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'''100 Crore Club''' is an unofficial designation by the [[Indian cinema|Indian film trade]] and the media, related to [[Languages of India|Indian-language]] films that have [[Net income|net]] {{INR|100 [[crore]]}} (1{{nbsp}}billion [[Indian rupee]]s) or more in [[India]] after deducting the [[entertainment tax]].<ref name=Overview>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/bollywood-s-100-crore-club/story-QfLp7zFAqDgXNKaJKo1KNP.html |title=Bollywood's 100 crore club |last=Nahta |first=Komal |date=31 May 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=1 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603054117/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Bollywood-s-100-crore-club/Article1-864033.aspx |archive-date=3 June 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> By 2012, the {{INR|100 crore}} ({{US$|13.3 million|long=yes}}) box office target had become "a new benchmark for a film to be declared a hit",<ref name="Fad">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/100-crore-club-is-just-a-fad-shahid-kapoor/story-0PcKJAKa3jAiaiezagvOWJ.html |title=100 crore club is just a fad: Shahid Kapoor |date=18 June 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=29 December 2013 |agency=PTI}}</ref> and those affiliated with the 100 Crore Club were considered part of the "elite strata" within the [[Bollywood]] film community.<ref name=Ganti>{{cite book |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |title=Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2GAdCp1VAf0C&pg=PA66 |year=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781136849299 |page=66}}</ref> It was succeeded by the [[1000 Crore Club]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2961 |title=Bahubali 2 - 1000 Cr NETT In 30 Days - Box Office India |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> [[Salman Khan]] (15) and [[Akshay Kumar]] (15) are currently the highest holders.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/crore-club/ |title=Bollywood Crore Club Movies &#124; Bollywood Crore Clubs - Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama}}</ref>

== Overview ==


The first Indian film to cross {{INR|100 crore}} worldwide was the 1982 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Disco Dancer]]'', directed by Babbar Subhash, written by [[Rahi Masoom Raza]], and starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]], with over {{INR}}90 crore [[Gross revenue|grossed]] at the [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet box office]].<ref group="n" name="Disco"></ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |title=For Indian Movies, 1,000 Crore Rupees Is The New 100 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/02/for-indian-movies-the-%E2%82%B91000-crore-club-is-the-new-100/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=2 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The first Indian film to gross over {{INR}}100 crore domestically in India was the [[Salman Khan]] - [[Madhuri Dixit]] starrer ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Kaun]]'' (1994),<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231804/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-date=25 April 2012 |title=The 100 Crore Worldwide Grossers: 34 Films Since 1994 |website=Box Office India |access-date=19 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072959/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 October 2013 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |date=14 October 2013}}</ref> which was also the first to reach {{INR|200 crore}} worldwide.<ref name="HAHK" /> The next film to cross {{INR|100 crore}} worldwide was the [[Kajol]]- [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh khan]] starrer ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995).<ref>{{cite news |title=String of big flops trigger Bombay's dream merchants to struggle with changing audience |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19960430-string-of-big-flops-trigger-bombay-dream-merchants-to-struggle-with-changing-audience-833507-1996-04-30 |work=[[India Today]] |date=30 April 1996}}</ref>

The 100 Crore Club emerged more than a decade later, when the [[Aamir Khan]] starrer ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2008) became the first Indian film to [[Net income|net]] over {{INR}}100 crore domestically in India,<ref name="rediff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-khans-10-biggest-hits/20141222.htm|title=Aamir Khan's 10 BIGGEST Hits|website=Rediff}}</ref> soon after which the term "100 Crore Club" was coined.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 100-crore Club|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-100-crore-Club/articleshow/3993923.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 January 2009}}</ref> The later Aamir Khan films ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013), ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014) and ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016) expanded the club to 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 crore. Overseas, the first Indian film to gross {{INR}}100 crore in international markets was the Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol-starrer ''[[My Name is Khan]]'' (2010),<ref name="ibtimes">{{cite news |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar |title=Baahubali 2 overseas box office collection: Rajamouli's film beats Chennai Express, Kabali's lifetime record in 1st weekend |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-2-overseas-box-office-collection-rajamoulis-film-beats-chennai-express-kabalis-725036 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=1 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> followed by ''3 Idiots'' in 2011.<ref name="3idiots2011">{{cite news |last=Chumbhale |first=Ameya |title=3 Idiots wins over Chinese, collects Rs 11 crore in two weeks |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/3-idiots-wins-over-chinese-collects-rs-11-crore-in-two-weeks/articleshow/11286751.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=29 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="china3idiots">{{cite web |title=Three Idiots Creates History in China |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201817/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2012 |work=30 December 2011 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com |access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>

