The following is a list of highest-grossing films in India, with

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s. This is an official tracking of figures, as reliable sources that publish data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates. Box office collections have been steadily increasing in the 21st century, the main reasons attributed to the rise in ticket prices, and increase in number of theatres and prints of a film.

Overview

The highest-grossing film in

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is '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017), with a total domestic gross of (US$ million). The film broke a number of domestic records, grossing over 415

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in its opening weekend. '' Dangal'' (2016), which is the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, was the previous highest-grossing domestic film, with a domestic gross of . When

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, the highest-grossing film in India is ''

Mughal-e-Azam ''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on ...

'' (1960), with an adjusted domestic gross equivalent to an estimated 2,000crore in 2017. It is followed by ''

Mother India ''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village woma ...

'' (1957), ''

Sholay ''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), ...

'' (1975), ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'', and then '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), each with an adjusted domestic gross exceeding . In terms of footfalls, the films estimated to have crossed 100 million (10 crore) tickets sold in India are ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'', ''Mother India'', ''Mughal-e-Azam'', and ''Sholay''.Bahubali 2 Is The Biggest Hindi Blockbuster This Century
,

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, 8 June 2017 The Indian market is dominated by domestic Indian films, which represented 85% of the country's box office revenue in 2015; this is the highest for a major film market after the United States, where domestic

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represent 88.8% of its box office revenue. While Indian films remain at the top of the domestic Indian box office, the market for Hollywood films has gradually been growing; the market share of foreign films rose from 8% in 2014 up to 15% in 2015, with Hollywood films representing 10% of the Indian market in 2016 and 13% in 2017. Some of the earliest foreign blockbusters in India included ''

Mackenna's Gold ''Mackenna's Gold'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring an ensemble cast featuring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Ted Cassidy, Camilla Sparv and Julie Newmar in lead roles. It was photographed in S ...

'' (1969) starring

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and

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif ( ar, عمر الشريف ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub , 10 April 193210 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the ...

, and

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

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Enter the Dragon ''Enter the Dragon'' ( zh, t=龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. It was Lee's final completed film appearance before his death o ...

'' (in 1975) and ''

Way of the Dragon ''The Way of the Dragon'' (, originally released in the United States as ''Return of the Dragon'') is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also stars in the lead role. This is Lee ...

'' (in 1979). In terms of nett business, the Hollywood production '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019) is the highest grossing foreign film in India, the eighth highest-grossing film in India with a collection of and total gross of .

Domestic gross figures

Nominal gross

Footfalls

Adjusted gross

The following table lists adjusted gross figures, largely based on the data given by

, which calculates adjusted

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figures by multiplying the footfalls of a film with the average ticket price (ATP) of the most recent year where ATP data is available. Adjusted gross figures are obtained by extrapolating adjusted net figures. The list is limited to films released from the year 1993 onwards, due to the paucity of reliable data for films released before that year. As Box Office India tracks only

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, it is worth noting that adjusted gross figures of the films shot in other Indian languages like

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and

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may not feature in the list.

Highest-grossing openings in India

This list charts films the 10 biggest openings in India. Since many films do not open on Fridays, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release.

Overview

Domestic gross figures

Nominal gross

Footfalls

Adjusted gross

Highest-grossing openings in India

Timeline of gross records

Nominal gross

Adjusted gross

Foreign films

Highest-grossing films by year

See also

Notes

References