Box office records of Hindi-Urdu films
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Even in terms of total box office earnings it was, in early 2018, the third biggest hit in the history of Indian cinema.
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This page is updated every day whenever there is a major box office success (e.g. Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) or Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸) or at the end of the half-year, whichever is earlier.
This page includes statistics on films like Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Kabali not because both films had Hindi- Urdu versions but because both films created all-India history.
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The biggest Hindi-Urdu hits
Lifetime totals
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DomNt: domestic net
DomGr: domestic gross (i.e. net plus entertainment tax)
Ovrss: overseas.
Wrldwde: worldwide.
Cr: crore (ten million)
If no source has been cited for the figures given in this section, then the figures would have been taken from KoiMoi.com over the years.
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 (2016) Worldwide Total gross (all languages, i.e. Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Mandarin): ₹1893.35 crore (KoiMoi.com) / <> Overseas total ₹1357.01. DomNet ₹387.39. DomGr ₹542.34 crore in Hindi-Urdu (KoiMoi.com); DomGross ₹718 crore (Hindi, Tamil and Telugu) (Box Office India) //////
Dangal: Overseas: on 26 Sept 2017 $225,734,778 (including Hong Kong $24,569,747/ ₹20.42 cr). On 16 June 2917 it was ₹1,422 crore {i.e. ₹1,180 Cr in China + Taiwan gross ₹40 crore + other overseas circuits gross ₹202 crore} <> / NOTE: The makers of the film have denied the Forbes report of 27 June 2017 that ‘Dangal ha[d] hit the Rs2,000 crore mark.’
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, i.e. Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam) Worldwide collection after 4 July 2017: ₹1,690 crore {Domestic gross after 4 July: ₹1,380 crore (8 June break up: ₹728.53 cr in Hindi-Urdu + ₹625.76 crore in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam). Overseas after 4 July: ₹310 crore. <> Domestic net after 4 July ₹1,060 crore (KoiMoi.com)
RRR (2022) ₹1144 crore worldwide, all languages (closing number)
Secret Superstar (2017) earned DomNt ₹62crore and DomGr ₹80.00 crore in 2017. However, in China alone it made more than ₹810 crore. Overseas: Rs885 crore. Its total worldwide earnings were more than ₹975 crore
PK: (2014) Wrldwde Total: Rs831.50 crore gross.<> DomNt Rs.339.50crore/ DomGr Rs489 crore/ Ovrss Rs 342.50 crore/ zxc
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Domestic net: ₹511.30 crore Domestic gross ₹736.24 crore (The overseas earnings of the Hindi-Urdu version alone and, thus, its worldwide gross are difficult to calculate. Therefore, some trade analysts have allotted it the no.1 rank among Hindi-Urdu films on the basis of its domestic figures. KoiMoi.com has put the film’s overseas contribution at ₹94.00 crore and its worldwide gross at ₹830.24 crore. Box Office India had pointed out that the Hindi-Urdu version got a very partial release in Nizam / Andhra (both being huge territories for Hindi-Urdu films), Mysore and Tamil Nadu/ Kerala. Had this not been so, the Hindi-Urdu version would have earned about ₹55 crore more. (But, Indpaedia argues, then the Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions would have earned that much less.)
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Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) Worldwide Total, all languages: Rs 586.45 crore (as on Oct 7, 2015/ 87 days)
Dangal (2016) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹702 crore worldwide gross (Box Office India)
2.0 (2018) domestic gross in all languages ₹508.5 crore, according to Pinkvilla; ₹408 crore (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) Rs 681.07 crore worldwide (Rs248.61 cr overseas gross + Rs432.46 crore domestic gross) (Domestic net : Rs 320.34 crore/ Ovrss minus China after 50 days, $ 28 million=Rs.182 crore at Rs 65 to the dollar)
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) All languages. Earlier, the worldwide total 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). Of this the Indian domestic total was Rs 511.35 crore and overseas gross: Rs 75.1 crore. Some figures are from Shekhar H Hooli, IBTimes. <> Box Office India puts its domestic net in all languages at Rs419.56 crore, no.2 in Indian history and behind only Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages) Indpaedia accepts this figure because KoiMoi also comes close: ₹418 crore (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
Sultan (2016) Overseas Rs168 crore ; India net Rs 300.45cr, India gross Rs. 420.49 crore; Total Rs589 crore
Sanju (2018) Wrldwde Total: ₹579 crore gross.<> DomNt ₹341.22 crore / DomGr ₹430.50 crore/ Ovrss ₹149crore (as in mid-August 2018)
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) Rs 562.12 crore worldwide; domestic net Rs 339.16, dom gross ₹434.12cr, overseas US $ 20.7 million (128.23 crore)
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: Rs558 crore or more
Padmaavat, the film (2018): Rs 525 crore worldwide (Mar 12, 2018, The Times of India); ₹ 300.26 crore (domestic net). Feb 12, 2018 figures: Rs352.12 crore domestic gross; overseas: ₹120 crore (USD $ 18.89 million)
War (2019) ₹359.8 crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla
Pushpa: the Rise ₹331.5* crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla, as in mid-Feb 2022
Saaho (2019) ₹339.3 crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla
Tanhaji: The unsung warrior (2020) ₹331.2 crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla
Kabir Singh (2019) ₹325.4 crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla
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.
Simmba (2018) ₹293.5 crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla
Uri: The surgical strike (2019) ₹285 crore domestic gross according to Pinkvilla
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
Robot (2010) – Rs. 213.84 crore domestic net in all languages (other figures not available). Box Office India, which has lower domestic net figures for all films, puts it above Kick.
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
Golmaal Again (2017) Overseas ₹47.35cr, Domestic (Net) ₹205.72cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹263.32cr, Worldwide ₹310.67cr
Raees (2017) Overseas ₹ 95.20cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 137.51cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 192.51cr, Worldwide ₹ 287.71cr
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
Tubelight (2017) Overseas ₹ 49.00cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 121.00cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 174.25cr, Worldwide ₹ 223.24cr
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) Overseas ₹ 29.44cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 133.60cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 192.38cr, Worldwide ₹ 221.28cr
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.
Judwaa 2 (2017) Overseas ₹ 40.22cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 137.81cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 176.39cr, Worldwide ₹ 216.61cr
Kaabil (2017) Overseas ₹ 34.50cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 121.00cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 175.00cr, Worldwide ₹ 209.50cr
Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)Overseas ₹ 39.05cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 116.60cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 167.90cr, Worldwide ₹ 206.95cr
Jolly LLB 2 (2017) Overseas ₹ 36.69cr, Domestic (Net) ₹ 117.00cr, Domestic (Gross) ₹ 163.75cr, Worldwide ₹ 200.64cr
(The following list is not comprehensive yet; it will be re-arranged when domestic gross and overseas earnings of each film are available)
Race 3 DomNt ₹169.00 crore
Baaghi 2 (2018) Domestic (Net) ₹165.00cr
Thugs Of Hindostan DomNt ₹134.95 crore (mid- November 2018)
Stree DomNt ₹129.21 crore
Raazi (2018) Domestic (Net) ₹123.17 crore
Badhaai Ho DomNt ₹120.40 crore (mid- November 2018)
Raid (2018) Domestic (Net) ₹101.54 cr
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018) Domestic (Net) ₹ 108.46cr
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
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
Lifetime business as a multiple of Day 1
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone): Joginder Tuteja writes on KoiMoi.com: ‘Yet another record has been set by Baahubali 2 [Hindi] … It has not just managed to do 10 times the business of its opening day, it has also managed to do that in 16 days… Now this is truly an unbelievable record because typically a film with such high opening goes on to do 5, 6 or may be 7 times the business of Day One in its lifetime run. Here, the film has multiplied the Friday numbers 10 times over already and is still counting.' 16 day ‘collections now stand at Rs413.75 crore*. Now this is 10 times the numbers that the film had boasted on its opening day [Rs41 crore].’