Beyond Bollywood, the first [[Cinema of South India|South Indian film]] to gross over {{INR}}100 crore worldwide was 2007 [[Rajinikanth]] starring [[Tamil film]] ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-23/news/27594754_1_theatres-ticket-rates-rajinikanth|title=Rajinikanth's overseas market doubles from Sivaji|newspaper=Economic Times|date=23 October 2010|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref> The first [[Telugu film]] to enter the "100 Crore club" was 2009 film by [[S.S. Rajamouli]], ''[[Magadheera]]''.<ref name="100CC">{{cite news|url=http://www.apherald.com/Movies/ViewArticle/125430/7-Telugu-movies-which-entered-100-Crore-club-/|title=100 crores club: Telugu film collections|date=28 April 2016|work=Apherald}}</ref> In May 2016, ''[[Sairat]]'' become the first [[Marathi language|Marathi]] film to gross over {{INRConvert|100|c}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-success-ka-effect-sairat-to-now-be-remade-in-4-different-languages-2222912|title=Success ka effect: Sairat to now be remade in 4 different languages!  {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=12 June 2016|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> In 2016, [[Mohanlal]] starring ''[[Pulimurugan]]'' became the first [[Malayalam]] film to enter the club.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/mohanlal-pulimurugan-enters-100-crore-club.html| title=It's official: Mohanlal's 'Pulimurugan' enters 100-crore club}}</ref> First [[Kannada]] movie to enter 100 Crore club was ''[[KGF (film)|KGF]]'' directed by [[Prashanth Neel]], released in 2018, starring [[Yash (actor)|Yash]] and [[Srinidhi Shetty]] crossing 153 crores in 11 days.

When adjusted for inflation, the first Indian film to gross an adjusted {{INR}}100 crore was the 1940 film ''[[Zindagi (1940 film)|Zindagi]]'', directed by [[P.C. Barua]] and written by Javed Hussain.{{#tag:ref|{{INR}}55 lakh<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Earners 1940 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=145&catName=MTk0MA== |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121000555/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=145&catName=MTk0MA== |archive-date=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (US$1.58 million){{#tag:ref|3.4804 [[Indian rupee]]s per [[US dollar]] in 1940: {{INR}}13.33 per [[Pound sterling|pound]],<ref name="somanath">V. S. Somanath, [https://books.google.com/books?id=alysnLedf5oC&pg=PA53 ''International Financial Management'', page 53], [[International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers|I. K. International]], 2011</ref> $3.83 per pound<ref name="worth">[https://www.measuringworth.com/exchange/ Computing 'Real Value' Over Time with a Conversion between U.K. Pounds and U.S. Dollars, 1774 to Present], MeasuringWorth</ref>|group=n}} in 1940 (US${{Inflation|US|1.58|1940}} million or {{INR}}181 crore<ref name="exchange16">{{cite web |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |title=Yearly Average Rates – OFX |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in 2016)|group=n|name=Zindagi}} The first Indian film to gross an adjusted {{INR}}100 crore overseas was the 1951 film ''[[Awaara]]'', directed by [[Raj Kapoor]], written by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]], and starring Raj Kapoor and [[Nargis]], becoming a blockbuster in the [[Soviet Union]].{{#tag:ref|''Awaara'': {{INR}}{{#expr:2.3+3.45}} crore (US${{#expr:4.83+7.25}} million) in 1954 ({{INR}}{{#expr:302+437}} crore (US${{#expr:45+65}} million) in 2016)
*India: {{INR}}2.3 crore<ref name="boi51">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=156&catName=MTk1MQ== |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922022110/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=156&catName=MTk1MQ== |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> (US$4.83 million){{#tag:ref|4.7619 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1951 to 1965<ref name="sauder">{{cite web |title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service |url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3 |website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]] |publisher=[[University of British Columbia]] |page=3 |year=2016 |access-date=21 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512095429/http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3 |archive-date=12 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>|group=n|name=RupeeUSD}} in 1951 (US${{Inflation|US|4.83|1951}} million ({{INR}}302 crore)<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016)
*[[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales|Soviet Union]]: 29 million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]<ref name="soviet211">[https://books.google.com/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ ''Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin''], page 211, [[Indiana University Press]], 2005</ref> (US$7.25 million,{{#tag:ref|4 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar from 1950 to 1960<ref name="russia"/>|group=n|name=RubleUSD}} {{INR}}3.45 crore)<ref group="n" name="RupeeUSD"/> in 1954 (US${{Inflation|US|7.25|1954}} million ({{INR}}437 crore)<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016)
|group=n|name=Awaara}}

