Updated list of Top 15 Actors in Bollywood as of August 2015. Who are the biggest gainers? Which actor has dropped down the list? Let’s find out!
The ranking system will also be divided into three; Top Actor in India, Overseas and Worldwide. The list below is for the Top 15 Actors in India i.e the domestic market only.
- The list would be based on the net box office collections of an actor’s last five movies. For younger actors, the minimum number of films is 3.
- Only lead roles would be considered. Cameos, special appearances and guest appearances won’t be taken under consideration.
- Dated movies that released before 2007 have not been considered.
- Only domestic box office collections is being taken into account. Collections from all regional versions have been taken into considering as this list is for the top actors in India and regional language releases affect Hindi business in their respective states. For example, Tamil version will affect business of Hindi version in Tamilnadu / Kerala circuit.
Top Actors In Bollywood 2015
Rank 1 Aamir Khan: The combined collections of Aamir Khan’s last 5 films has crossed the 1000 crore mark, the first actor ever to do so. The ‘worldwide’ collections of Aamir’s last film PK, is more than the combined collections of Shahid’s last 5 films AND Emraan Hashmi’s last 5 films. Before the release of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, Aamir was ahead of all others, but the gap has closed quite considerably. There is very little to choose between the Top 2 actors in the industry today.
- PK – 340 cr
- Dhoom 3 - 285 cr
- Talaash - 93 cr
- 3 Idiots - 202 cr
- Ghajini - 116 cr
- Next film - Dangal (also read: Aamir Khan’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total - 1036 crore (Average per film: 207.2 cr)
Rank 2 Salman Khan: The superstar has become the second actor whose last films have collected Rs 1000 crore or more at the domestic box office. For Salman to beat Aamir, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ had to collect Rs 338 crore in India. Unfortunately, like Salman and Kabir’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ too has fallen just short of Aamir and Hirani’s ‘PK’. The good news is, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ has to collect Rs 218 or more in India for Salman to take the top spot once again! He also averages more than 200 crore for his last five films, something that only Aamir had achieved.
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan – 320 cr
- Kick - 233 cr
- Jai Ho - 112 cr
- Dabangg 2 - 154 cr
- Ek Tha Tiger - 199 cr
- Next film – Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (also read: Salman Khan’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total – 1018 crore (Average per film: 203.6 cr)
Rank 3. Shahrukh Khan has dropped down to No 3 in the domestic markets, as his latest release ‘Happy New Year’ couldn’t match the collections of Chennai Express or Kick. For Shahrukh to beat Aamir, his ‘Diwale’ would have to collect Rs 372 crore in India! However, Shahrukh has 3 films lined for release in the next 11 months. If all those films perform well at the box office, the ranking could change in his favour.
- Happy New Year – 204 cr
- Chennai Express - 227 crore
- Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 121 cr
- Don 2 - 112 cr
- Ra. One - 125 cr
- Next film – Dilwale (also read: Shahrukh Khan’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total - 789 crore (Average per film: 157.8 cr)
Rank 4. The release of Bang Bang temporarily took Hrithik ahead of SRK at the domestic box office, but before Bang Bang finished its run, Happy New Year had already released in theatres. Hrithik’s average of 134 cr is fantastic, comparable to the Khans even though he doesn’t always get to release his films during Eid, Diwali or Christmas. To elaborate a little more on this, out of the last 5 films, all SRK films have released during one of the three festivals, except Jai Ho all Salman films have released during the three most lucrative periods in the industry and Aamir Khan too has preferred to release his films during Christmas (all except Talaash). Hrithik got just one Diwali release for Krrish 3 and made the most of it. He will be missing from action in 2015, as his next release is Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjodaro (August 2016). Till then, Hrithik is likely to hold on to his 4th position as Ranbir’s last two films have been box office disasters.
- Bang Bang – 181 cr
- Krrish 3 - 244 cr
- Agneepath - 122 cr
- Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara - 93 cr
- Guzaarish - 32 cr
- Next film – Mohenjo Daro (also read: Hrithik Roshan’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total - 672 cr (Average per film: 134.4 cr)
Rank 5 Akshay Kumar: For the first time since we started ranking actors, Akshay Kumar has made it to the Top 5. Ranbir’s downfall and the reasonably good box office performance of films like Baby and Gabbar Is Back have ensured a spot in the Top 5. However, all of his last three films, including the biggie ‘Brothers’, were expected to be 100 crore grossers. In fact, there were expectations that Brothers would be Akshay’s first 150 / 200 crore grosser. Unfortunately, the film hasn’t worked at the box office. It has an outside chance of breaking into the ‘100 crore club’, but at the time of writing this article (20 August), Brothers is likely to finish with lifetime collections of 90-95 crore.