On the basis of Domestic net alone
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – ₹1031 crores (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
Baahubali: The Beginning – ₹418 crores (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
RRR – ₹412 crores and growing, final figures later (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
2.0 – ₹408 crores (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
Dangal – ₹387.39 crores (Domestic net, Koimoi.com)
Dubbed films (Indian)
Lifetime totals
Sources for this section include Hindi Dubbed Movies: India Box Office Lifetime /Bollywood Hungama, Koimoi.com and Indpaedia's own archive
Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion (Telugu) 2017 ₹511 crore
KGF Chapter 2 430.20 crore*
RRR 277 crores*
2.0 (Tamil) 2018 ₹188 crore
Saaho (Telugu etc) 2019 ₹142.95 crore
Bahubali - The Beginning (Telugu) 2015 ₹120 crore
Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1 (Telugu) 2021 ₹106 crore
K.G.F - Chapter 1 (Kannada) 2018 ₹44.09 crore
Kabali (Tamil) 2016 ₹28 crore
Robot (Tamil) 2010 ₹23.84 crore
Kaala Karikaalan (Tamil) 2018 ₹10.38 crore
Syeraa Narasimha Reddy (Telugu) 2019 ₹7.93 crore
Master (Tamil) 2021 ₹4.73 crore
Game Over (Tamil/ Telugu) 2019 ₹4.69 crore
Vishwaroop II (Tamil) 2018 ₹4.08 crore
Darbar (Tamil) 2020 ₹3.81 crore
Pehlwaan (Kannada) 2019 ₹0.60 crore
Shankar’s dubbed hits
Humse Hai Muqabla
Hindustani/ Indian
Sivaji
Anniyan
Mani Rathnam’s dubbed hits
Roja
Bombay
Mani Rathnam’s Hindi films
Guru: a success
Mani Rathnam’s non- successes:
Dil Se
Yuva
Raavan
Earlier dubbed hits
Chandralekha (1948) was mostly a dubbed version of the Tamil original, but it also had scenes exclusive to the Hindi-Urdu version. Like Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion, it made far more money in Hindi-Urdu than in the original version,
Other records
Day One gross
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (Hindi version): Rs.5.15 crore (The then 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
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 used to occupy 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.
Jai Santoshi Maa
That Jai Santoshi Maa (1975) remains the most profitable film in the history of Indian—perhaps World—cinema is not in doubt. The only question is whether its ROI should be taken as 10,000% or 20,000% or even more.
It is agreed by all that the film was made on a budget of ₹5 lakh.
It is also accepted by all that the film earned ₹5 crore in the domestic market in its first run.
Dainik Bhaskar wrote: 30 मई 1975 को रिलीज हुई फिल्म 'जय संतोषी मां'। महज 5 लाख रुपए में बनी इस फिल्म ने बॉक्सऑफिस पर 5 करोड़ रुपए की कमाई की थी। बॉक्स ऑफिस पर अपने बजट की 100 गुना कमाई की और आज तक इसका रिकॉर्ड कोई नहीं तोड़ पाया। 'जय संतोषी मां' ने सिल्वर स्क्रीन पर गोल्डन जुबली (50 सप्ताह) मनाई थी।
Thus the film had a ROI of 10,000% in its first run.
However,, Best Of The Year, which agrees on the domestic figure, reminds us that the film’s ‘Box Office Worldwide was ₹10 crore.’
So, its Worldwide ROI was 20,000%, again in its first run alone.
It was only around the year 2003 that Indian (and other) films started getting released in theatres just once, and theatrical re-releases of films came to an end because of home video and cinema- on-television. Between 1975 and 2003 Jai Santoshi Maa had many subsequent theatrical runs.
So, 20,000% is a conservative figure.
The actual ROI is higher still.
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 If these figures are correct, Sairat had one of the highest returns on investment in the history of Indian cinema.
ROI: 2006 onwards
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.
2006 onwards, films with the highest ROI
All films with a return of 100 per cent or more, and released in or after 2013, have been or will be included in the list/chart below. For the years between 2000 and 2012 only record-breaking films have been included.
The chart (below) is updated twice a year, to allow films to finish their theatrical run.
2017: Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ‘was acquired for Rs80 crore and Rs10 crore were spend on promotion, which takes its total cost of acquisition to Rs 90 crore. [In 9 days] the film had collected Rs 292 crore i the domestic market and made a profit of Rs202 crore which took its profit percentage to 224%’ (KoiMoi.com)
Sources include the archives of KoiMoi.com, KoiMoi.com 2017, KoiMoi.com 2018 and TOI (The Times of India).
2006-Jan 2021: a list of the most profitable films
For the years 2006-12 this chart lists only historic hits.
2013 onwards it attempts to list every film that made a profit of 100% or more.
The Kashmir Files had an ROI of 900.65% by 23 March 2022: the final figures will take some time because the film is still running
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876.24% |
Uri - The Surgical Strike (2019) |
|
739% |
Bheja Fry (2007) |
|
629% (TOI)/ 612%: (KMC) |
Aashiqui2 (2013) |
|
548.35% |
Stree (2018) |
|
548% |
LageRahoMunna Bhai (2006) |
|
518% |
Vivah (2006) |
|
513% |
Vicky Donor (2012) |
|
468.11% |
Baahubali 2 (Hindi) (2017) |
|
456.66% |
Toilet:
EkPrem Katha (2017) |
|
447.27% |
Badhaai Ho (2018) |
|
390% |
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
(2015) |
|
369% |
Queen (2014) |
|
365.66% |
Dream
Girl (2019) |
|
363.73% |
Kabir
Singh (2019) |
|
352.95% |
SonuKeTitu Ki
Sweety
(2018) |
|
344.80% |
Mission
Mangal (2019)
|
|
330% |
Dangal (2016) |
|
326.52% |
Sanju (2018) |
|
322% |
YehJawaani Hai
Deewani (2013) |
|
318.75% |
The Tashkent Files (2019) |
|
310.56% |
Raazi (2018) |
|
305% |
Hate Story 3 (2015) |
|
300.09% |
Badla
(2019) |
|
300% |
PK (2014) |
|
283% |
ABCD (2013) |
|
276.60% |
Luka Chuppi (2019) |
|
264.22% |
Fukrey Returns (2017) |
|
260% |
Neerja (2016) |
|
256% |
BajrangiBhaijaan (2015) |
|
250.00% |
AndhaDhun (2018) |
|
244% |
PyaarKaPunchanama 2 (2015) |
|
234% |
Sultan (2016) |
|
233% |
Yaariyan (2014) |
|
232.51% |
Bala (2019) |
|
232% |
Fukrey (2013) |
|
231% |
Grand Masti (2013) |
|
223.8% |
Pink (2016) |
|
222.50% |
Airlift (2016) |
|
218.55% |
Rustom (2016) |
|
214% |
Ramleela (2013) |
|
213.63% |
Hindi
Medium (2017) |
|
202% |
Chennai Express (2013) |
|
197% |
2 States (2014) |
|
195% |
Ek Villain (2014) |
|
186% |
Murder3 (2013) |
|
178.76% |
Gully Boy (2019) |
|
175% |
Baaghi 2 (2018) |
|
167% |
Jolly LLB (2013) |
|
160% |
Jolly
LLB 2 (2017) |
|
159.11% |
Badrinath Ki
Dulhania
(2017) |
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157.85% |
Lipstick
Under My Burkha
(2017) |
|
157.15% |
Golmaal Again (2017) |
|
153.70% |
Kaabil (2017) |
|
152.20% |
Article
15 (2019) |
|
148% |
Secret
Superstar (2017) |
|
147.91% |
Pati Patni
Aur Woh (2019) |
|
147% |
Ragini MMS 2 (2014) |
|
146.47% |
ShubhMangalSaavdhan (2017) |
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146.44% |
Newton (2017) |
|
146% |
NH 10 (2015) |
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142.51% |
Chhichhore (2019) |
|
138% |
Shootout At Wadala (2013) |
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130.85% |
Hichki (2018) |
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129.22% |
Veere Di Wedding (2018) |
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126.10% |
Tiger
Zinda Hai (2017) |
|
126% |
Piku (2015) |
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125% |
Hunterrr (2015) |
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124% |
Dhoom 3 (2013) |
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123.60% |
Tanhaji: The Unsung
Warrior (2020) |
|
122% |
The Lunchbox (2013) |
