. While Bollywoodhungama.com reported that the lifetime collections of the Ajay Devgn-starrer were Rs 100.33 crore, Boxofficeindia.com reported that it had earned Rs 84,83,50,000 (Total Nett).

Example

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See also

Box office records of Hindi-Urdu films

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See also

Box office records of Malayalam films 1980-2016, quite detailed

There are less detailed but evolving pages dedicated to

Box office records in Tamil Nadu

Box office records of Telugu films