Updated list of Top 15 Actors in Bollywood. Who are the biggest gainers? Which actor has dropped down the list? Let’s find out!
We have decided to make our ranking system the most comprehensive in the industry. We will be analysing the box office collections of the Top 15 actors. 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. Non-commercial and art films like ‘Dhobi Ghat’ have also not been considered.
- 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. To put that into perspective, the collections of Aamir’s last 5 movies is almost the same as the combined business of Hrithik and Ajay’s last 5 films! As things stand today, Aamir is way ahead of Salman and SRK too. The average collections of each Aamir Khan film is a little more than Rs 207 crore!
- PK – 340 cr
- Dhoom 3 - 285 cr
- Talaash - 93 cr
- 3 Idiots - 202 cr
- Ghajini - 116 cr
- Next film - Dangal
- Total - 1036 cr (Average per film: 207.2 cr)
Rank 2 Salman Khan: He awaits the release of his latest film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ during Eid this year. For Salman to beat Aamir, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ has to collect Rs 338 crore in India. If the Kabir Khan film does manage to do so, it also has a chance to become the highest grossing film in India. The last time a Salman – Kabir Khan film released, they fell short of the highest grosser of all time (3 Idiots) by just 3 crore! Salman also has Sooraj Barjatya’s ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, which releases during Diwali.
- Kick - 233 cr
- Jai Ho - 112 cr
- Dabangg 2 - 154 cr
- Ek Tha Tiger - 199 cr
- Bodyguard - 145 cr
- Next film – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- Total - 843 crore (Average per film: 168.6 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. Whether Shahrukh can top the list or not, will depend on how well Salman’s next two films perform, as both ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ release before ‘Dilwale’. However, for Shahrukh to beat Aamir, his ‘Diwale’ would have to collect Rs 372 crore in India!
- 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
- 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
- Total - 672 cr (Average per film: 134.4 cr)
Rank 5 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. Despite the failure of his last two films, Ranbir just about manages to hold on to the 5th spot. The gap between him and Hrithik has widened, and Akshay could overtake him after the release of ‘Brothers’.
- Bombay Velvet – 24 crore
- Besharam - 57 cr
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - 188 cr
- Barfi! - 106 cr
- Rockstar - 70 cr
- Next film - Tamasha
- Total - 445 cr (Average per film: 89 cr)
Rank 6 Akshay Kumar: Both Baby and Gabbar Is Back were expected to be 100 crore grossers. Baby fell just short of the mark, Gabbar Is Back was a more profitable film, but again failed to gross big because of its poor performance at multiplexes. But the fact that both films were decent grossers has taken Akshay ahead of Ajay Devgn. The actor also has a huge film ‘Brothers’ lined up for release later this year, a film that should earn him a spot in the Top 5 for the first time in 3 years.
- Gabbar Is Back – 87 crore
- Baby – 96 crore
- Entertainment – 72 cr
- Holiday: A Solider Is Never Off Duty – 113 cr
- Boss – 54 cr
- Next film – Brothers
- Total Collections: 422 cr (Average per film: 84.4 cr)
Rank 7 Ajay Devgn: Action Jackson has failed at the box office, but Ajay is all set to make a strong comeback in Nishikant Kamat’s ‘Drishyam’. The theatrical trailer of the film has received a fantastic response and Ajay in an intense role will be something to watch out for!
- Action Jackson (57 cr)
- Singham Returns (140 cr)
- Satyagraha (58 cr)
- Himmatwala (46 cr)
- Son of Sardaar (103 cr)
- Next film - Drishyam
- Total: 404 cr (Average per film: 80.8 cr)
Rank 8 Sidharth Malhotra: Quickly emerging as one of the most popular young stars in the country, Sidharth Malhotra commands a huge following on social media websites like Twitter and Facebook. His last release, Ek Villain, was a huge success at the box office. He deserves credit even though the presence of Mohit Suri as director, Ritiesh Deshmukh and chartbuster music helped big time.
