As promised, here is the update to the Top Actors in Bollywood, after the release of Akshay Kumar’s Airlift which is likely to be his second highest grosser of all time. The list has indeed changed, with Akshay improving his ranking.
The next update will be after the release of Sidharth Malhotra’s Kapoor and Sons on March 18.
- 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 2016
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. He has maintained a staggering 200 crore plus average for the last 5 films, even though Talaash under-performed at the box office. There is very little to choose between the Top 2 actors in the industry today, with both equally deserving to top the ranking.
- PK – 341 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 - 1037 crore (Average per film: 207.4 cr)
Rank 2 Salman Khan: The megastar has become the second actor whose last films have collected Rs 1000 crore or more at the domestic box office. Like Aamir, Salman also averages 200 crore or more per film. Sultan would have to collect Rs 159 crore or more, for him to top the ranking once again. With a solo release, Salman topping the ranking would have been a certainty, but with Raees also scheduled to release on the same day, it remains to be seen how well the two films perform.
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 213 cr
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan – 321 cr
- Kick - 233 cr
- Jai Ho - 112 cr
- Dabangg 2 - 154 cr
- Next film – Sultan (Eid)
- Total – 1033 crore (Average per film: 206.6 cr)
Rank 3. Shah Rukh Khan was ranked at No 2 before the release of Happy New Year, he has now come down to the 3rd spot in the domestic (India) ranking. For Shahrukh to beat Aamir, Fan would have to collect Rs 336 crore in India. If both Fan and Raees, which are touted to his return to ‘content-driven’ films, perform well, Shah Rukh could challenge Aamir Khan. The combined collections of Fan and Raees has to be Rs 457 crore or more i.e both films have to cross the 200 crore mark, or one has to do 300 crore plus business. Shah Rukh has probably been a little unlucky too, Dilwale and Jab Tak Hai Jaan both clashed with big films. Chennai Express was also affected to a certain extent by the release of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara on its 7th day. Only Don 2 and Happy New Year had a free and open run. For Shah Rukh, it would be about releasing one good film at the right time.
- Dilwale – 148 cr
- Happy New Year – 204 cr
- Chennai Express - 227 crore
- Jab Tak Hai Jaan - 121 cr
- Don 2 - 112 cr
- Next film – Fan (April 15)
- Total – 812 crore (Average per film: 162.4 cr)
Rank 4 Hrithik Roshan. 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. His next release is Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daro (August 2016) and Sanjay Gupta’s Kaabil could also release later this year. Till then, Hrithik will hold on the 4th spot. Mohenjo Daro releases after Sultan, Fan and Raees, so calculations as to how much it needs to collect, cannot be made at this point in time. He can beat Aamir though and for that, Mohenjo Daro has to collect Rs 398 crore or more!!
- Bang Bang – 181 cr
- Krrish 3 - 244 cr
- Agneepath - 122 cr
- Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara - 93 cr
- Guzaarish - 32 cr
- Next film – Mohenjo Daro (August 12)
- Total - 672 cr (Average per film: 134.4 cr)
Rank 5 Ranveer Singh: One film called Bajirao Mastani has changed Ranveer Singh’s life. From a career that appeared to be faltering after the release of Kill Dil, Ranveer has risen from Rank 10 to the Top 5, not only beating stalwarts like Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn, but also overtaking Varun Dhawan. His next film is a biggie too, Aditya Chopra’s Befikre. Ranveer is also the youngest star to make it to the Top 5, probably the first after Hrithik Roshan.
- Bajirao Mastani – 187 cr
- Dil Dhadakne Do – 77 cr
- Kill Dil – 32 cr
- Gunday – 78 cr
- Ram Leela - 115 cr
- Next film - Befikre (December 9)
- Total Collections – 489 cr (Average per film: 97.8 cr)
Rank 6 Akshay Kumar: Airlift has lifted Akshay Kumar from the 8th to the 6th spot and with a big film like Housefull 3 scheduled to release during the Post-IPL period, Akshay is all set to make a comeback to the Top 5. Housefull 3 has to collect 108 crore or more for Akshay to beat Ranveer and a highly unrealistic Rs 290 crore for Akshay to surpass Hrithik.