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120.62% |
SatyamevaJayate (2018) |
|
120% |
Heropanti (2014) |
|
119% |
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) |
|
117.86% |
Parmanu: The Story Of
Pokhran (2018) |
|
113.56% |
Sui Dhaaga (2018) |
|
113.37% |
PadMan (2018) |
|
112.85% |
Saaho (2019) |
|
112.30% |
Judwaa 2 (2017) |
|
112% |
Mardaani (2014) |
|
111.72% |
Good
Newwz (2019)
|
|
111.54% |
Raid (2018) |
|
109% |
Krrish 3 (2013) |
|
107% |
PremRatanDhanPayo (2015) |
|
106% |
Housefull 4 (2019)
|
|
106% |
Badlapur (2015) |
|
105.48% |
Dhadak (2018) |
|
105% |
BhaagMilkhaBhaag (2013) |
|
104.00% |
Kesari
(2019) |
|
103.03% |
Dear Zindagi (2016) |
|
103% |
Kick (2014) |
|
102.17% |
Mardaani 2 (2019) |
|
102.08% |
Batla House
(2019) |
|
101% |
War
(all languages) (2019) |
|
101% |
Holiday (2014) |
|
100% |
Kai Po Che! (2013) |
|
100% |
Dum LagaKeHaisha (2015) |
|
100% |
Chashm e Baddoor (2013) |
|
100% |
Baaghi (2016) |
Best return on investment: 2004-13
Bheja Fry, Aashiqui 2 gave best return on investment in last decade
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
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 was an Indianised version of the French comedy Le Diner De Cons. 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%.
Overseas
Indian films in the US are weekend box office hits, but falter overall
From The Times of India
Sources include: KoiMoi.com
There are special pages on Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) with sections on their record-breaking overseas performance.
The highest grossing Hindi-Urdu films
(Overseas figures are normally ‘gross,’ as they are below)
These figures were gathered over the years and were updated in May 2017 (when Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 was still going strong in the Chinese market and Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) was still in its first run, several months away from its Chinese debut). Sources include (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $228m
Secret Superstar $128.6m
PK $47.2m
Bajrangi Bhaijaan $37.4 million
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹281 crore (KoiMoi.com)/ $40.30 million (Rs.259 crore) (Box Office India/ after 17 days)
Dhoom 3 $31m
Dhoom 3 – $29 million
Padmaavat $27.5m
Dilwale $26.68m
3 Idiots – $26.0 million
Sultan: $24.38m/ Rs168 crore
My Name Is Khan – $23.0 million
Chennai Express – $19.3 million
Kabali -- $15.6 million (Rs 105 crore) till end of 4th weekend
Bajirao Mastani $15.0 million
Happy New Year – $15.0 million
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo $14.2 million
Bang Bang – $13.2 million
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – $13 million plus
Don 2 – $11.750.000
The Lunchbox $11.58m
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) - $11.3 million / Rs 75.1 crore) (Telugu. Hindi Urdu. Tamil + Malayalam)
Kick- $11.1 million.
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna $10.7m
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani $10.5m
Om Shanti Om $10m
First, 3-day weekend overseas
(This is not a complete list)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) TOTAL: $18-19 million (Roughly Rs 121 crore).
Box Office India points out: This figure is for 3 days only, and does not include i) Thursday’s paid- previews [Thursday previews yielded $2.5 million according to Forbes]; or ii) collections from ‘the Telugu and Tamil versions [that] are playing on hire at many places at double or [triple] the normal ticket rates and this is not reported ‘ (because of its illegal nature).
The business in US / Canada, Gulf and Australia has smashed all records.
US / Canada first weekend total (including the hire centres): around $11 million [Even this is a conservative figure. The The New York Times says that the film collected $10.1 million legally from the USA alone]
UK: ‘the Telugu version [is] hardly being screened on the main chains so it is all unreported business’ ((Box Office India).
Australia A$2.23 million with Telugu (A$875,000), Hindi (A$840,000) and Tamil (A$515,000)
- Other films
Kabali (Thurs previews to Sun, i.e. 3 1/2 days) $13 million (Rs87 crore gross)
Padmaavat, the film $11.60 million (in three days; the highest after the Bahubali duology).
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, was till 2016 no.3 from south India.
In USA/ Canada alone
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015): 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]
Week 1
Overseas
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: $ 13 million (Rs83.29 crore) gross
US / Canada alone
Bahubali 2 - The Conclusion: $12,838,244
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $12,392,000 (Box Office India)
After the third weekend
Australia
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (at the end of the 17th day) all languages A$4.25 million (an all time record) (Box Office India)
UAE/ Gulf
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (at the end of the 17th day) (Box Office India)
Gulf (i.e. UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar)
Hindi-Urdu - $3,710,244
Telugu - $1,666,723
Tamil - $3,216,139
Malayalam - $1,498,504
TOTAL - $10,114,681 (all languages)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan $9.5 million (lifetime, in a single language: the previous record)
UK
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (at the end of the 17th day) all languages £2 million plus (Box Office India)
US and Canada
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (at the end of the 17th day) all languages $19.65 million (a new record) (Box Office India)
Overseas (total)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (at the end of the 17th day) Total of the big four markets of United Kingdom, US / Canada, Gulf and Australia: $36.50 million (INR 234 cr) (Box Office India)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (at the end of the 17th day) Overseas total $40.30 million (Rs.259 crore) in seventeen days. (Box Office India)
After 19 days
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages) Gulf (UAE etc) all languages $11.1 million
China: The Chinese market
Lifetime
PK $20 million (Roughly Rs130 crore @Rs.65 to the dollar) (KoiMoi.com) PK crossed Rs 100 crore in China within 16 days of its release. (KoiMoi.com) It was released on 4,000 plus screens
Secret Superstar: Rs420 crore...and counting
Day 1
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $2.08 million KoiMoi.com/ $2.1 million (Box Office India)
PK: Just under $1 million
Day 2
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $ 4.17 million (Saturday) (KoiMoi.com)/$4.3 million (Box Office India)
Day 3
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $4.8 million apprx (Box Office India)/ $5.05 million (Rs32.48 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
First weekend
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $11.30 million (Rs72.68 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
Day 4
1st Monday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $ 2.80 million (17.90 crore)
4 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $14.07 million (90.58 crore). KoiMoi.com
Day 5
5 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: ‘over Rs 120 crore’ (KoiMoi.com)
6 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: Rs 149 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Day 7
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $ 6.09 million (₹38.75 crore)
7 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: ₹187.42 crore.