The ''Hindustan Times'' claims that their magazine ''Brunch'' coined the term.<ref name="Origin">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/the-brave-new-world-of-indie-films/story-WCxWo5GFhiEbedltqs61eM.html |title=The brave new world of Indie films |last=Khanna |first=Parul |date=6 December 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> Initially the term applied only to the lead male actor.<ref name=Overview/> Komal Nahta stated that "excluding women from the group is characteristic of an industry which exercises gender discrimination more than other industries."<ref name=Overview/> By 2013, the usage had expanded to variously include the film itself, the director,<ref name=Award/> and the lead female actor.<ref name="women">{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kareena-asin-deepika-bollywoods-rs-100-crore-club-gals/20130903.htm |title=Kareena, Asin, Deepika: Bollywood's Rs 100 crore club gals |last=Joginder Tuteja |date=3 September 2013 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> The [[2013 Zee Cine Awards|Zee Cine Awards]] added a category "The Power Club Box Office" to recognise directors whose films had reached the 100 crore mark.<ref name="Award">{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-directors-worth-rs100-crore-1790618 |title=Directors worth Rs 100 crore! |last=DNA |date=20 January 2013 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> The 100 Crore Club designation has replaced previous Bollywood indications of success which had included great music, the "Silver Jubilee"<ref name="EconTimes">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-02-11/news/31050052_1_box-office-collection-khans-entertainment-tax |title=Business of Bollywood: Why Rs 100 crore is the Biggest Star in Bollywood – Economic Times |last=Nandini Raghavendra |date=11 February 2012 |work=[[Indiatimes]] |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> or the "Diamond Jubilee" (films that ran for 75 weeks in theatres).<ref name="EconTimes2">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33386102_1_box-office-movie-rotten-tomatoes |title=Business of Rs 100-cr films: Who gets what and why |last=Binoy Prabhakar |date=28 August 2012 |work=[[Indiatimes]] |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

However, ''DNA'' reported that "Filmmakers and distributors are known to leave no stone unturned in their attempt to cross over to the right side" of the 100 crore mark."<ref name=Award/><ref name="ETAug">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-26/news/33386102_1_box-office-movie-rotten-tomatoes |title=Business of Rs 100-cr films: Who gets what and why |last=Binoy Prabhakar |date=26 August 2012 |work=[[Indiatimes]] Economic Times |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' cancelled its "Box Office" column in November 2013 because "The stakes of filmmakers have increased so much that they are willing to go any distance to manipulate and jack up their numbers to beat each other's records." and the Times felt they were no longer able to provide accurate enough figures because "Films that have not reached the '100 crore mark but are close will insist that they have reached the '100 crore figure as they can't resist being in the '100 crore club.'"<ref name="NoBO">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/news-interviews/44388852_1_weekend-numbers-box-office-numbers-small-films |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126160700/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-23/news-interviews/44388852_1_weekend-numbers-box-office-numbers-small-films |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 November 2013 |title=Box Office column discontinued |last=Priya Gupta |date=23 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