- Airlift – 125 crore
- Singh Is Bling – 88 crore
- Brothers – 83 crore
- Gabbar Is Back – 86 crore
- Baby – 96 crore
- Next film - Housefull 3 (June 3)
- Total Collections: 478 cr (Average per film: 95.6 cr)
Rank 7 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 disastrous 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. Tamasha looked like a winner because it was an Imtiaz Ali film starring Deepika Padukone as the female lead, even that has failed. Nothing seems to be working for Ranbir. His next release is Jagga Jasoos, a much-delayed film that he has co-produced. The big question is, will it release before ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’? Will the Karan Johar film, which is scheduled to release with ‘Shivaay’ during Diwali, give him his much-needed hit?
- Tamasha – 66 crore
- Bombay Velvet – 24 crore
- Besharam - 57 crore
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - 188 crore
- Barfi! - 106 cr
- Next film – Jagga Jasoos (June 3)
- Total - 441 cr (Average per film: 88.2 cr)
Rank 8 Varun Dhawan: Another young actor who is not only appearing in 2-3 movies every year, but has made a name for himself in just 3 years. The trade loves him too - all his films have opened well at the box office, none have failed and his solo-lead film ABCD 2 was his first 100 crore grosser. What we like about Varun is his choice of films and the effort that he puts into it, right from the pre-production stage to marketing, he puts in a lot of effort. And hard work so far, has not gone unrewarded.
- Dilwale – 148 cr
- ABCD 2 – 105 cr
- Badlapur – 52 cr
- Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania – 77 cr
- Main Tera Hero - 54 cr
- Next film – Dishoom (July 29)
- Total Collections – 436 cr (Average per film: 87.2 cr)
Rank 9 Ajay Devgn: Drishyam did fairly well at the box office, but business was affected by Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali. When the film was gaining momentum, Brothers released and made a huge dent on the business of Drishyam. It would have probably collected a lot more than it did, had the release been timed better. 3 of his last 5 films have failed, Singham Returns was his biggest grosser. He has big films in the form of Shivaay, Baadshaho and Sons Of Sardaar in the next 2 years. Ajay is making a shift from medium budget to big budget films, if it clicks, he has every chance of making it to the Top 5.
- Drishyam – 73 cr
- Action Jackson – 57 cr
- Singham Returns - 140 cr
- Satyagraha – 58 cr
- Himmatwala - 46 cr
- Next film – Shivaay (Diwali)
- Total: 374 cr (Average per film: 74.8 cr)
Rank 10 Sidharth Malhotra: There is very little to choose between Sidharth and Ajay at this point in time. But the failure of ‘Brothers’ has hurt Sidharth Malhotra. He has Dharma’s ‘Kapoor and Sons’ lined up for release in March this year.
- Brothers – 83 cr
- Ek Villain - 103 cr
- Hasee Toh Phasee - 35 cr
- Student Of The Year - 70 cr
- Next film - Kapoor and Sons (March 18)
- Total Collections – 291 cr (Average per film: 72.75 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.
- Wazir – 40 cr
- Shaadi Ke Side Effects – 38 cr
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – 104 cr
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara – 93 cr
- Karthik Calling Karthik - 27 cr
- Next Film - Rock On 2 (November 11)
- Total Collections – 302 cr (Average per film: 60.4 cr)
Rank 12 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. Reports for the R Balki film are good.
- Tevar – 40 cr
- Finding Fanny – 36 cr
- 2 States - 102 cr
- Gunday - 78 cr
- Aurangzeb - 23 cr
- Next film - Ki and Ka (April 1)
- Total Collections – 279 cr (Average per film: 55.8 cr)
Rank 13 Saif Ali Khan: Phantom didn’t work even though it was directed by Kabir Khan and Happy Ending was one of the biggest disasters of 2014. Saif is currently going through the worst phase of his career.