Day 8
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: ₹14 crore
8 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: 216 million yuan (₹201 crore plus) (KoiMoi.com)
10 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: ₹383 crore (KoiMoi.com)/ $59.7 million/ ₹388 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Second weekend
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $32.60 million (₹209 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
Day 11
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: - $4.94 m. (Box Office India)
Day 12
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $4.31m. (Box Office India)
12 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $69.7m. (INR 446 crore) (Box Office India)
Day 13
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $4.13 m. (KoiMoi.com)
13 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $74.46 million (₹476.96 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
Day 14
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $3.73 Million (₹24.20 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
14 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: ₹507.34 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Day 15/ Third Friday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $6 million approx. (₹35.90 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
15 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: $84.50 million (₹545 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
The previous record by a non-Hollywood foreign film in China was $84 million, held by the Japanese film 'Your Name' (KoiMoi.com).
Day 16/ Third Saturday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $ 16 million (₹104 crore) (KoiMoi.com) Please read that figure again. No Indian film (in a single language) has earned even half that kind of money on its opening day or any other day at home, and here Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 earned ₹104 crore on its sixteenth day abroad! Even in multiple languages only Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) has equalled or exceeded this figure and that at home, not abroad (though who knows what it might do in China).
16 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $100.70 million (₹649 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
PK Rs 100 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Day 17/ Third Sunday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $11.65 million (₹73 crore) (box-office/ KoiMoi.com)
17 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $ 112.55 million (₹726.32 crores) (box-office/ KoiMoi.com)
Day 18/ Third Monday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $3.35 million (₹21.70 crore)
18 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹748.02 crore
Day 19/ Third Tuesday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $3.07 million (₹19.91 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
19 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹778.32 crore (KoiMoi.com). According to the EntGroup, - $116 (over Rs 753 crore) (KoiMoi.com).
Day 20/ Third Wednesday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹ 16.20 crore ($ 2.50 million) (KoiMoi.com)
20 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹794.52 crore ($ 122.63 million) in China (KoiMoi.com) and (Box Office India) agree.
Day 21/ Third Thursday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $2.51 million (₹16.21 crore) (KoiMoi.com )
21 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹810 crore. (KoiMoi.com )
Day 22/ Fourth Friday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $2.4 million (₹15 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
22 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹825 crore (KoiMoi.com)
...
Day 26/ Fourth Tuesday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $ 6.31 million (₹40.70 crore) (KoiMoi.com)
26 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $151.86 Million (₹979.50 Crore) (KoiMoi.com)
Day 27/ Fourth Wednesday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹13.50 crore ($1.90 million) (crore-at-the-chinese-box-office/ KoiMoi.com) end of May 31, 2017
27 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $154 million ( ₹993 crore)
28 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹1,021 crore (KoiMoi.com) at the end of June 1, 2017
...
38 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $179.41 million (₹1,193 crore) at the end of June 11, 2017
...
42 days’ (six weeks’) total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹1,177 crore ($182.20 million) KoiMoi.com
Day 43/ Seventh Friday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $0.57m (₹3.68 Cr) KoiMoi.com
43 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $182.91m (₹1,180 Cr)
Day 44/ Seventh Saturday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $1.33 M (₹8.57 Cr) KoiMoi.com
44 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹1,188 crore
...
Day 53/ Eighth Monday
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹2.5 crore (Forbes)
53 days’ total
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $189 million. After 26 June 2017 its rank at the China box office was i) The no. 16 highest-grossing films of all time: behind Jurassic World (no. 14), Avatar (no. 15); ii) the fifth highest-grossing non-English, non-Chinese film; iii) the only non-Hollywood film in the Top 16. (Forbes)
Notes:
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 was released in China in May 2017, more than four months after its world premiere. Its Chinese version was called "Shuai Jiao, Baba”, which means “Let’s Wrestle, Father”. The producers claimed it would release on a record-breaking 9,000 screens in China, but as per trade experts, it was released on 7,000 screens out of the country’s nearly 40,000 screens. According to reports, one of the big cinema chains did not show interest in the movie. (KoiMoi.com)
(KoiMoi.com, citing data reported by variety.com and collected by Ent group — a research centre of the Chinese entertainment industry) wrote after Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸's second weekend/ 10days in China, 'The [second] weekend score was nearly triple its opening frame, when it scored $11.3 million. The cumulative in China is now on a par with film’s score, of $58.1 million, in India.
‘Exhibitors in China increased the screen count for “Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸” to some 55,000 screenings per day on Saturday and Sunday.’
This was a historic moment for Indian cinema: never before has the collection from an overseas territory equalled, leave alone exceeding, the domestic collection. And this has come from China, a country that has no Indian or South Asian Diaspora.
Hong Kong collections
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 (lifetime) HK $24,569,747 [₹20.42 cr]
3 Idiots: HK $23.41 million
Taiwan collections
In 19 days
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹26 crore (KoiMoi.com)
In 20 days
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $4.72 million (₹30.68 crore) (Box Office India)
In 29 days
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹31 crore (KoiMoi.com)
In ? days
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹32 crore (KoiMoi.com) after 30 May 2017
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹36.50 crore (KoiMoi.com) after June 1, 2017.
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 around ₹40 crore (KoiMoi.com) after June 11, 2017.
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 $6 million after June 26, 2017. (Forbes)
Highest collections in a single day
Source for figures till Dec 2016, i.e till Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 KoiMoi.com
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, domestic) Rs161 -171 crore gross/ Day 3 (Sunday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, domestic) Rs122 crore gross/ Day 1 (a Friday not linked to a festival, i.e. a working day)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, domestic) Rs102 crore crore gross/ Day 2
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs 46.50 crore in Hindi-Urdu alone (Day 3, Sunday)
Happy New Year 44.97 crore rupees/ Day 1
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 42.35 crore rupees/ 41.29 crore/ Day 3
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Hindi-Urdu - Rs.42 crore/ 40. crore/ Day Two
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Hindi-Urdu Rs.41 crore/40.75 crore Day One
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 40.35 crore rupees/ 39.32 crore/ Day 1
Bajrangi Bhaijaan 38.75 crore rupees/ 38.53 crore/ Day 3
PK 38.24 crore rupees/ 38.39 crore/ Day 3
Sultan 38.21 crore rupees/ 38.21 crore/ Day 5 (Sunday)
Dhoom 3 37.75 crore rupees/ Day 3
Sultan 37.32 crore rupees/ 37.31 crore/ Day 2 (Eid)
Sultan 36.62 crore rupees/ Day 4 (Saturday)
Sultan 36.54 crore rupees/ 36.59 crore/ Day 1
Padmaavat, the film 32 crore / Day 2 (Republic Day)
‘Openings’
Day One (domestic/ total)
Year-wise, 2000- onwards
Day One records have zoomed upwards so rapidly since 2000.
While this page is about Hindi-Urdu films, wherever we could get figures from Telugu and Tamil films, we have included them.
