Bollywood’s Biggest Hits: The Worldwide Box Office Champions!
Bollywood’s All-Time Highest Grossers on the Global Stage.
It's time to explore the Bollywood movies that have achieved global box office dominance with earnings of 150 crores or more!
In recent years, Bollywood has experienced a significant increase in its global box office success. This can be attributed to factors such as wider international distribution, diverse and engaging storytelling, and effective marketing strategies. As a result, several Bollywood movies have now surpassed the 150cr - 200cr mark, demonstrating the industry's growing impact on the international stage and its ability to captivate audiences worldwide.
So, it is time to examine these cinematic giants that have entirely dominated the box-office in more detail. Time to take a brief detour down memory lane to the turning point of it all first, though.
| Movie Rank | Movie Name | Year | Global (Cr in INR) |
| 1 | Dangal | 2016 | 1970 |
| 2 | Jawan | 2023 | 1163 |
| 3 | Pathaan | 2023 | 1069 |
| 4 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 2015 | 915 |
| 5 | Animal | 2013 | 910 |
| 6 | Secret Suparstar | 2017 | 900 |
| 7 | Baahubali 2 (Hindi) | 2017 | 890 |
| 8 | PK | 2014 | 830 |
| 9 | Stree 2 | 2024 | 810 |
| 10 | Gadar 2 | 2023 | 685 |
| 11 | Dhoom 3 | 2013 | 600 |
| 12 | Sultan | 2016 | 590 |
| 13 | KGF Chapter2 (Hindi) | 2022 | 583 |
| 14 | Tiger Zinda Hai | 2017 | 564 |
| 15 | Padmaavat | 2018 | 560 |
| 16 | Sanju | 2018 | 542 |
| 17 | Tiger 3 | 2023 | 474 |
| 18 | Dunki | 2023 | 470 |
| 19 | War | 2019 | 465 |
| 20 | AndhaDhun | 2018 | 453 |
The Titans of Bollywood: The World's Highest-Grossing Movies
One movie comes to mind when discussing Bollywood's highest earners: Aamir Khan's "Dangal." At the height of Bollywood's worldwide box office popularity, this 2016 year release brought in a whopping 1970 crores. The picture made around 750 crores at first in total revenue, but once it was released in China during the year 2017, it reached previously unheard-of heights, thus bringing in an additional 1200 crores.
The Impact of South
This S.S. Rajamouli's masterpiece broke box office records & then established a new standard for Indian filmmaking. Later on, "KGF Chapter 2," which was published in the year 2022, has carried on this successful trend in more recent times. This intense action drama's Hindi version brought in a whopping 583 crores on the global front, thus showcasing the expanding popularity of Indian movies abroad.