- Brothers – 90 crore (expected)
- Gabbar Is Back – 86 crore
- Baby – 96 crore
- Entertainment – 72 cr
- Holiday: A Solider Is Never Off Duty – 113 cr
- Next film - Singh Is Bling (also read: Akshay Kumar’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total Collections: 457 cr (Average per film: 91.4 cr)
Rank 6 Ranbir Kapoor: His career was at an all-time high after the success of films like ‘Rockstar’, ‘Barfi’ and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, but the last couple of years have been terrible for Ranbir Kapoor as ‘Besharam’ tanked after a good opening day and ‘Bombay Velvet’ couldn’t even manage a face-saving opening at the box office. The film went on to be the biggest disaster of all time. Ranbir has also given away his spot in the Top 5 to Akshay Kumar. Will Imtiaz Ali (with Tamasha also starring Deepika Padukone) give him his much-needed hit?
- Bombay Velvet – 24 crore
- Besharam - 57 cr
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - 188 cr
- Barfi! - 106 cr
- Rockstar - 70 cr
- Next film - Tamasha (also read: Ranbir Kapoor’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total - 445 cr (Average per film: 89 cr)
Rank 7 Ajay Devgn: Action Jackson failed at the box office and Drishyam under-performed too because of competition from other films. Ajay, however, has some massive films lined up for release. ‘Baadshaho’ under Milan Luthria’s direction. Their combination worked well for ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’. He also has his own directorial venture, the mega-budget film ‘Shivaay’ and the recently announced biggie ‘Sons Of Sardaar’ – both scheduled to release during Diwali. The next couple of years are expected to be huge for Ajay, as he starts working on films that are expected to be strong in content and are commercially viable too. It remains to be seen if he can get the right release date and avoid clashes with other films.
- Drishyam – 72 cr* (expected)
- Action Jackson – 57 cr
- Singham Returns - 140 cr
- Satyagraha – 58 cr
- Himmatwala - 46 cr
- Next film - Baadshaho (also read: Ajay Devgn’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total: 371 cr (Average per film: 74.6 cr)
Rank 8 Sidharth Malhotra: There is very little to choose between Sidharth and Ajay at this point in time. But the failure of ‘Brothers’ will hurt him. He has Dharma’s ‘Kapoor and Sons’ lined up for release early next year.
- Brothers – 90 cr (expected)
- Ek Villain - 103 cr
- Hasee Toh Phasee - 35 cr
- Student Of The Year - 70 cr
- Next film - Kapoor and Sons (also read: Sidharth Malhotra’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total Collections – 298 cr (Average per film: 74.5 cr)
Rank 9 Varun Dhawan: Varun has featured in 5 films so far in his career and all have done well at the box office. He has earned his way into the list of Top 10 actors in the industry, what with ABCD 2 becoming the biggest grosser of his career and his first ‘100 crore’ film too. The release of ‘Dilwale’ will also be a huge boost to Varun’s career, as the Shahrukh Khan’s starrer will release in places where no Varun Dhawan film has released so far.
- ABCD 2 – 105 cr
- Badlapur – 52 cr
- Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania – 77 cr
- Main Tera Hero - 54 cr
- Student Of The Year - 70 cr
- Next film - Dilwale (also read: Varun Dhawan’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total Collections – 358 cr (Average per film: 71.6 cr)
Rank 10 Ranveer Singh: Even though Kill Dil failed at the box office, Ranveer Singh has gained one spot in the list. He is currently ranked No 12, but has two of the most promising films of 2015 in Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani. Note: Dil Dhadakne Do has just released in theatres. If the film manages to collect Rs 100 crore, then Ranveer will make it to the Top 10.
- Dil Dhadakne Do – 77 cr
- Kill Dil – 32 cr
- Gunday – 78 cr
- Ram Leela - 115 cr
- Lootera - 31 cr
- Next film - Bajirao Mastani (also read: Ranveer Singh’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total Collections – 333 cr (Average per film: 66.6 cr)
Rank 11 Farhan Akhtar: His popularity with the multiplex audience in cities is under-rated. His solo film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ not only took a good opening at the box office, but went on to collect more than Rs 100 crore. It also won Farhan his first Filmfare Best Actor award.
- Shaadi Ke Side Effects – 38 cr
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – 104 cr
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara – 93 cr
- Karthik Calling Karthik - 27 cr
- Next Film - Wazir
- Total Collections – 262 cr (Average per film: 65.5 cr)
Rank 12 Saif Ali Khan: Happy Ending was one of the biggest disasters of 2014 and the failure of a film that was expected to recreate the magic of ‘Cocktail’, has meant that Saif is currently going through the worst phase of his career. He awaits the release of Kabir Khan’s Phantom later this month. The film has got a massive boost after the success of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’.
