This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources. There is no official tracking of domestic box office figures within India, and Indian sites publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their domestic box office estimates.[1]
Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century.[2] As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened.[3] During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theaters and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in the box office collections.[4]
The majority of highest-grossing Indian films are Hindi films. As of 2014, Hindi cinema represents 43% of the net box office revenue in India, while Tamil and Telugu cinema represent 36%, and other industries constitute 21%.[5] In 2019, the Hindi film industry represented 44% of box office revenue, followed by the Telugu and the Tamil film industries, each representing 13%.[6] Other prominent languages in the Indian film industry include Malayalam and Kannada, representing 5% each, as well as Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bhojpuri. As of 2020, the combined revenue of all other language film industries has surpassed that of the Hindi film industry,[7] By 2021, Telugu cinema became the largest film industry of India in terms of box-office.[8][9][10]
The following table lists the top 50 highest-grossing Indian films, which include films from all Indian languages. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Bengali cinema was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s,[98] and accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s.[99]Cinema in South India accounted for nearly half of India's cinema halls in the 1940s.[2]
The Gujarati cinema produces films in Gujarati language and is primarily focused on the audience in Gujarat and Mumbai. The film industry is sometimes referred to as Dhollywood or Gollywood.
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The Hindi language film industry, based in Mumbai, India, is frequently known as Bollywood.[126] Bollywood is one of the largest film producers in India and one of the largest centres of film production in the world.[127][128][129]
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Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is sometimes known by the nickname "Mollywood" by certain media outlets.
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Odia cinema is primarily based in Odisha state producing movies mainly in the Odia language and a few movies in Sambalpuri language. The first Odia movie was Sita Vivaha which was released in 1936.
The Khiladi franchise was the first film franchise to gross over ₹100crore, followed by the Krrish film series. Baahubali is the first franchise to collect over ₹1,000crore at the box office, and the only franchise where all the films have grossed at least ₹500crore worldwide.
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^ abMughal-e-Azam domestic gross: ₹11 crore in 1960,[263] equivalent to approximately ₹2,200 crore in 2017.
Inflation rate of approximately 200 times in 2017: ₹6 crore domestic nett in 1960, equivalent to ₹1,300 crore (US$160 million) in 2017.[264]
^Mother India: ₹8 crore[260] (US$16.8 million)[n 22] in 1957. With a ticket inflation rate of 217 times,[n 26] this is equivalent to approximately ₹1,600 crore in 2017.
^Mera Naam Joker in the Soviet Union – Released in three parts, with the first part drawing 29million admissions, the second part 22.6million, and the final part 21.5million, adding up to 73.1million admissions.[271]
^ abBurra, Rani Day & Rao, Maithili (2006), "Cinema", Encyclopedia of India (vol. 1), Thomson Gale, ISBN978-0-684-31350-4.
^Khanna, Amit (2003), "The Future of Hindi Film Business", Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: historical record, the business and its future, narrative forms, analysis of the medium, milestones, biographies, Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Private Limited, ISBN978-81-7991-066-5. p 158
"RRR streams on Disney+ Hotstar". Cinema Express. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022. Released theatrically in March, the film has garnered over Rs 1,200 crore at the global box office.
"Fawad Khan's The Legend of Maula Jatt beats RRR in UK, Indian fans remind producers of worldwide figures". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2022. Directed by SS Rajamouli, RRR stands at a worldwide collection of around ₹1200 crore.
^Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterji, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt Ltd. pp. 10–18. ISBN81-7991-066-0. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ abcdeKudryavtsev, Sergey (3 August 2008). "Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)" [Popular Foreign Films (Indian) in Soviet Film Distribution]. LiveJournal (in Russian).
^"Box Office 1993". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"The Film Journal". The Film Journal. Pubsun Corporation. 90 (1–6). 1995. One outstanding exception is Hum Aapke Hein Koun..!, which has emerged as the biggest grosser in the history of Hindi and Indian films. (...) Hum Aapke Hein Koun..! has grossed over 70 crores rupees in 20 weeks only, a record which will be difficult to break. The film's estimated gross business is 250 crores rupees, or even more.
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