The concentration on reaching the club has been criticised, with actor and producer [[Arshad Warsi]] stating, "I find this whole Rs. 100 crore club very stupid. How can every film releasing lately do a business of Rs. 100 crores all of a sudden? Instead of this, we need to concentrate on making good films."<ref name="Stupid">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rs-100-crore-club-is-stupid-arshad-warsi/article1-1017742.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227044428/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rs-100-crore-club-is-stupid-Arshad-Warsi/Article1-1017742.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2013 |title=Rs 100 crore club is stupid: Arshad Warsi |last=Navdeep Kaur Marwah |date=26 February 2013 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=3 January 2014}}</ref> [[Shahid Kapoor]] called the designation a "fad" which was leading to "massy films which are very basic in their understanding and high on entertainment. But if we run only to achieve those figures then we will restrict ourselves as actors"<ref name=Fad/> On the other hand, [[Dibakar Banerjee]], while agreeing with Kapoor about the impact on content stated, "I hope the club stays and grows to many more crores. Films as they do more business boost the confidence of audience and investors alike and everybody benefits."<ref name="Aditi Pant">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/i-miss-delhi-winter-dibakar-banerjee/article1-981495.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229112005/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/I-miss-delhi-winter-Dibakar-Banerjee/Article1-981495.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 December 2012 |title=I miss Delhi winter: Dibakar Banerjee |last=Aditi Pant |date=27 December 2012 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> [[Priyanka Chopra]] said that being part of films in the 100 Crore Club allowed her to also do less commercial "women-oriented films", and lamented that as of December 2013, no woman oriented films had achieved the 100 Crore Club designation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Films-cannot-change-society-Priyanka/articleshow/26914624.cms? |title=Films cannot change society: Priyanka |last=PTI |date=6 December 2013 |work=[[Indiatimes]] |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref>

Variations of the "Bollywood 100 Crore Club" came into use, such as the "Bollywood 400 Crore Club" when the [[Shah Rukh Khan]]-[[Deepika Padukone]]-starrer ''[[Chennai Express]]'' reported box office receipts of 400 crore in 2013,<ref name="400CC">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Rohit-Shetty-dreams-of-a-film-city-in-Goa/articleshow/26658726.cms? |title=Rohit Shetty dreams of a film city in Goa |last=Anisha Francis |date=1 December 2013 |work=[[Indiatimes]] |access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> and the "Tollywood 600 Crore Club", which relates to [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films that have earned over {{INRConvert|600|c}} in 2015, such as film ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' which earned {{INRConvert|650|c}}.<ref name="600CC">{{cite news |url=http://www.desiretrees.com/baahubali-bahubali-total-worldwide-box-office-collections/ |title=Telugu Movie 6500 Crores Bhahubali Box Office Collections |work=Desiretrees |access-date=25 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015037/http://www.desiretrees.com/baahubali-bahubali-total-worldwide-box-office-collections/ |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They were eventually succeeded by the [[1000 Crore Club]], when ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' crossed the {{INR|1000 crore}} mark ({{US$|{{To USD|10000|IND|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in 2017.

==Milestones==
:''See [[1000 Crore Club]] for milestones beyond ₹1,000 crore.''