- Happy Ending – 22 cr
- Humshakals - 63 cr
- Bullet Raja- 36 cr
- Race 2 - 102 cr
- Cocktail - 78 cr
- Next film - Phantom (also read: Saif Ali Khan’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total - 301 cr (Average per film: 60.2 cr)
Rank 13 Arjun Kapoor: The poor performance of Tevar has resulted in Arjun Kapoor dropping one spot down the list to No 13. His next film is ‘Ki and Ka’ also starring Kareena Kapoor.
- Tevar – 40 cr
- Finding Fanny – 36 cr
- 2 States - 102 cr
- Gunday - 78 cr
- Aurangzeb - 23 cr
- Next film - Ki and Ka (also read: Arjun Kapoor’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total Collections – 279 cr (Average per film: 55.8 cr)
Rank 14 Shahid Kapoor: The critical and commercial success of Haider has helped Shahid Kapoor go one spot up in the ranking. He sneaks ahead of Emraan Hashmi. It remains to be seen if Vikas Bahl’s Shaandaar will earn him a spot in the Top 10.
- Haider – 58 cr
- R.. Rajkumar - 65 cr
- Phata Poster Nikhla Hero - 39 cr
- Teri Meri Kahaani - 29 cr
- Mausam - 33 cr
- Next film - Shaandar (also read: Shahid Kapoor’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total Collections – 224 cr (Average per film: 44.8 cr)
Rank 15 Emraan Hashmi: Emraan’s career is at an all-time low. None of his last 5 films have even managed to cross the 40 crore mark. Will ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’, directed by Mohit Suri, turn things around for him?
- Hamari Adhuri Kahani – 38
- Mr X – 25
- Ungli – 21 cr
- Raja Natwarlal – 27 cr
- Ghanchakkar - 39 cr
- Next film - Azhar biopic (also read: Emraan Hashmi’s Upcoming Movies List)
- Total collections – 150 cr (Average per film: 30 cr)
In no particular order, films releasing this year that could completely change the list
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (likely to take Salman Khan to the top of the ranking)
- Singh Is Bling (will decide if Akshay retains the 5th spot)
- Dilwale (needs to collect about 372 crore for SRK to go past Aamir, could take Varun Dhawan into the Top 5!)
- Bajirao Mastani (important film for Ranveer Singh)
- Shandaar (Shahid deserves to be higher up in the ranking, will Shandaar do the trick?)
- Tamasha (crucial film for Ranbir Kapoor after 2 back-to-back disasters)
If Varun Dhawan performs well continuously then he will kick out to SRK from No. 3.
Arjun kapoor does not deserve a ace in this list. He is not actor..
Flop Akki wil b out of top 5 becoz ajay is coming with big films
Salman’s Blockbuster Kick collected more than sarookh all his filims so called ATBB Koyla Express without the help of an established director Rohit and a popular heroine Deepika shame all sarookh fans Really shame
I have never thought that Akshay Kumar will eventually snatch the Fifth place from Ranbir Kapoor/Ajay Devgn but he deserved it this time so congrats to all Akki fans.
Btw, I’m not surprised Salman Khan is 2nd because he is the biggt supper star in India and after PRDD, he will definitely top the list.
To all those who say that after release of PRDP Salman will be again no. 1. Well wait for dangal. Because after dangal aamir will not just get back no.1 position but he will be farrr ahead and will remain unchallanged for No.1 position and no one can come close to him..aamir Khan biggest megastar of Bollywood. No one is close to him. Period.
ha ha ha. Salman khan at no.2 Rofl!! He deserves 10th spot.
hrithik last film was with a clash and not a festiv season…and still it made 180cr…power of hrithik!!
Well said @indicine,this list is about current standings itherwise PEOPLE knows KING SRK is THE REAL KING OF BOLLYWOOD ,WHO not only has HIGHEST SUCCESS but also defeated salmir in every CLASH,that is enough to show salmir is nothing with out their collaboration with big directors,brands,south remakes,but today whatever KING SRK position is due to HIS OWN mistake of working career ended directora with 100+CE budgets and after worked with them IT costs KING KHAN’S CAREER,still HE stands in no.3 spot while in last 2 decade HE was no.1.but CHANGE is the timate truth in the world and KING KHAN wants just one more step to go ahead of doosra and teesra khan.
CAREERWISE IT’S KING SRK RULED BOLLYWOOD AND STILL IS RULING.
@hrithik,I never knew you’re that much big idiot really salmir has more hits than KING KHAN.I think still you’re failing in math exam in your school,keep trolling yourself,ROFL.
waiting for prdp
@ indicine you are saying that you are not considering supporting role then why you are considering sidharth malhotra for brothers and varun dhawan for dilwale they are in supporting role not parallel
Salman will overtake Aamir after PRDP & Aamir will overtake Salman after Dangal.
