With hundreds of films made each year, the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) is India’s largest. Hindi films are exhibited in competition with other Indian language films throughout India. However, Hindi films have recently performed well at the box office. Between 2011 and 2016, the bulk of the highest-grossing films were released. The following is a list of the highest-grossing Bollywood films (do not refer to for official purposes).
1. Dangal
Released Year – 2016
Director – Nitesh Tiwari
Studio – Walt Disney Pictures, Aamir Khan Productions, UTV Motion Pictures
Worldwide gross – 1080 crore (US$180 million)
2. PK
Released Year – 2014
Director – Rajkumar Hirani
Studio – Vinod Chopra Films / Rajkumar Hirani Films
Worldwide gross – 735 crore (US$110 million)
3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Released Year – 2015
Director – Kabir Khan
Studio – Salman Khan Films/Kabir Khan Films
Worldwide gross – 626 crore (US$95 million)
4. Dhoom 3
Released Year – 2013
Director – Vijay Krishna Acharya
Studio – Yashraj Films
Worldwide gross – 542 crore (US$82 million)
5. Chennai Express
Released Year – 2013
Director – Rohit Shetty
Studio – Red Chillies Entertainment
Worldwide gross – 422 crore (US$64 million)
6. 3 Idiot
Released Year – 2009
Director – Rajkumar Hirani
Studio – Vinod Chopra Films
Worldwide gross – 395 crore (US$60 million)
7. Happy New Year
Released Year – 2014
Director – Farah Khan
Studio – Red Chillies Entertainment
Worldwide gross – 383 crore (US$58 million)
8. Kick
Released Year – 2014
Director – Sajid Nadiadwala
Studio – Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Worldwide gross – 377 crore (US$57 million)
9. Krrish 3
Released Year – 2013
Director – Rakesh Roshan
Studio – Filmkraft Productions
Worldwide gross – 374 crore (US$56 million)
10. Bang Bang!
Released Year – 2014
Director – Siddharth Anand
Studio – Fox Star Studios
Worldwide gross – 340 crore (US$51 million)
11. Ek Tha Tiger
Released Year – 2012
Director – Kabir Khan
Studio – Yashraj Films
Worldwide gross – 320 crore (US$48 million)