===Worldwide===
{{Further|List of highest-grossing Indian films}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Worldwide milestones
! colspan="4" | Nominal gross
|-
! Film
! Year
! Milestone
! Ref
|-
| ''[[Disco Dancer]]'' (1982)
| 1984
| [[Indian rupee|{{INR}}]]100 [[crore]]
| {{#tag:ref|''Disco Dancer'':
*India: {{INR}}6.4 crore<ref name="boi82">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=188&catName=MTk4Mg== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013955/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=188&catName=MTk4Mg== |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2013 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |date=5 October 2013}}</ref> ([[US$]]6.54 million){{#tag:ref|9.79 [[Indian rupee]]s per [[US dollar]] in 1982<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2nHtAAAAMAAJ ''Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions'', Volume 28], page xv, Indian Institute of Public Opinion, 1986</ref>|group=n}} in 1982 ({{INRConvert|{{Inflation|IN|6.54|1982}}|c}} in 2016)
*Soviet Union: US$75.9 million{{#tag:ref|''Disco Dancer'': 60 million Soviet rubles in 1984,<ref name="rbth">[https://www.rbth.com/amp/495697 Bollywood returns to Russian screens] {{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[Russia Beyond the Headlines]]'', September 2009</ref> 0.791 rubles per US dollar in 1984<ref name="russia">Archive of Bank of Russia http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls</ref>|group=n|name=RubleUSD84}} ({{INR}}94.34 crore){{#tag:ref|12.43 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1984<ref name="rbi15268">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx |title=Reserve Bank of India - Publications |website=www.rbi.org.in}}</ref>|group=n|name=RupeeUSD84}} in 1984 (US${{Inflation|US|75.9|1984}} million ({{INR}}1176 crore)<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016)
|group=n|name=Disco}}
|-
|  ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994)
|  1994
| {{INR|200 crore}}
| <ref name="HAHK">{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19961215-the-great-gamblers-753776-1996-12-15 |title=The Great Gamblers |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=15 December 1996 |work=[[India Today]] |author-link=Anupama Chopra}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009)
|2009
| {{INR|300 crore}}
| rowspan="2" |{{#tag:ref|''3 Idiots'' worldwide gross: {{INR}}{{#expr:273.82+180}}&nbsp;crore (US${{#expr:57.05+30.5}}&nbsp;million)
*Domestic: {{INR}}273.82&nbsp;crore<ref>{{cite web |title=Top India Grossers All Time |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=12 November 2017}}</ref> (US$57.05&nbsp;million)<ref>{{cite web |title=Yearly Average Rates (48 INR per USD) |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |website=[[OFX (company)|OFX]] |year=2009 |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Overseas: US$30.5&nbsp;million<ref name="ibtimes"/> ({{INR}}180 crore)<ref>{{cite web |title=Yearly Average Rates (59 INR per USD) |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |website=[[OFX (company)|OFX]] |year=2013 |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|group=n|name=3Idiots}}
|-
| 2013
| {{INR}}400 crore
|-
| ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013)
| 2013
| {{INR|400 crore}}
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' Aims To Continue Movie Megastar's Global Hit Streak |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=20 March 2016 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165918/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |archive-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013)
| 2013
| {{INR}}500 crore
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="dhoom3">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-aamir-khans-dangal-eclipses-dhoom-3-becomes-3th-highest-worldwide-grosser/ |title=Box Office: Aamir Khan’s Dangal eclipses Dhoom 3; becomes 3rd Highest worldwide grosser – Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| {{INR}}550 crore
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014)
| 2014
| {{INR}}600 crore
| <ref name=BHGross>Mobhani, Suleman. (13 January 2015) [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/420 Box Office: Comparison of the Top Grossers of 2014]. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved on 1 January 2017.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| {{INR}}700 crore
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="asianet">[http://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/10-highest-worldwide-grossing-bollywood-movies 10 highest worldwide grossing Bollywood movies], [[Asianet News]], 8 June 2017</ref>
|-
| {{INR}}800 crore
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]'' (2017)
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| {{INR}}1700 crore
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="times"/>
|-
| {{INR|1,000}} crore
|-
| ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016)
| 2017
| {{INR}}2,000 crore
| <ref name="times-dangal">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/dangal-worldwide-box-office-collection-aamir-khan-starrer-crosses-1000-crore-mark-post-release-in-china/articleshow/58680172.cms |title=‘Dangal’ worldwide box-office collection: Aamir Khan-starrer crosses 1000-crore mark post release in China |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]'' 
| 2022