- Phantom – 53 cr
- Happy Ending – 22 cr
- Humshakals - 63 cr
- Bullet Raja- 36 cr
- Race 2 - 102 cr
- Next film – Rangoon (September 30)
- Total - 276 cr (Average per film: 55.2 cr)
Rank 14 Shahid Kapoor: Just when Shahid Kapoor’s career was taking a upward turn with films like R.. Rajkumar and Haider, his much-awaited film ‘Shaandaar’ turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments of 2015. It opened well, but wrapped up with lifetime collections of less than 45 crore. With the trade losing both hope and patience in a extremely talented actor like Shahid, he awaits the release of Udta Punjab. What does he need to do, to get that one film that will turn things around for him? A film like Bajirao Mastani or even a ABCD 2, for example. He doesn’t lack in the talent department, but actors who made their debuts nearly a decade after him, have raced past him in no time at all.
- Shaandaar – 43 cr
- Haider – 58 cr
- R.. Rajkumar - 65 cr
- Phata Poster Nikhla Hero - 39 cr
- Teri Meri Kahaani - 29 cr
- Next film - Udta Punjab (June 11)
- Total Collections – 234 cr (Average per film: 46.8 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. The genre that seems to be working today is biopics and Emraan will be seen in a film based on controversial cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin.
- Hamari Adhuri Kahani – 38 cr
- Mr X – 25 cr
- Ungli – 21 cr
- Raja Natwarlal – 27 cr
- Ghanchakkar - 39 cr
- Next film - Azhar biopic (May 13)
- Total collections – 150 cr (Average per film: 30 cr)
After some highly successful predictions like 150cr for tevar, 250cr for bombay velvet, 300cr for tamasha now bangladeshi village idiot awesomeBuddhi chamelon kapur is predicting 100cr for ki & ka…!!!
After #Mohenjodaro hrithik will narrow the distance with SRK…who knows after Kaabil he may overtake him!
@indicine I think you should consider just last three films of actors who have a single release a year. Counting 8-10 year old films like Ghajini, 3 idiots, Don 2 etc doesn’t make sense and doesn’t give the present stardom of an actor. Those films are out of the picture and do not necessarily depict present stardom. For actors who have multiple releases, considering collections of last five films makes sense. In this case their recent films will be considered which will give a clear picture of their box-office standing.
What do you guys think?
Aamir is the first 1 to cross 100 cr
First one to cross 200 cr
First one to cross 300 cr
True boxoffice mega star is aamir ..
Post the super success of Airlift, Akshay Kumar started shooting for Rustom with Ileana D’cruz. Rustom, produced by Zee Studios, Kriarj Entertainment, in association with Plan C Studios, and Cape of Good Films. It unites Akshay Kumar and Neeraj Pandey for the third time. The duo has added huge excitement to the project with earlier films like Special 26 and Baby to their credit.
Contrary to some reports, no other studio except Zee Studios and Kriarj Entertainment has participated in the funding of the film or has rights to market and tribute the film, these very firmly remain in the hands of the original partners Zee Studios and KriArj entertainment. Zee studios will look after the marketing and distribution of the movie globally.
The hugely awaited romantic thriller is directed by Tinu Desai. It went on floors on 5th Jan 2016 and will be releasing on the long weekend of 12th August .
i ask a simple question that from last two years outdated year is 2007 to make 5 movies of amir khan so u r nt posting my comment i know u have no answer
@Sunny Akkiholic – Akshay is my second most liked actor tied with Salman …
Now talking about Hrithik he is definitely bigger than Ranbir and akshay. He can’t be judged on number of hits as he dies way too few films. On stardom scale he is equal to all khans and Akki. Ranbir I like him but him in top 5 and hot Hriyhik is crazy !!! Hrithika popularity is second only and only to Salman …
Simply Amazing, look at the difference b/w 1st and 2nd position it’s just 0.8cr in average, so I think both are in 1st position. It doesn’t matter who is 1st and 2nd for me both Salman and Amir are in top, they both are way above this number game now, both have proven that they are the Box Office King by give back to back Blockbusters and All Time Blockbuster. So for me both are equal and deserve the top position…..