Net/ Gross
Whenever two figures have been given, the first figure is ‘net’ and has been taken from various sources, mainly KoiMoi.com on different dates, mainly
The second figure is ‘gross’ and has been taken mainly from [http)://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2890 BoxOfficeIndia]
NOTES:
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹122 cr/ ₹155 crore (all languages) (It was a Friday not linked to a festival, i.e. a working day)
Kabali (all languages) ₹44.6 crore/ ₹53.96 crore (It was exempted from entertainment tax in Tamil Nadu, hence the gross looks somewhat low)
2000
Mission Kashmir: ₹1.65 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (Himesh Mankad |KoiMoi.com) adds: Refugee’s recordwas eventually broken by Mission Kashmir , which collected ₹1.65 crore on its opening day despite a clash with Shah Rukh Khan – Amitabh Bachchan starrer, Mohabbatien. The hype surrounding Mission Kashmir was so high, thanks to Hrithik Roshan’s popularity, that without a clash, it would have become the first Hindi film to collect over ₹2.00 crore on its opening day
2000/2
Refugee: ₹1.56 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (Himesh Mankad |KoiMoi.com) adds: Refugee, which was the launch vehicle of two star-kids, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor, raked in ₹1.56 crore on its first day, thereby shattering all previous opening day records.
2001
Ajnabee: ₹1.66 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2001/2
Indian: ₹1.80 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2001/3
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham: ₹2.38 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2004
Main Hoon Na: ₹2.73 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2005
Bunty Aur Babli: ₹2.91 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2005
Dus: ₹2.92 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2005/2
Mangal Pandey: The Rising: ₹3.25 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2006
Fanaa: ₹3.95 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2006/2
Krrish: ₹6.00 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (Himesh Mankad |KoiMoi.com) adds:Krrish, broke the previous record by a margin of 52%,
2007
An opening day figure from that year:
Saawariya (2007): ₹3 crore
2008
Race: ₹6.32 crore . This was the opening day record in its time.
Singh is Kinng: ₹7.24 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
Ghajini: ₹9.07 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
2009
3 Idiots: ₹12.50 crore . This was the opening day record in its time.
2010
Dabangg: ₹14.50 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
Another opening day figure from that year:
Guzaarish (2010): ₹3.82 crore
2011
Bodyguard: ₹21.50 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (Himesh Mankad |KoiMoi.com) adds: Bodyguard surpassed the previous record holder by a margin of 48%
2012
Ek Tha Tiger: ₹32.92 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (According to an earlier report in KoiMoi, 'As for [the] Independence Day record of Ek Tha Tiger (33 crore), it [was] intact' till even July 2015, i.e. well after the release of HNY etc..) / Gross: ₹41.29 crore. (Himesh Mankad |KoiMoi.com) adds:Ek Tha Tiger shattered all records by a margin of 50%.
2012/ 2
Agneepath: ₹22.00 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
Other major hit(s) of the year:
Dabangg 2 ???/ ₹21 crore....
2013
Chennai Express: ₹33.12 crore/ ₹40.81 crore. This was the opening day record in its time.
Dhoom 3: ₹33.53 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (According to KoiMoi.com: Rs36.22 crore net/ ₹45.67 crore gross) Later KoiMoi.com gave a figure of ₹34.50 crore
Other opening day figures from that year:
Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (2013): ₹15.73 crore
R… Rajkumar (2013): ₹10.10 crore
2014
Happy New Year: ₹39.00 crore. This was the opening day record in its time. (Earlier KoiMoi.com had reported a ₹42 crore net; Box Office Indiasaid: Rs36.31 crore net: / ₹50.78 crore gross. According to the earlier KoiMoi.com report this film had the highest opening in Hindi, even after taking into account Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)'s Hindi version.
Other major hit(s) of the year:
"Singham Returns" ₹31.8 crore/ ₹43.44 crore
"Bang Bang" ₹28 crore/ gross: ???
"Kick" ???/ ₹26 crore
"PK" ???/ ₹25 crore (According to KoiMoi.com: Rs27 crore)
Yet other opening day figures from that year:
Gunday (2014): ₹15.86 crore
Yet other opening day figures from that year:
Haider (2014): ₹6.14 crore
2015
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo: ₹40.35 crore (KoiMoi.com) or ₹39.32 crore net. Either way, This was the opening day record in its time. Box Office India/ ₹55.03 crore gross.
Other major hit(s) of the year:
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) in all language versions: ₹42.3 crore net/ ₹49.48 crore gross.
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015)'s initially reported domestic gross was Rs60 crore ($9.48 million). Around ₹50 crore was more realistic and was the figure that Indpaedia had adopted. Either way, trade analyst Trinath told IANS, ‘This is the biggest ever opening for an Indian film, surpassing even [Filmistan] blockbusters like 'Happy New Year' and 'Dhoom: 3'.’ However, after the sums were counted, BoxOfficeIndia gave 'Happy New Year a slight edge when it comes to the ‘gross.’ Regarding the ‘net’ figure KoiMoi.com agrees with BoxOfficeIndia.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan ₹27.25 crore/ ₹36.23 crore. Bajrangi Bhaijaan holds a niche record: the highest opening day during the austere month of Ramzan: ₹27.25 crore
Yet other opening day figures from that year:
Shaandaar (2015): ₹13.10 crore
Bajirao Mastani (2015): ₹12.80 crore
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015): ₹10.50 crore
2016
Major hit(s) of the year:
Sultan (2016) ₹36.54 crore/ ₹51.15 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹29.78 crore/ ₹41.19 crore
Sardaar Gabbar Singh - ???/ ₹37.10 crore
Janatha Garage ???/ ₹36.48 crore
Yet other opening day figures from that year:
Udta Punjab (2016): ₹10.05 crore
2017
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): ₹41.00 Crore in Hindi-Urdu alone. This was the opening day record in its time, and remains the Hindi-Urdu and national record.
Other major hit(s) of the year:
' Tiger Zinda Hai ₹33.75 crore net
Khaidi No.150 ???/ ₹41.64 crore gross
2018
Other opening day figures from that year:
Bharat Ane Nenu ₹23.05 Cr
Padmaavat, the film (2018): ₹19 crore
Collections, in absolute terms
Thugs Of Hindostan ₹52.25 crore (including all versions) (Diwali)
Happy New Year ₹ 44.97 crore (including all versions) (Diwali)
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ₹40.35 crore (Diwali)
Sultan ₹36.54 crore (Eid)
Tiger Zinda Hai ₹34.10 crore.
Chennai Express ₹33.10 crore
Dilwale ₹21.80 crore (there was a clash with Bajirao Mastani)
'First day, first show'
Day One: Opening Show
Bahubali 2 vs Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 vs Sultan
Box Office India collected viewership (‘admission’) figures from 96 cinemas in five non-Telugu cities, viz. Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Kanpur, for the three most successful Indian films in the previous year or so. Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) towered over the other two and, arguably, all films in Indian film history.
Bahubali 2 (Hindi) - 26,198 admits (i.e. viewers)
Sultan - 23,816 admits
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 - 17,471 admits
Day One, overseas
US and Canada
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): $2.6 million (Rs17 crore). ‘Apparently, the film has grossed even more than Hollywood releases and that this is the first time an Indian film is topping the charts.’ (-April 29, 2017 | KoiMoi.com) wrote. The Fate Of The Furious, by then on its fifteenth day, was a distant no2 with $1.9m. [BoxOfficeIndia commented, 'This is simply amazing and has never happened before than an Indian film has topped the charts on any day.'
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.
Day 2
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, domestic) Rs102 crore crore gross
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs40.25 crore in Hindi-Urdu alone
Dangal ₹34.82 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 3
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, domestic) Rs161-171 crore gross
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs 46,50 crore in Hindi-Urdu alone
Dangal ₹42.41 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First weekend (total)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs. 395 domestic gross/ Worldwide Rs. 506 crore (Box Office India), Rs. 385 domestic gross/ Worldwide Rs505 crore gross KoiMoi.com.
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs. 127.50 crore in Hindi-Urdu alone!