| {{INR}}1,200 crore
| 
|-
|[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]
|2022
|{{INR|1250 crore}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2022-04-29 |title=KGF – Chapter 2 Box Office: Yash starrer becomes the 4th film to enter the Rs. 1000 crore club :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kgf-chapter-2-box-office-yash-starrer-becomes-4th-film-enter-rs-1000-crore-club/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Domestic===
{{Further|List of highest-grossing films in India}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Domestic milestones
! colspan="5" | Nominal
|-
! Film
! Year
! Nett milestone
! Gross milestone
! Ref
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Kaun]]''
| 1994
| {{INR|7000000 crore}}
| {{INR|100 crore}}
| <ref name="boi94">{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922015950/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA== |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 September 2012 |title=Boxofficeindia.com |date=22 September 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
|
|{{INR|150 crore}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |author-link=Anupama Chopra |date=15 September 1995 |title=Sholay emerges as Bollywood's most successful re-run product even after 20 years |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19950915-sholay-emerges-as-bollywoods-most-successful-re-run-product-even-after-20-years-807750-1995-09-15 |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''
| 2008
| {{INR|100 crore}}
| {{INR|150 crore}}
| <ref name="ghajini">[https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=309 Ghajini], [[Box Office India]], accessed 8 June 2017</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[3 Idiots]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| {{INR|150 crore}}
| {{INR|200 crore}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="3idiots">[https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=136 3 Idiots], [[Box Office India]], accessed 8 June 2017</ref>
|-
| {{INR|200 crore}}
| {{INR|250 crore}}
|-
| ''[[Chennai Express]]''
| 2013
| {{INR|200 crore}}
| {{INR|300 crore}}
| <ref name="chennai">{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' Aims To Continue Movie Megastar's Global Hit Streak |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=20 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dhoom 3]]''
| 2013
| {{INR|250 crore}}
| {{INR|350 crore}}
| <ref name="india-net">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-nett-gross.php |title=Top India Nett Grossers All Time |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref><ref name="bollywoodmoviereview">{{cite web |title=Bollywood 200 Crore Club Movies: Hindi Films |url=https://bollywoodmoviereview.in/bollywood-200-crores-movies-list/ |website=Bollywood Movie Review |access-date=1 October 2017 |date=3 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325184717/http://bollywoodmoviereview.in/bollywood-200-crores-movies-list/ |archive-date=25 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|   ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''
|   2014
|  {{INR|300 crore}}
| {{INR|450 crore}}
| <ref name="bollywoodmoviereview"/>
|-
| ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]''
| 2015
| {{INR|400 crore}}
| {{INR|500 crore}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Why Business Of Dubbed Tamil Telugu Not Included |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/art_detail.php?articalid=2877 |website=[[Box Office India]] |date=25 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="baahubali">{{cite news |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar |title='Baahubali' (Bahubali) lifetime box office collection: Prabhas starrer earns Rs 302 crore for its distributors |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-bahubali-lifetime-box-office-collection-prabhas-starrer-earns-rs-302-crore-its-649645 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=16 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''
| 2016
| {{INR|400 crore}}
| {{INR|550 crore}}
| <ref name="forbes">{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |title=Aamir Khan's 'Secret Superstar' Winds Down Its Domestic Run With ₹83 Cr./$12.8M Gross |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/11/13/aamir-khans-secret-superstar-winds-down-its-domestic-run-with-%E2%82%B983-cr-12-8m-gross/ |work=[[Forbes]] |date=13 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Baahubali 2: The Conclusion]]''
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| {{INR|500 crore}}
| {{INR|600 crore}}
| <ref name="times">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/baahubali-2-the-conclusion-box-office-collection-film-collects-rs-1000-crore-nett-in-30-days/articleshow/58891683.cms 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' box-office collection: Film collects Rs 1000 crore nett in 30 days], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 29 May 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3517 |title=Bahubali 2 – The Conclusion – Movie – Box Office India |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref><ref name="bahubali2dangal">[https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2971 Dangal v Bahubali 2 Worldwide Update], [[Box Office India]], 1 June 2017</ref>
|-
| {{INR|1,000 crore}}
| {{INR|1,000 crore}}
| <ref name="times"/>
|}