after sultan salman will be on top :* :*
The most bankable stars are Aamir and Salman……..you know in worst case scenarios too their movie will touch 100 cr………..this cannot be said of any other star.
lol prdp only 213
so which proves that srk is better
ce did 223
Wow. Great to see my idol at 3rd. It’s indeed honor for my king to remain at no. 3 since 2007. Though I am happy that he has been consistent but Salman and aamir truly deserve to be on top. They are the biggest megastars of Bollywood. In India, Salman is no. 1 megastar and in overseas aamir is No. 1 megastar. No one can ever match these two megastars. But srk has achieved a lot so happy for him. After Dangal and sultan Salman and aamir will be untouchable. Salman will take top spot in India and aamir will remain on top in overseas and worldwide ranking. For srk, he will win awards as its a cup of tea for srk to win awards. I just want my idol to focus on quality and acting talent which he is best at and only do character roles because honestly, box office and stardom is something which he lacks and only aamir and Salman have that box office pull. So I am not expecting fan to cross 100 Cr and sultan will be a hottest craze amongst masses so raees also may not cross 100 crores. So I will just be very happy with srk’s brilliant class acting which he never disappoints at though in Ra.one and don 2 he did lot of overacting. But so what? Every human makes mistakes. No one is perfect and so Srk is no different. But overall he is a greatest classic massiha of acting and he did PHD so I think we all fans of srk gave to be proud and realistic that he is nit a superstar but a greatest actor and a legend. :)?
Wow. Great to see my idol at 3rd. It’s indeed honor for my king to remain at no. 3 since 2007. Though I am happy that he has been consistent but Salman and aamir truly deserve to be on top. They are the biggest megastars of Bollywood. In India, Salman is no. 1 megastar and in overseas aamir is No. 1 megastar. No one can ever match these two megastars. But srk has achieved a lot so happy for him. After Dangal and sultan Salman and aamir will be untouchable. Salman will take top spot in India and aamir will remain on top in overseas and worldwide ranking. For srk, he will win awards as its a cup of tea for srk to win awards. I just want my idol to focus on quality and acting talent which he is best at and only do character roles because honestly, box office and stardom is something which he lacks and only aamir and Salman have that box office pull. So I am not expecting fan to cross 100 Cr and sultan will be a hottest craze among masses so raees also may not cross 100 crores. So I will just be very happy with srk’s brilliant class acting which he never disappoints at though in Ra.one and don 2 he did lot of overacting. But so what? Every human makes mistakes. No one is perfect and so Srk is no different. But overall he is a greatest classic massiha of acting and he did PHD so I think we all of srk fans have to be proud and realistic that he is not a megastar but a greatest actor and a legend. :)
After Robot 2.0 ..a lot of things will change. Thanks for publishing this list
Wow. Great to see my idol at 3rd. It’s indeed honor for my king to remain at no. 3 since 2007. Though I am happy that he has been consistent but Salman and aamir truly deserve to be on top. They are the biggest megastars of Bollywood. In India, Salman is no. 1 megastar and in overseas aamir is No. 1 megastar. No one can ever match these two megastars. But srk has achieved a lot so happy for him. After Dangal and sultan Salman and aamir will be untouchable. Salman will take top spot in India and aamir will remain on top in overseas and worldwide ranking. For srk, he will win awards as its a cup of tea for srk to win awards. I just want my idol to focus on quality and acting talent which he is best at and only do character roles because honestly, box office and stardom is something which he lacks and only aamir and Salman have that box office pull. So I am not expecting fan to cross 100 Cr and sultan will be a hottest craze among masses so raees also may not cross 100 crores. So I will just be very happy with srk’s brilliant class acting which he never disappoints at though in Ra.one and don 2 he did lot of overacting. But so what? Every human makes mistakes. No one is perfect and so Srk is no different. But overall he is a greatest classic massiha of acting and he did PHD and got doctor tag so I think we all of srk fans have to be proud for his other achievements apart from mega-stardom and be realistic that he is not a megastar but a greatest actor and a legend. :)
after end of 2016 ,
in india
1. salman
2. aamir
3. my idol king of acting and living legend srk
4. hrithik
5. akshay
6. ajay
7. ranveer
8. Varun
9. Shahid
10. Siddharth
11. Ranbeer
12. Farhan
13. saif
14. Arjun
15. emraan
in overseas
1. aamir khan
2. my idol Dr. King Baadshah of acting srk
3. salman khan
4. hrithik roshan
5. akshay
6. ajay
7. ranveer
8. varun
9. ranbeer
10. saif
God so many SRK haters man he is a self made star who found his own way in the industry yes it is true that he has given some bad films and he is in the 3rd spot but look at his career from the end of 1990’s to now he has been consistent in maintaining his position in the top slot. Give him some credit people.