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) Rs.153 crore gross (Telugu, Hindi-Urdu, Tamil and Malayalam put together), which then was a new record for an Indian film, and by a wide margin. Part 2 almost touched that mark on its first day.
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/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 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
Openings: South India
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) was the biggest earning south Indian film on the opening day.
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) broke that record
Previous records:
"Lingaa": Rs.22 crore
"I": Rs.20 crore.
Day-wise earnings (after the first weekend)
Day 4
1st Monday record
The first figures below are from KoiMoi.com) and are for Day 4, which normally is a Monday.
The second figures are from Box Office India and are specifically for the first Mondays of the films mentioned.
What should be noted is that even if the two box office experts differ on figures (as happens in the USA as well), the ranks of the films are the same (with one minor difference)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs40.25 (KoiMoi.com)/ ₹39.75 crore net apprx (Partial Holiday, Enhanced Ticket Rates)
'Krrish 3' Rs.35.91 Cr (holiday)/ / ₹29.64 crore (Holiday)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) Rs26.80 crore (domestic) (holiday) (Rs.27.05 Cr according to KoiMoi.com)/ / ₹26.78 crore (Holiday)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs 25.48 crore (highest collection for a non-holiday Monday / ₹24.98 crore(Enhanced Ticket Rates)/ Dangal ₹25.69 crore (KoiMoi.com )
PK (2013-14): Rs21.22 crore/ ₹21.15 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)
Dhoom 3 Rs.21.00 Cr/ ₹19.87 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)
Ek Tha Tiger Rs.20.00 Cr/ ₹18.96 crore (Holiday)
Rustom Rs.17.81 Cr/ ₹17.48 crore (Holiday)
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Rs.17.75 Cr-/ ₹ 17.68 crore (Holiday)
Shivaay Rs.17.35 Cr/ ₹15.59 crore apprx (Holiday)
Sultan Rs.15.54 Cr
Happy New Year: ₹15.01 crore (Flash Bollywood)
4 day totals
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs.166.50 crore (Box Office India)/ Rs 168.25 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 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
Padmaavat, the film Rs114 crore (in 4 1/4 days: i.e. paid previews before opening day + a 4-day weekend)
Day 5
The first figures are from KoiMoi and the second from Box Office India
1st Tuesday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Hindi Rs. 28 crore/ ₹29.50 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)
Kick --/ ₹26.82 crore (Eid Holiday)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹23.09 crore (KoiMoi.com )/ ₹22.39 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs.21.40 crore/ ₹20.78 crore
Krrish 3 ---/ ₹21.33 crore (Holiday)
Dhoom 3 Rs.21.25 crore/ ₹18.75 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)
PK Rs.18.85 crore/ ₹19.87 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)
Sultan ---/Rs.12.92 crore
Airlift ---/₹17.63 crore (Holiday)
Ek Tha Tiger ---/₹14.87 crore (Part Holiday)
Dabangg 2 ---/ ₹14.21 crore (Holiday)
Happy New Year: ₹13.00 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First 5 days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) 196 crore (KoiMoi.com) <> Rs. 197.50 crore net (Box Office India)
Sultan (however, it was a ‘5 day weekend’ because of Eid [Wed-Sunday]) Rs 180.36 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs 155.53 crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015): Rs151.05 crore (domestic)
Dhoom 3 (2013): Rs149 crore (domestic)
Day 6
(Wednesday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs. 24 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs.21.20 crore / ₹21.46 crore (KoiMoi.com )
PK: ₹19.55 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹18.02 crore (Flash Bollywood)
…
Happy New Year: ₹11.02 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First 6 days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs221 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs.176.98 crore
Day 7
(Thursday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Between Rs. 20 crore and Rs. 24 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs.20.29crore
PK: ₹27.55 crore (Flash Bollywood)
…
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹15.55 crore (Flash Bollywood)
…
Happy New Year: ₹9.50 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First seven days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs.241 crore net (KoiMoi.com)/ Rs.241 crore net (Box Office India)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages, net): Rs 543 crore (Box Office India)/ Rs 545 crore ( KoiMoi.com)
Sultan: Rs. 208.99 crore net
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), a Telugu film dubbed into Hindi-Urdu, beat Sultan in every North Indian distribution ‘territory’ thus:
Bombay- Maharashtra:
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): ₹85 crore net
Sultan: ₹61.59 crore net
Delhi /UP:
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): ₹45 crore net
Sultan: ₹40 crore net
East Punjab:
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): ₹27.50 crore net
Sultan: ₹21.96 crore net
First week collections
Sources include:
<> Joginder Tuteja, KoiMoi.com
First week collections: 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/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 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
Day 8
(Second Friday)
The top second Friday collections are as follows… Many of the films [listed] below [did their business during the] Christmas period which is good for collections while Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) record[ed] these numbers in May which is not thought of as the best period of collections. (Box Office India)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹20.00 crore apprx
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹17.84 crore/ Rs.18.59 crore (according to KoiMoi.com)
PK ₹14.52 crore/ PK Rs 17.25 crore (according to KoiMoi.com)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan ₹12.56 crore/ Rs 19 crore net (according to KoiMoi.com)
Bajirao Mastani ₹12.00 crore
3 Idiots ₹10.54 crore
Dhoom 3 ₹9.42 crore
Kick ₹8.31 crore
Krrish 3 ₹7.67 crore
Sultan ₹7.41 crore
Tanu Weds Manu Returns ₹6.62 crore
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ₹6.57 crore
Dabangg ₹6.22 crore
Dabangg 2 ₹5.85 crore
Chennai Express ₹5.78 crore
…
Happy New Year: ₹5.50 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Eight days' total: (selected films only)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs265 crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 190 crore net
Day 9
Second Saturday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): Rs26.50 crore net (Box Office India)/ Rs25 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs.23.07 crore
…
PK: ₹17.16 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹12.80 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Happy New Year: ₹7.46 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First nine days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs292 crore* (KoiMoi.com) / Rs292 crore net (Box Office India)
Day 10
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs33 crore net: / Box Office India
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 (Sunday) Rs.32.04 crore
…
PK: ₹21.85 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹19.25 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Happy New Year: ₹9.51 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First ten days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Domestic: ₹ 324.50 crore-- Box Office India/ ₹321.50 crore -- KoiMoi.com <> Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Worldwide box office of ₹508 crore after ten days. (Box Office India)
Second weekend
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹79.5 crore net (Box Office India)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs73.70 crore (this was higher than the first weekend of most hit films) -- KoiMoi.com/ ₹70.82 crore net -- Box Office India
Day 11
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Rs 16.50 crore net (Box Office India)/Rs 15 crore net (KoiMoi.com
Dangal ₹13.45 crore (KoiMoi.com )
…
PK: ₹10.10 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹9.30 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Happy New Year: ₹3.31 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First eleven days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Domestic net: ₹ 342.75 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Day 12
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹15.60 crore net KoiMoi.com/ ₹ 15.50 crore net Box Office India
Dangal ₹10.46 crore (KoiMoi.com )
…
PK: ₹9.11 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹9.10 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Happy New Year: ₹4.06 crore (Flash Bollywood)
First twelve days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Domestic net: ₹358.35 crore net KoiMoi.com/ Rs. 357 crore net Box Office India
Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 472 crore worldwide (gross)
PK Rs256 crore
Day 13 (Wednesday)
Dangal ₹9.23 crore (KoiMoi.com )
…
PK: ₹9.05 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹7.10 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Happy New Year: ₹2.75 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Day 14 (Thursday)
PK: ₹14.05 crore (Flash Bollywood)
…
Dangal ₹09.12 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: ₹6.03 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Happy New Year: ₹3.51 crore (Flash Bollywood)
Second week's collections
From Box Office India, unless stated otherwise.
