List of highest-grossing Indian films

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This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian films produced by Indian cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates.

Overview

Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century. Since 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened. During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the ticket price, a tripling in the number of theatres and an increase in the number of prints of a film being released, which led to a large increase in the box office collections.

As of 2014, Hindi cinema represents 43% of the net box office revenue in India, while Telugu and Tamil cinema represent 36%, and other industries constitute 21%. As of 2020, the combined revenue of all other language film industries has surpassed that of the Hindi film industry. By 2021, Telugu cinema became the largest film industry of India in terms of box-office. In 2023, the Hindi film industry accounted for 44% of box office revenue, followed by the Telugu industry at 19% and the Tamil industry at 16%. The Kannada (5%), Malayalam (3%), Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bhojpuri industries contributed to the remainder, while the foreign film industry made up 9% of the total revenue. In 2024, the Hindi and the Telugu film industries accounted for 40% and 20% of the domestic gross box office revenue respectively, followed by Tamil with 15% share and Malayalam with 10% share.

Key

Highest-grossing films

The following table lists the top 50 highest-grossing Indian films worldwide.

Highest-grossing films by language

Cinema of West Bengal was the center of Indian cinema in the 1930s, and accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. Cinema in South India accounted for nearly half of India's cinema halls in the 1940s.

Assamese

Assamese cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Assam, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Assamese-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Assamese films produced in the Assamese film industry.

Bengali

Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is a part of Indian cinema. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, and is dedicated to the production of films in the Bengali-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Indian Bengali films.

Bhojpuri

Bhojpuri cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Bhojpuri-language. Its major production centres are Lucknow and Patna. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Bhojpuri films produced in the Bhojpuri film industry.

Gujarati

Gujarati cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Gujarati-language. It is based in Ahmedabad and is sometimes referred to as Dhollywood. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Gujarati films produced in the Gujarati film industry.

Hindi

Hindi cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The films are made primarily in the Hindi-language. It is often known as Bollywood and is one of the largest film producers in India as well as a major centre of film production worldwide. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Hindi films produced in the Hindi film industry.

Kannada

Kannada cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru. The films are made primarily in Kannada-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Kannada films produced in the Kannada film industry.

Malayalam

Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood by certain media outlets, is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films produced in the Malayalam film industry.

Marathi

Marathi cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Marathi-language and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Marathi films produced in the Marathi film industry.

Odia

Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Odia-language, and is based in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Odisha. The first Odia film, Sita Bibaha, was released in 1936. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Odia films produced in the Odia film industry.

Punjabi

Punjabi cinema is a part of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of films in the Punjabi-language. It is based in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Mohali, Punjab. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Punjabi films produced in the Punjabi film industry.

Tamil

Tamil cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil-language. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Tamil films produced in the Tamil film industry.

Telugu

Telugu cinema is a part of Indian cinema producing films in the Telugu-language, in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and is centered in the Hyderabad neighbourhood of Film Nagar. The following table lists the top 10 highest-grossing Telugu films produced in the Telugu film industry.

Highest-grossing films by opening day

Highest-grossing films by month

Highest-grossing films by year

Highest-grossing franchises

The Khiladi franchise was the first film franchise to gross over ₹100 crore, followed by the Krrish film series. Baahubali is the first franchise to collect over ₹1,000 crore at the box office, and the only franchise where all the films have grossed at least ₹500 crore worldwide.

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