===Overseas===
{{Further|List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets}}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+ Overseas milestones
! colspan="4" | Nominal gross
|-
! Film
! Year
! Milestone
! Ref
|-
| ''[[My Name is Khan]]'' (2010)
| 2010
| {{INR}}100 crore
| <ref name="ibtimes"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009)
| 2011
| {{INR}}120 crore
| <ref name="3idiots2011"/>
|-
| 2013
| {{INR}}150 crore
| <ref group="n" name="3Idiots"/>
|-
| ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013)
| 2014
| {{INR}}200 crore
| {{#tag:ref|''Dhoom 3'' overseas gross: US$35.6&nbsp;million,<ref name="ibtimes"/> {{INRConvert|2.172|b|year=2013}}<ref name="exchange14">{{cite web |title=Yearly Average Rates (61.01 INR per USD) |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |website=[[OFX (company)|OFX]] |year=2014 |access-date=17 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>|group=n}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' (2014)
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| {{INR}}250 crore
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="asianet"/>
|-
| {{INR}}300 crore
|-
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016)
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| {{INR}}400 crore
| rowspan="4" | <ref name="koimoi23">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/latest-update-on-dangals-worldwide-box-office-collections/ |title=Latest Update On Dangal’s Worldwide Box Office Collections |publisher=[[Koimoi]] |date=23 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{INR}}500 crore
|-
| {{INR}}600 crore
|-
| {{INR}}1,000 crore
|-
! colspan="4" | Inflation adjusted gross
|-
! Film
! Year
! Milestone
! Ref
|-
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Awaara]]'' (1951)
| rowspan="4" | 1954
| {{INRConvert|100|c}}
| rowspan="4" | <ref group="n" name="Awaara"/>
|-
| {{INRConvert|200|c}}
|-
| {{INRConvert|300|c}}
|-
| {{INRConvert|400|c}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Char Dil Char Rahen]]'' (1959)
| rowspan="2" | 1962
| {{INRConvert|500|c}}
| rowspan="2" | {{#tag:ref|''Char Dil Char Rahen'' in Soviet Union: 9.95 million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{#tag:ref|39.8&nbsp;million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet">{{cite web |url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html |title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия) |author=Sergey Kudryavtsev |author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)}}</ref> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>|group=n}} (US$11.06&nbsp;million,{{#tag:ref|0.9 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar from 1961 to 1971<ref name="russia"/>|group=n|name=RubleUSD6171}} {{INR}}52.7&nbsp;million)<ref group="n" name="RupeeUSD"/> in 1962<ref name="soviet"/> (US${{Inflation|US|11.06|1962}} million or {{INR}}5.91&nbsp;billion<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016)|group=n}}
|-
| {{INRConvert|550|c}}
|-
| ''[[Mamta (1966 film)|Mamta]]'' (1966)
| 1969
| {{INRConvert|600|c}}
| {{#tag:ref|''Mamta'' in Soviet Union: 13.025 million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{#tag:ref|52.1&nbsp;million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet"/> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref name="moscow7"/>|group=n}} (US$14.47&nbsp;million,<ref group="n" name="RubleUSD6171"/> {{INR}}108.5&nbsp;million){{#tag:ref|7.5 Indian rupees per US dollar from 1967 to 1970<ref name="sauder"/>|group=n|name=RupeeUSD6770}} in 1969<ref name="soviet"/> (US${{Inflation|US|14.47|1969}} million or {{INR}}6.38&nbsp;billion<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016)|group=n|name=Mamta}}
|-
| ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'' (1973)
| 1975
| {{INRConvert|600|c}}
| {{#tag:ref|''Bobby'' in Soviet Union: 15.65 million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{#tag:ref|62.6&nbsp;million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet"/> average ticket price of 25 [[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref name="moscow7"/>|group=n}} (US$21.44&nbsp;million,{{#tag:ref|0.73 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1975<ref name="russia"/>|group=n}} {{INR}}192.4&nbsp;million){{#tag:ref|8.973 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1975<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268 |title=Reserve Bank of India – Publications |website=rbi.org.in}}</ref>|group=n}} in 1975 (US${{Inflation|US|21.44|1975}} million ({{INR}}6.38&nbsp;billion)<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016)
|group=n|name=Bobby}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Disco Dancer]]'' (1982)
| 1984
| {{INRConvert|700|c}}
| rowspan="4" | <ref group="n" name="Disco"/>
|-
|1985
| {{INRConvert|800|c}}
|-
|1986
| {{INRConvert|900|c}}
|-
|1987
| {{INRConvert|1000|c}}
|}

==See also==
<!--Per WP:SEEALSO, links added here should be relevant to the subject, and should include a brief description.-->
* [[1000 Crore Club]]
* [[List of highest-grossing Indian films]]
** [[List of highest-grossing films in India]]
* [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets]]
** [[List of highest-grossing films in China]]
** [[List of Soviet films of the year by ticket sales]]
* [[List of most expensive Indian films]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Film box office}}

{{Indian film list}}


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