- Ek Villain - 103 cr
- Hasee Toh Phasee - 35 cr
- Student Of The Year - 70 cr
- Next film – Brothers
- Total Collections – 208 cr (Average per film: 69.3 cr)
Rank 9 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 – Dil Dhadakne Do
- Total Collections – 262 cr (Average per film: 65.5 cr)
Rank 10 Varun Dhawan: Varun has featured in 4 films so far in his career and all have done well at the box office. His next film ‘ABCD 2’ is expected to do well, but his good friend Sidharth Malhotra has a big film like ‘Brothers’ lined up for release in August.
- Badlapur – 52 cr
- Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania – 77 cr
- Main Tera Hero - 54 cr
- Student Of The Year - 70 cr
- Next film - ABCD 2
- Total Collections – 253 cr (Average per film: 63.25 cr)
Rank 11 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 Phantom later this year.
- Happy Ending – 22 cr
- Humshakals - 63 cr
- Bullet Raja- 36 cr
- Race 2 - 102 cr
- Cocktail - 78 cr
- Next film - Phantom
- Total - 301 cr (Average per film: 60.2 cr)
Rank 12 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.
- Kill Dil – 32 cr
- Gunday – 78 cr
- Ram Leela - 115 cr
- Lootera - 31 cr
- Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl - 38 cr
- Next film - Dil Dhadakne Do
- Total Collections – 294 cr (Average per film: 58.8 cr)
Rank 13 Arjun Kapoor: The poor performance of Tevar has resulted in Arjun Kapoor dropping one spot down the list to No 13. He has a few films in the pipeline, but release dates are yet to be announced.
- Tevar – 40 cr
- Finding Fanny – 36 cr
- 2 States - 102 cr
- Gunday - 78 cr
- Aurangzeb - 23 cr
- Next film - Undecided
- 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
- 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?
- Mr X – 25
- Ungli – 21 cr
- Raja Natwarlal – 27 cr
- Ghanchakkar - 39 cr
- Ek Thi Daayan - 27 cr
- Next film - Hamari Adhuri Kahani
- Total collections – 139 cr (Average per film: 27.8 cr)
Note: We have replaced John Abraham with Farhan Akhtar in the Top 15 list. John hasn’t had a release since Madras Cafe in 2013 and most of his upcoming films are multistarrers.
In no particular order, films releasing this year that could completely change the list
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- Brothers
- Drishyam
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
- Singh Is Bling
- Dilwale
- ABCD 2
- Bajirao Mastani
- Shandaar
- Hamari Adhuri Kahani
- Tamasha
@Gotya Fan : according to you logic Aamir should be #1 bcoz you can’t just take an opening record of a pure holiday release. Dhoom 3 despite releasing on a working day it earned 36 crores n HNY was purely a holiday release. Mind it there is a difference between festive release n holiday release. Let Aamir or Salman release their movies on a total holiday (opening day with same number of screens n almost same ticket price) you will be forced to change your views !!!!!!!!
Guys stop fighting like children. I am a big srk fan but we have to respect everyone’s success. We wont get anything by fighting with other fans for our favorite stars. Just watch the films of your favorite stars and ignore the films of the stars you dont like. Simple. But stop spreading hatred and waste your time on computer like this. They all make millions of money while we are only audience who watch their films. We are only wasting our time unnecessarily.
@hrithik Since Paheli his every movie has belonged to different genre and still all of them have been able to get a hit tag
CDI,Don,OSO,MNIK,DON2,RA1,CE,HNY all these movies have done well at the box office despite being non-romantic(which according to his haters is the only genre where he excels).You forgot that he began his career by playing antagonist in his initial hits.Talking about Salman after wanted we all know what happened with LD amd MAMK.He soon realized that he can’t give hits without remaking south movies since he lacks the acting prowess to play an intense role and make it hit
@heropanti we all know about the verdicts of recent YRF movies.Dlkh was their only saving grace
and if heroines are to be credited for any movie’s success then what about Aamir who has worked with only leading ladies after Ghajini.And heroines doesn’t get prominent roles in masala movies so they aren’t approached since it would just delay the schedule and increase the budget
Only Salman Khan s the best when it comes to Box Office collection . A Salman Khan fan
@10:24pm
What happened in China then…. who introduced 1 billion potential Chinese audience to Bollywood…? Biggest market in the world potentially in the future knows only 1 khan n that is Aamir Khan my immature friend from pakistan…
@4:59pm
Man that was a great comment… great job
Aamir will continue to dominate whole Bollywood for ages to come.
