Top 10 Indian Hit Movies

Below is a list of top ten highest grossing worldwide Bollywood movies of all time. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (released in 1994) was the first Bollywood film to cross INR 1 billion (US$15 million) worldwide.

1. PK (Peekay)

Budget 85 c, Gross: 792 c, India: 489 c, Overseas: 303 c
PK is all set to create history by entering the 300 crore club by the end of its 3rd Sunday run. PK,  so far, has collected 326 crores nett at the Domestic Box Office, which takes its Gross total to 470c. And on the overseas front, the movie has earned 156 c gross, that takes its Worldwide gross business to 626 crores at the Box Office. The film stars Aamir Khan in the title role, with Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani, Saurabh Shukla, and Sanjay Dutt in supporting roles.

The film opened in 22 international markets during its opening weekend and grossed $28.7 million placing at #3 at the worldwide box office behind The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Gone with the Bullets. In North America, the film set an opening weekend record with $3.75 million (previously held by Dhoom 3) placing at #10 at the box office.

2. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Budget- 90 crores, Gross: 626 c, India: 433 c, Overseas: 193 c
Salman Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” beats ‘Happy New Year’, ‘3 Idiots’ lifetime earnings. The film has become the first Bollywood film of 2015 to cross ₹300 crore with its net collection at the domestic box office. The movie took just 9 days to earn ₹200 crore from its domestic box office run. It is the third fastest film after “PK” and “Dhoom 3” to earn ₹200 crore in just nine days.

3. Dhoom 3: Back in Action

Budget 1.5 billion (US$23 million) Gross- 542c,      India: 372c,       Overseas: 170c
Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer Dhoom 3 is breaking all records in India and overseas. Dhoom 3 became the highest grossing Bollywood film in India and around the world by collecting over 533 cr (US$85 million) worldwide in just two weeks. The film beat the INR3.95 billion (US$60 million) record set by Chennai Express according to Box Office India.

4. Chennai Express

Budget- 75c,     Gross- 422c,      India: 301c,       Overseas: 121c
Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian romantic action-comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The film currently the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013. The film broke the record held by 3 Idiots (2009) in the domestic market and was declared a Blockbuster in India by Box Office India. It is also the third highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas markets. Chennai Express went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide, surpassing 3 Idiots. With worldwide gross INR 422 crore (US$65 million).

5. 3 Idiots

Budget- 35 crores,      Gross- 395c,      India: 269c,     Overseas: 126c
Since the year 2013, the film was at top the list of highest grossing worldwide Bollywood movies. The recard was first breaked by Chennai Express than Dhoom 3 and than PK. Now 3 Idiots is at number 5 in the list with worldwide gross INR 395 crore (US$60 million). It is a 2009 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.

6. Happy New Year

Budget- INR 1.50 billion, Gross- 383 c, India: 293c, Overseas: 90c
Directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan, Happy New Year had a bumper opening on day one setting new record by collecting around INR450 million (US$7.3 million) nett, making it the first Bollywood film to reach the figure for a single day. The film released on Diwali, 24 October 2014, in three different languages: Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The film starer Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. HNY became the 6th Highest grossing worldwide Bollywood movies and collected around INR 383 crore.

7. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

Budget- 80c, Gross- 382c, India: 294c, Overseas: 88c

8. Kick

Budget- 100 crores, Gross- 377 c, India: 310 c, Overseas: 67c
Salman Khan’s Kick movie has been highly awaited film in this year. The movie has been collected awesome performance at the domestic and oversea box office in his 1st week and 2nd weekend journey. According to Koimoi, Kick has made a total of Rs 390 crores so far which includes over Rs 68 crores of overseas collections and over Rs 322 crores of domestic collections. It will now be lagging behind just three films – Dhoom 3, Chennai Express and 3 Idiots.

9. Krrish 3

Budget-115c,      Gross: 374c,        India: 320c,        Overseas: 54c
Superhero science fiction film Krrish 3 became the 9th highest grossing worldwide bollywood movie with worldwide gross INR 374 crore. The film which released in 2013, is produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. It is the third film in the Krrish series following Koi… Mil Gaya (2003) and Krrish (2006). The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangna Ranaut in the lead roles.

10. Bang Bang!

Budget-145c,       Gross: 341c,        India: 181.03c,      Overseas: 79c
The 2014 Bollywood action thriller film “Bang Bang!” became the 10th highest grossing Bollywood film. It’s directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Fox Star Studios. The film is an official remake of the Hollywood film Knight and Day and features Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles performed by Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz respectively in the original.