Salman & Aamir crossed 1000crs & has average 200crs+
where as the guy at 3rd spot has just 789crs with average of 157crs.
Its huge gap between Top2 & 3rd one.
No need to make gaga of 300crs etc etc for Salman & Aamir fans because boundries are increased for them & no need to turn back now.
& Indicine your 372crs wala joke is superb.
So top2 spots will remain interchanging between Salman & Aamir untill they retire.
So my request to indicine…please from next time make a list without including Salman & Aamir.
Because they are in their own league & competing with each other.
so if you include them then no other will get chance to become no.1
Hello sir where the collection of Dhoni ghat
Why Sallu he play 3rd lead in kick after Nawaz bhaijaan,Randeep Huda.
He also play 3rd lead in BB after Harshali & Nawaz bhaijaan
Only aamir khan is king(No doubt)
My ranking
Salman
Amir
Ajay
HR
SRK
Varun
Ranbir
Ranveer
Akki
Shahid
This list is publishd just to show that flop kumar is in top 5
no need of this article at this time
@rohit @ eric
before dangal
salman as 2 films sultan and prdp
so i dnt think aamir can beat him with just one film dangal
I cant stop laughing by reading some idiotic comments of.some idiots as…. Kick is a blockbuster because of randeep huda and BB is a ATBB because of harshali,… Yes their acting was good but you people are taking it otherwise
I wait every Diwali so eagerly but this time it is like never before. No need to tll the reason.
By the way I have brought a record of HAHK that is not broken till today and will not be broken in future also. That will remain forever till infinity. I don’t know If you know that or not. Many of you would know it but not in detail. Lets see:
Top 10 highest grossers of 1994
HAHK 70 cr.
Mohra 12.5 cr.
Krantiveer 9.25 cr.
Raja babu 7.5 cr.
Main khiladi tu anari 6.5 cr.
Atish 5.75 cr.
Suhag 5.25 cr.
Dilwalle 5 cr.
Ladla 4.85 cr.
Insaniyat* 4.4 cr.
*Note: I don’t know the last films collection I,have assumed it.
Now HAHK 70 cr.
Rest 9 61 cr.
#UNBREAKABLE RECORD
what if “Mohenjo Daro” earn more than 300cr at domestic box office next yr.. shud it bring hrithik in top 3 stars?
@ajay rocks
akki did more movies that helpd him
all 3 movies underperfrmd the combined collctns helpd him
nothing great
hope that ajay makes a strong comebck next year with big films
With PRDP n Sultan Im
Expecting both films to be atleast 250cr grossers plus each…! Bhai will move way ahead of Aamir but for Aamir Dangal will bring him back close to bhai but sadly he still has a Talaash in his last 5 outings so that will hurt him for sure.
Start of 2017 will be interesting to see if bhai stays ahead of Asmir or will Dangal do a PK n gross 400cr plus…?
@6:38pm
You clown- again with the ‘whole career’ dominating nonsense…! When exactly did your queen dominate paglapur let alone Bollywood…? It was only in his last 5 film outings that he finally dominated Bollywood when he did a Lungi Express…! Before then Jadoo Boy, Sunny Deol n Salman held that prestigious lucrative title. Oh yes the smallest star of them all Aami has held that record 4 times…. Thats 3 more than your all time conquering supreme ruler Queen…!
Switch suppliers as complan isnt helping you grow much
Hail Aamir khan. The biggest global megastar. No one can beat Mr.Perfectionist real king khan aamir khan. Dangal will shatter eavh and every records in India, overseas, and worldwide. Period.
@7:45pm
My mistake- I was wrong in assuming Dangal will replace Aamirs 3 idiots- ghajini will be replaced but at 118cr that wont hurt Aamirs total much as Dangal will be a 300cr grosser at the minimum.
Wow
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power of Hrithik
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without E.D.X , Hrithik is no.1 superstar of HINDI CINEMA and even ahead of Khans !
Khans and Hrithik are safe in top 4 spots. Akki, Ajay and Ranbir are competing for the fifth spot!
@indicine yes. The list is based on current standing of the actors. Otherwise, bhai world not have qualified for the top five.
Interesting fact about Salman’s career:
numbers of Salman’s blockbusters in 20 years (1989-2009): 4 (MPK HAHK Karan Arjun and Partner)
Numbers of Salman’s blockbusters in 2010-2015: 8 (if PRDP becomes a blockbuster).
varun dhawan will replace akki at 5th position after dilwale and dishoom .both dilwale and dishoom wl do easily 100cr .youngstars will give tough competetion to akki.
youngstan rockzz
@ Indian really good work you put article of 6 year old in front but some people think Akshay Kumar sir is not even a bollywood star