1000 Crore Club is an unofficial designation by the Indian film trade and the media, related to Indian language films that have grossed ₹1000 crore (10 billion Indian rupees or $135 million) or more either within India or on a global scale. The 1000 crore club is preceded by the 100 crore club. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) became the first Indian film to gross over ₹1000 crore worldwide.[1] It grossed ₹1,430 crore across all languages in India.[2][3][4] It was followed by the Aamir Khan-starrer Hindi film Dangal, which is the highest-grossing Indian film, expanding the club to 1900 crore,[5] before creating the ₹2,000 crore ($250 million) club,[6] and becoming the fifth highest-grossing non-English language film of all time. In 2022, two films released in the span of a month, RRR and K.G.F: Chapter 2, have also grossed more than ₹1,000 crore at the global box office. In 2023, the trend persisted with the release of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Hindi films Pathaan and Jawan.
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, which released on 28 April 2017,[7] became the first Indian film to cross the ₹1,000 crore (US$153.56 million) and ₹1,400 crore (US$214.98 million) marks, in May 2017, and briefly became the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, before being overtaken by Dangal. Baahubali 2 is the highest-grossing film in India, where it has grossed ₹1,417 crore (US$217.59 million).[8] Overseas, it is the highest-grossing Indian film in the United States ($21 million), where it became the first Indian film to cross $20 million, as well as becoming the first Indian film to gross over $10 million in the United Arab Emirates.[9]
Dangal (2016), following its Chinese release on 5 May 2017,[10] became the highest-grossing Indian film and fifth highest-grossing non-English language film of all time, crossing ₹2,000 crore ($307 million) worldwide, making it the first Indian film to gross $300 million worldwide and one of the top 30 highest-grossing 2016 films (surpassing the $299.5 million gross of Alice Through the Looking Glass).[11] Dangal is also the highest-grossing sports film of 2017, and Disney's fourth highest-grossing film of 2017.[12]
Dangal is the first Indian film to exceed $100 million[13] and ₹1,000 crore overseas,[14] crossing ₹1,400 crore ($215 million) in international markets, including ¥1.29 billion (US$191 million) in China[15][16] and ₹41 crore ($6.3 million) in Taiwan.[17] Its overseas gross in China more than doubled its domestic gross of $84.4 million in India. In China, Dangal became the 16th highest-grossing film of all time, the 8th highest-grossing foreign film,[18][19] the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film (surpassing Japanese anime film Your Name),[20] the leggiest box office release (cumulative gross 83 times its opening day haul,[19][21] surpassing Zootopia),[22] had the most consecutive days with a ¥10 million (US$1 million) gross (surpassing the 30 days of Transformers: Age of Extinction)[23] and $1 million gross[19] (38 days),[24] was the highest-grossing film in May 2017 (ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales[25] and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2),[13] and is the year's second highest-grossing foreign film (after The Fate of the Furious).[26] In 47 days, the film had 44,445,270 admissions at the Chinese box office.[27] Aamir Khan's earnings from Dangal is estimated to be ₹300 crore ($46 million),[28] the highest payday for a non-Hollywood actor.[29]
In 2022, S. S. Rajamouli became the first Indian film director to deliver two films that earned over ₹10 billion. Meanwhile, in 2023, Shah Rukh Khan became the first Indian actor to do so.
This is a list of the films in the 1000 crore club, adjusted for inflation. For the list of the highest-grossing Indian films in terms of nominal value (without adjusted inflation), see List of highest-grossing Indian films.
Rank | Film | Year | Language | Director | Production | Budget | Worldwide | Domestic | Overseas (INR) | Overseas (USD) |
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1 | Dangal | 2016 | Hindi | Nitesh Tiwari | Aamir Khan Productions | ₹70 crore | ₹2,024 crore (US$250 million) | ₹565 crore | ₹1,459 crore | $246.89 million |
2 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | Telugu | S. S. Rajamouli | Arka Media Works | ₹250 crore | ₹1,810.6 crore (US$278 million) | ₹1,429.83 crore | ₹381 crore | $220.81 million |
3 | RRR | 2022 | Telugu | DVV Entertainments | ₹550 crore | ₹1,387.26 crore (US$170 million) | ₹944 crore | ₹443.26 crore | $169.18 million | |
4 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | 2022 | Kannada | Prashanth Neel | Hombale Films | ₹100 crore | ₹1,250 crore (US$160 million) | ₹1,008 crore | ₹242 crore | $152.43 million |
5 | Jawan | 2023 | Hindi | Atlee | Red Chillies Entertainment | ₹300 crore | ₹1,148.32 crore (US$140 million) | ₹761.98 crore | ₹386.34 crore | $140.04 million |
6 | Pathaan | 2023 | Hindi | Siddharth Anand | Yash Raj Films | ₹240 crore | ₹1,050.30 crore (US$130 million) | ₹654.28 crore | ₹396.02 crore | $128.78 million |
Nominal gross | ||||
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Film | Release | Milestone | Date | Ref |
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | ₹1,000 crore (US$153.56 million) | 8 May 2017 | [1] |
₹1,300 crore (US$199.63 million) | 15 May 2017 | [30] | ||
₹1,500 crore (US$230.34 million) | 19 May 2017 | [31] | ||
₹1,600 crore (US$245.69 million) | 27 May 2017 | [32] | ||
Dangal | 2016 | ₹1,600 crore (US$245.69 million) | 27 May 2017 | [33] |
₹1,700 crore (US$261.05 million) | 29 May 2017 | [34] | ||
₹1,800 crore (US$276.41 million) | 1 June 2017 | [35] | ||
₹1,900 crore (US$291.76 million) | 7 June 2017 | [5] | ||
₹2,000 crore (US$307.12 million) | 26 June 2017 | [6] | ||
₹2,100 crore (US$322.47 million) | November 2017 | [n 1] |
Nominal | |||
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Film | Milestone | Date | Ref |
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,000 crore (US$153.56 million) (gross) | 15 May 2017 | [30] |
₹1,200 crore (US$184.27 million) (gross) | 19 May 2017 | [41] | |
₹1,000 crore (US$153.56 million) (nett) | 25 May 2017 | [42] | |
₹1,300 crore (US$199.63 million) (gross) | 5 June 2017 | [23] | |
₹1,100 crore (US$168.91 million) (nett) | September 2017 | [8] | |
₹1,400 crore (US$214.98 million) (gross) |
Nominal gross | ||||
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Film | Release | Milestone | Date | Ref |
Dangal | 2016 | ₹1,000 crore (US$153.56 million) | 25 May 2017 | [43] |
₹1,200 crore (US$184.27 million) | 1 June 2017 | [44] | ||
₹1,300 crore (US$199.63 million) | 5 June 2017 | [45] | ||
₹1,400 crore (US$214.98 million) | 12 June 2017 | [46] | ||
₹1,500 crore (US$230.34 million) | November 2017 | [n 1] |