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) (in 7 days) ₹138 crore (KoiMoi.com)/ ₹141 crore net apprx (Box Office India). This second week collection, as analysts have pointed out, is bigger than the lifetime total of many hits.
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) (in just 5 Days) ₹112 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 (2016) ₹111.56 crore
PK (2014) ₹96.37 crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) ₹86.28 crore
Dhoom 3 (2013) ₹64.51 crore
3 Idiots (2009) ₹56.15 crore
Bajirao Mastani (2015) ₹55.19 crore
Sultan (2016) ₹48.89 crore
Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) ₹46.21 crore
Kick (2014) ₹46.15 crore
Day 15/ Third Friday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹9.50 crore net
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: ₹6.20 crore net (Box Office India )/ ₹06.66 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First fifteen days' total Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹395.50 crore domestic net
Day 16/ Third Saturday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹13.50 crore net
Dangal ₹10.80 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First sixteen days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹413.75 crore domestic net (KoiMoi.com)
Day 17/ Third Sunday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹16 crore net {KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹14.33 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First seventeen days' total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹429 crore {KoiMoi.com)
Third weekend
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹41.50 crore net (Box Office India)
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸: Roughly ₹32 crore
Day 18/ Third Monday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹7.75 crore (Box Office India)/ ₹7.2 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹4.35 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First eighteen days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹437.22 crore. (Box Office India) : Domestic net
First eighteen days’ average
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017): KoiMoi.com points out [that ₹437.22 crore in eighteen days] works out ‘to an astonishing average of ₹22.50 crore per day [in the first eighteen days] and that too without any major national festival holiday! [By way of comparison] in 2017, no other Hindi film has so far scored ₹22.50 crore on even its opening day (highest was Raees so far with ₹20.42 crore on its Day One)’
Day 19 / Third Tuesday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Hindi-Urdu ‘’₹7.50 crore (KoiMoi.com)/
Dangal ₹4.03 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 19 days’ net: language- and territory- wise
Hindi-Urdu
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹447.50 (KoiMoi.com)/ ₹444.50 crore (Box Office India) in nineteen days
Dubbed versions’ earnings outside their linguistic zone-
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹9.25 crore (Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions’ earnings in Mumbai, Delhi / UP, East Punjab, Rajasthan, CP Berar, CI, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha and Marathwada) (Box Office India)
Nizam / Andhra
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹242 crore (Box Office India)
Karnataka / Mysore
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹72 crore (Box Office India)
Tamil Nadu
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹88 crore (Box Office India)
Kerala
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹46 crore (Box Office India)
All languages
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹ 901.75 crore (Box Office India) (net collections in nineteen days)
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) ₹419 crore net ( lifetime record till May 2017)
Day 20/ Third Wednesday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹6.75 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹3.21 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First twenty days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹454.25 crore(KoiMoi.com)
Day 21/ Third Thursday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹6.50 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹2.97 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 21 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹460.75 crore domestic net (KoiMoi.com)./ Domestic gross after 21 days: ₹633 crore (Box Office India)
Week Three
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹67.25 crore domestic net
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹44.02 crore net (Box Office India)
Day 22/ Third Friday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹4 crore, approx. (KoiMoi.com)/ (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹1.94 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 22 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹464.75 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Day 23/ Fourth Saturday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹6.85 crore Box Office Times (Indpaedia’s own assessment is at least ₹1 crore lower)
Dangal ₹4.06 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 23 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹470 crore domestic net approx. (KoiMoi.com)
Day 24/ Fourth Sunday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹7.10 crore Box Office Times/ ₹8.25 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹4.24 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 24 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹474.49 domestic net. (Box Office India
Fourth weekend
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹18.25 crore apprx net (Box Office India)
Day 25/ Fourth Monday
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹3.25 crore (Box Office India)/ ₹3 crore approx. (KoiMoi.com)
₹1.37 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 25 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹481.30 crore (KoiMoi.com)/ ₹478 crore nett (Box Office India)
Day 26 (Tuesday)
Dangal ₹1.27 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 27 (Wednesday)
Dangal ₹1.16 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 28 (Thursday)
Dangal ₹1.04 crore (KoiMoi.com )
WEEK FOUR
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) ₹29 crore apprx (Box Office India)
3 Idiots (2009) ₹15.95 crore net.
Four weeks/ 28 days: territory-wise
Mumbai circuit
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹180 crore
PK ₹104 crore
Dangal ₹104 crore
East Punjab
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹50 crore net
Dangal ₹44.35 crore net
Day 29 (Fifth Friday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1.75 crore (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹1.19 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 29 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹489.17 crore net (Box Office India)
Day 30 (Saturday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹2.75 crore net (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹2.10 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 31 (Sunday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹4 crore net (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹2.83 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 31 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹495.92 crore net
Fifth Weekend
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹8.50 crore net (Box Office India)
Day 32 (Monday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1.50 crore apprx (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹0.94 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 33 (Tuesday)
Dangal ₹1.01 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 34 (Wednesday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1.10 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹0.24 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 34 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹501.25 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Day 35 (Thursday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1 crore (KoiMoi.com)
Dangal ₹0.54 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 35 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹502.25 crore (KoiMoi.com)/ ₹500.53 crore (Box Office India)
WEEK FIVE
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹13 crore net (Box Office India)
3 idiots (2009) ‘a little under ₹10 crore net’ (Box Office India), (Box Office India)
Dangal (2016) ₹8.50 crore net plus-. (Box Office India)
Day 36 (Friday)
Gadar ₹1 crore net
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹75 lakh net. Box Office India notes that this was ‘the first time [after its release] that (Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)) has not created a daily record.’
Dangal ₹0.28 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 37 (Saturday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1 crore (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹0.41 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 38 (Sunday)
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1.25 crore (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹0.50 crore (KoiMoi.com )
First 38 days’ total
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹502.94 crore (Box Office India)
Sixth Weekend
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹3 crore (Box Office India)
Day 39 (Monday)
Dangal ₹0.17 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 40 (Tuesday)
Dangal ₹0.15 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 41 (Wednesday)
Dangal ₹0.15 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Day 42 (Thursday)
Dangal ₹0.13 crore (KoiMoi.com )
WEEK SIX
Gadar ₹6.09 crore
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹4.75 crore (Box Office India)
WEEK SEVEN
Gadar Ek Prem Katha (2001) ₹4.95 crore
Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) ₹2.96 crore (Tax Free in Maharashtra and Delhi)
Raja Hindustani (1996) ₹2.84 crore
Dilwale dulhania Le Jayenge ₹2.66 crore
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹2.46 crore (Hindi Only) (Box Office India)
3 idiots (2009) ₹2.49 crore
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) ₹2.48 crore
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (200) ₹2.38 crore
No Entry (2005) ₹2.37 crore
Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham ₹2.23 crore
…
Dangal ₹97 lakh/ ₹75 lakh (KoiMoi.com )
Bajrangi Bhaijaan ₹65 lakh
PK ₹45 lakh
Week 8
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹1.44 crore (Box Office India)
Dangal ₹0.50 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Week 9
Dangal ₹0.30 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Week 10
Dangal ₹0.18 crore (KoiMoi.com )
Week 11
Dangal ₹0.03 crore (KoiMoi.com )
April releases
April is not as bad as March, which is dominated by examinations. But it is not a good month either, because examinations spill over in many states, and then IPL matches take away audiences. The financial year has just begun and taxes are being calculated on the previous one.