Lol….look srk fans….first happy new year first 400 cr movie
Then dilwale first 400 cr movie
And now fan + raees total 500 cr lol
Too much fun
Too be candid with all respect not only for 2016 but till everyone find his square root deservely based on all round career it’s
Aamir Salman Srk Hrithik Ajay Akshay the tussle between Ajay Akshay is very sensitive Ajay edges Akshay looking at their lead solo movies success together with their box office stats especially the coveted 100 cr club. With a modest opinion that Ajay has given lots of masterclass performance even as back as 90s. Same goes for Shah rukh and Salman one is a more complete actor the other is a more profitable actor. Aamir and Hrithik are among the wisest of all. They have the tactics of delaying their releases that’s why the are top there. Inspire of that nobody will deny the fact that they are very skillful performers so no complaints. Ranveer Ranbir Varun will be the next gen Khan’s trio only that no indication we will ever see 3 special legends ironically bearing the same surname for almost 30 years. Not at all. Let us use this medium to once again salute Raja Sultan and Badshah Khan. From a very proud Hrithik Charming Roshan fan.
Hrithik is having his next HGOTY with MD
@Indicine Where is Ritesh Deshmukh!
YOu should atleast post his last five movies with collection.
@ Dangal Strom:- SRK just said about Intolerance, but this TINGU has started it. so Dangal Ka Mangal hoke rahega. I not TINGU hater till PK, but after his comment i m his against how can he say like that in public when you are icon.
For me first come India. I Love My India.
dear bro Ank i agree with ur assumptions but only one that mohenjodaro has every chance of touching 250 crores also may be even 300 crore who knows if content wise its good if not excellent and we can expect a masterpiece again from ashu after Jodha Akbar with him again .. rest i agree
hrithik has all exciting movies lined up ahead 1. mohenjodaro 2.kaabil 3. thug 4. kabir khans next hro will rule the b.o now definitely .. atleast for 10 years which he deserves very much ..
@King Insecure Khan Tell ur Khans to release 5 movies in 12 months without the power of EDX and no solo release too…Like Akki they’ll suffer to cross even 50 cr mark…Just like Dhobi Ghat few crores and epic disaster Marigold 1 crore…Lol
Aamir Khan 8 years 5 films…
Salman Khan 4 years 5 films…
SRK 5 years 5 films…
Hrithik Roshan 7 years 5 films…
Akki 12 months 5 films…
That’s called true megastardom…
Haters bark more…He did it without the power of edx…
Shivaay wil rock..ajay is goin to join the top 5… Soon…
hrithik roshan will get one day wt he deserves he should do 2 things 1. release films as solo not to be clashed with any other movie 2. release at least 2-3 films per year then sky will be the limit such records would be made that no body has ever think of..
All the shahrukh fans are chanting that billu pankha and rice smuggler bhojpuri don are content rich movies. It seems they have already watched them maybe in paglapur or bakrapur….LOL.
@challu:
Hahahaha… look at the difference between Aamir and Bhai- just 80 lakhs per movie. As well as Bhai & shahthuk- huge 44.2cr per movie. Only morons can predict that shahthuk will surpass Bhai but not Aamir.
@movie fan, 12:28, ROFL :D doing more movies in an year is a sign of megastardom ???? Wow what a logic by floppu’s fans! :D :D , seems like they are competing hard with queen kong fans in this regard :D :D :D