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This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes film industries from various languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, etc. based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by Box Office India, Bollywood Hungama, Box Office Capsule, etc.[1][2]

The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the plot outlines from the Hindi Belt, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, etc. During the 1940s cinema in South India accounted for nearly half of India's cinema halls[3] which has grown to 75% of all film revenues in India as of 2009.[4]

Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century.[3] As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened.[5] The global gross figures includes Entertainment tax deducted in Indian states, and are not inflation adjusted.[6][7]

Global gross figures in Indian Cinema

Highest-grossing Indian films wordwide
Rank Movie Year Studio(s) / Producers Global Gross
1 Chennai Express 2013 Red Chillies Entertainment ₹4.13 billion (US$49 million)[6][8]
2 3 Idiots 2009 Vidhu Vinod Chopra ₹3.92 billion (US$47 million)[9][10]
3 Ek Tha Tiger 2012 Yash Raj Films ₹3.1 billion (US$37 million)[11][12]
4 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2013 Dharma Productions ₹3.01 billion (US$36 million)[6][9][13]
5 Dabangg 2 2012 Arbaaz Khan Productions ₹2.51 billion (US$30 million)[8]
6 Ra.One 2011 Red Chillies Entertainment ₹2.40 billion (US$29 million)[8]
7 Bodyguard 2011 Reliance Entertainment, Reel Life Productions ₹2.30 billion (US$28 million)[8]
8 Don 2 2011 Excel Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment ₹2.30 billion (US$28 million)[8]
9 Dabangg 2010 Arbaaz Khan Productions, Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd ₹2.15 billion (US$26 million)[8]
10 Jab Tak Hai Jaan 2012 Yash Raj Films ₹2.11 billion (US$25 million)[8]
11 Rowdy Rathore 2012 Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ronnie Screwvala ₹2.01 billion (US$24 million)[8]
12 My Name Is Khan 2010 Dharma Productions, Red Chillies Entertainment ₹2 billion (US$24 million)
13 Agneepath 2012 Dharma Productions ₹1.93 billion (US$23 million)
14 Ghajini 2012 Geetha Arts ₹1.90 billion (US$23 million)
15 Housefull 2 2013 Sajid Nadiawala ₹1.86 billion (US$22 million)
16 Ready 2011 T-Series, Sohail Khan Productions ₹1.84 billion (US$22 million)
17 Enthiran 2010 Sun Pictures ₹1.79 billion (US$21 million)[14]
18 Barfi! 2012 Ishana Movies ₹1.75 billion (US$21 million)[15]
19 Talaash: The Answer Lies Within 2012 Excel Entertainment, Aamir Khan Productions ₹1.74 billion (US$21 million)[15]
20 Golmaal 3 2010 Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd ₹1.67 billion (US$20 million)
21 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2008 Yash Raj Films ₹1.58 billion (US$19 million)
22 Thuppakki 2012 Kalaipuli S. Dhanu ₹1.54 billion (US$18 million)[16][17][18]
23 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2011 Excel Entertainment ₹1.53 billion (US$18 million)
24 Gabbar Singh 2012 Bandla Ganesh ₹1.52 billion (US$18 million)[19]

Background color       indicates films playing on 19 December 2024 in theatres around the world

Tollywood 100 Crore Club

Gabbar Singh[20][21][22][23] emerged as the highest grossing Telugu film creating the Tollywood 100 Crore Club.[24][25]

Kollywood 100 Crore Club

Kollywood (Tamil film Industry) had its first ₹100-crore box-office hit through Enthiran in 2010.[14] In November 2012, Thuppakki became the second Tamil film ever to enter the ₹100 crore club.[26][27]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5775&nCat=
  2. ^ "Boxofficeindia.com About". BOI. p. About. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b * Burra, Rani Day & Rao, Maithili (2006), "Cinema", Encyclopedia of India (vol. 1), Thomson Gale, ISBN 978-0-684-31350-4.
  4. ^ "Southern movies account for over 75% of film revenues". The Times of India. 18 November 2009.
  5. ^ * 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, ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. p158
  6. ^ a b c "Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide In Ten Days". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  7. ^ http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-express-worldwide-box-office-collections-2nd-week/1/197866.html
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dabangg 2 Is Third Film To Hit 250 Crore Worldwide" Retrieved 2013-04-02
  9. ^ a b http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat=
  10. ^ http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/chennai-express-surpasses-3-idiots-worldwide-lifetime-collections/
  11. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979
  12. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar. "Rajinikanth is India's biggest one-man entertainment industry: Sreedhar Pillai". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  13. ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5775&nCat=
  14. ^ a b Enthiran grossed 379 crore - a new record!
  15. ^ a b http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5301&nCat=
  16. ^ Thuppakki grossed 154 crore worlwide
  17. ^ Thuppakki is second biggest Tamil grosser after Enthiran
  18. ^ Thuppakki's Hindi remake getting ready
  19. ^ Gabbar Singh grossed 152 crore worldwide
  20. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-21/news-interviews/38709088_1_crore-club-tollywood-social-media
  21. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-05/news-interviews/36161265_1_commercial-films-80-odd-films-india-motion-pictures-association
  22. ^ http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/12/south-report-magadheera-not-out.htm
  23. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-27/news-interviews/32440116_1_eega-crore-club-rajamouli
  24. ^ "Gabbar Singh emerges as highest grosser at Box Office". India Today. Retrieved July 19, 2012 UPDATED 14:11 IST. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-17/news-interviews/31748329_1_magadheera-allu-arjun-pawan-kalyan
  26. ^ Thuppakki become second Tamil film to join Kollywood 100 crore club
  27. ^ [1]
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