Here are the few Hindi-Urdu that have done good business at the box office in April:
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) was released on the 28 April, i.e. towards the end of the month, and went on to create history.
Housefull 2 (2012) ₹114 crore (Despite the IPL season)
Aashiqui 2 (2013) ₹85.40 crore
2 States (2014) ₹104 crore
The Jungle Book (2016) ₹188 crore
Fan (2016) lifetime collection of ₹85 crore, which was quite low for a film starring Shah Rukh Khan.
Indian films that earned Rs 100 crore in...
(Sources include: Fastest films to cross Rs 100 crore hurdle The Times of India)
1 day
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (all languages) Rs122 crore
2 days
Bahubali: The Beginning (2015) (all languages)
3 days
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone) Rs127 crore
'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/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 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/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 Rs.153.53 cr
Bajrangi Bhaijaan Rs 151.05 crore
Hits: 2010-mid 2013
The Times of India 11 Aug 2013
All figures in crore rupees:
High Weekend Collections
|
|
First day |
First weekend |
Total |
|
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani |
|
62 cr |
182 cr |
|
Ek Tha Tiger |
30.50 cr |
61 cr |
187 cr |
|
Dabangg |
|
60 cr |
152 cr |
|
Chennai Express |
29.50cr + 6 cr (paid preview) |
|
|
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.
|
Rank (August 2014) |
Name of Film |
No. of days taken to earn Rs.100 crore |
‘Lifetime’ collections Rs. crore |
|
1 |
Dhoom 3
|
3 |
280.25 |
|
2 |
Chennai Express
|
3+ |
226.70 |
|
3 |
Krrish 3
|
4 |
240.50 |
|
4 |
Kick
|
5 |
126.70* |
|
5 |
Ek Tha Tiger
|
6 |
198.00 |
|
6 |
Dabangg 2
|
6 |
158.50 |
|
7 |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
|
7 |
190.03 |
|
8 |
Bodyguard
|
8 |
142.00 |
|
9 |
3 Idiots
|
9+ |
202.00 |
|
10 |
Ra.One
|
10 |
115.00 |
|
11 |
Dabangg
|
10 |
145.00 |
|
12 |
Jai Ho
|
10 |
111.00 |
|
13 |
Agneepath
|
11 |
123.00 |
|
14 |
Rowdy Rathore
|
11 |
131.00 |
|
15 |
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
|
11 |
120.65 |
|
16 |
Ready
|
12 |
120.00 |
|
17 |
Ramleela
|
12 |
110.00 |
|
18 |
Don 2
|
13 |
106.00 |
|
19 |
Ek Villain
|
14 |
103.39* |
|
20 |
Race 2
|
14 |
102.00 |
|
21 |
Holiday
|
15 |
112.65 |
|
22 |
Son Of Sardaar
|
16 |
105.03 |
|
23 |
Ghajini |
16+ |
114.00 |
|
24 |
Barfi!
|
17 |
120.00 |
|
25 |
Golmaal 3
|
17 |
107.00 |
|
26 |
Housefull 2
|
17 |
114.00 |
|
27 |
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
|
24+ |
103.50 |
|
28 |
Grand Masti
|
23 |
102.50 |
|
29 |
2 States
|
28 |
104.00 |
|
30 |
Singham
|
37 |
100.00 |
|
31 |
Bol Bachchan
|
45 |
102.00 |
+ Means Including Paid Preview
The highest grossers in individual distribution circuits/ territories
The Bihar Circuit
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) Hindi-Urdu ₹14.25 crore apprx (31 days)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan ₹8.48 crore
Sultan ₹7.48.5 crore
PK ₹7.26.5 crore
Dhoom 3 ₹6.745 crore
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹6.72 crore
Kick ₹6.515 crore
Krrish 3 ₹5.44 crore
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ₹5.33 crore
Dilwale ₹5.26 crore
The Mumbai circuit
From (Box Office India])
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone):In 31 Days ₹182 crore (Box Office India)
Earlier: In 20 Days ₹165 crore ‘This does not include the Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam versions running in the circuit,’ writes (Box Office India]).
Dangal/ 摔跤吧！爸爸 ₹104.26 crore
PK ₹104.21 crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan ₹90.77. crore
Sultan ₹86.305 crore
3 Idiots ₹79.19 crore
Dhoom 3 ₹76.42 crore
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ₹70.79 crore
Chennai Express ₹68.48 crore
Bajirao Mastani ₹67.43 crore
Sub circuit Gujarat / Saurashtra
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu alone):In 31 Days ₹75 crore net (Box Office India)
The Mysore circuit
The following are the collections of non-Kannada films in the Mysore circuit:
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) (Hindi-Urdu. Tamil. Telugu): ₹90 crore
Dangal (2016) ₹27.81 crore
PK (2014) ₹23.85 crore
Sultan (2017) ₹18.50 crore
Dhoom 3 (2013) ₹17.40 crore
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) ₹17.29 crore
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) ₹15.81 crore (Hindi) (7 weeks)
Chennai Express ₹15.04 crore
Bajirao Mastani (2015) ₹12.68 crore
Happy New Year (2014) ₹11.69 crore
3 Idiots (2009)- ₹11.28 crore
Debutant directors who made major hits
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
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.
History
The size of the box office: 1991-21
From: February 2, 2021: The Times of India
See graphic:
The earnings of the hits of 1991, 2019, adjusted for inflation in 2020 .
Trivia
This section is not updated regularly
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).
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 (which is lower than the truth) 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.
For that reason, Indpaedia has cited two or more authorities in its yearwise lists of the most successful Hindi-Urdu films of each year and the most popular Hindi-Urdu songs, also of each year. (Even for the Binaca Geet Mala years we have, in addition to BGM, cited Mr Bhargava and added songs with a classical base.)
Rohit Khilnani | Box-Office Collection: Who can you trust? 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
Indpaedia's point is that even if there is a disparity between the figures (in crore rupees) given by the two box-office trackers, the ranks of films on the two charts are almost identical. Meaning that one agency is somewhat conservative with all films and the other a little overstated, again with all films.
|
Films |
Year |
Box Office Collections Rs crore |
Box Office Collections Rs. crore |
|
Drishyam |
2015 |
68.67 |
75.09 |
|
Shivaay |
2016 |
84.84 |
100.29 |
|
Son of Sardar |
2012 |
88.68 |
105.66 |
|
Ek Villain |
2014 |
97.51 |
105.62 |
|
Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
2012 |
101.59 |
120.85 |
|
Bang Bang |
2014 |
141.06 |
181.03 |
|
Krrish 3 |
2013 |
175.84 |
244.92 |
Sources of this page as a whole include
Joginder Tuteja, KoiMoi.com <> Joginder Tuteja<>KoiMoi.com<>The Times of India<>KoiMoi.com<> Shekhar H Hooli, IBTimes <> Shekhar H Hooli, IBTimes
See also
The most expensive Hindi-Urdu films
Box office records of Hindi-Urdu films
Records for the 1930s are non-existent but you may still want to see
Hindi-Urdu films: 1931 <> Hindi-Urdu films: 1932 <> Hindi-Urdu films: 1938 <> Hindi-Urdu films: 1939 <>
The highest grossing films of Individual years (and some decades) are listed at:
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...and also
Box office records of Malayalam films 1980-2016, quite detailed
There are less detailed but evolving pages dedicated to
Box office records of Kannada films
Box office records of Malayalam films
Box office records in Tamil Nadu
Box office records of Telugu films
The most expensive Hindi-Urdu films
Hollywood/ foreign films’ earnings in India, 2015 onwards, with some older information.