@YY Mithaiwaala you still cant accept the truth but truth is always bitter. Accept it. Aamir is way more popular than srk and Salman. WW records consistently proves that srk and Salman are nowhere close to aamir in WW popularity. Srk is past. Aamir is present. While Salman is popular only in India. Aamir is founder of 100 Cr, 200 Cr, 300 Cr, 500 Cr, 600 Cr and 700 Cr clubs. Aamir is not just miles ahead but light years ahead of both srk and Salman. Power of biggest megastar aamir khan.
@5esrti you are right, srk needs rohit, yrf, dharma, deepika and many factors to give hit. While aamir’s name is enough for All Time Blockbuster.
SHah rukH and Ajay Devgn another career changing year for them. Akshay too has a good chance of breaking into top 5 But but but d Robert d niro of Bollywood SRK n d Al pacino of Bollywood Ajay Devgn based on intense character roles they will play must b way ahead of any of d other heroes this year. Rhanbir is really spoiling that list of 6 powerful superstars in India. As a Jordanian I know I may not be too sound in following all these 100 crore clubs or so if I was giving ranking simply based on d word (Acting) it’s :
1. Aamir Khan
2. Shah rukh khan
3. Ajay Devgn
4. Irfan Khan(not imran)
5. Akshay Kumar
6. Hritik Roshan
7. Shahid kapoor(so underrated)
8. Salman Khan
9. Varun Dhawan
10. Saif//Farhan Aktr/RK
Based on popularity glamour
1. SRK
2. Salman
3. Hritik Roshan
4. Akshay kumar
5.Aamir Khan( media shy affects)
6. Ajay Devgn(media shy affects)
3.
why some few Akki fans r changing names n filling d pages with childish analysis? What I want to get cleared more is. Is it mandatory to do 4 films in a year and b contented wit below 100 crores ?U shd oda actors do 4 films in a year? They have class n r not greedy. Akki is d only Star that always his fans shout out large expectations but end of d day Akki bank account is full and tells his fans class dismissed!
@dynamic
Let me start with this that I am not a die hard fan of any stars. While Charming srk has taken Bollywood movies to wider indian movie viewers residing abroad, sallu bhai has given a huge hike to masala movies. In the mean time, aamir has consistently given priority to content. Similarly, akshya, ajay, rhitik, John , ranbir, varun (and the list goes on…) have their own speciality. I think it’s hard to rank their personality. While Everyone agrees that srk and salman have higher fan following than aamir, this article was about THEIR ranking on the basis of BO collection.
And don’t wanna miss this for u – how does aamir pull more audience to theaters than srk with lesser fan following than the latter? If you think he does it coz he is just clever, are you trying to tell that others are fool !!!
Comparing Aamir with SRK is okay they deserve that rivalry to b honest but Akki with d khans?? Some even castigating @indicine to concentrate on 4films a year or weekend collections? Even Hritik and Ajay are way ahead of Akki if looking at career high weekend collections! Which Akki movie has given 100crores in 4/5 days? None! Only SRK Aamir Salman Ajay n Hritik can boast of dat! but their fans don’t bark all d way from oustim2 boss khiladi 6? Spc26 gabbar is bk etc will gross 150 n above! Did they? Now their fanswill say who cares give him credit for doing 4 films in a year unlike Amir or hritick?? So? Quality matters alot not quantity! Okay hw many 100 crores non multi starrer Akki has? Okay how many in total? Still definitely behind khans devgn hritik. His beginning career it took him 9 movies to give a HIT! Both multi starrers in mohra yeh dillagi. His mates were giving 1st movie blockbusters with couple of super hits in just their 1st 5/6 movies in Ajay Devgn Salman SRK Aamir. Yes Akki is very talented gr8 personality modest guy but let ACTING speak for ACTING and records to b used as references pls!
D 3 khans are in their league of their own so let their fans fight. Hritik is on his own league while Ajay n Akki are in their own league. So stop skipping Ajay n Hritik for comparism wit 3 khans! 2 national award guy n a Greek star with 4 film fare awards! Akki? All d 3khans Ajay hritik won best debutant actors with blockbuster verdict back then. Where was Akki?
In short 4 get khans n Hritik. Go to imdb check out d movies Akki n Ajay starred together I think 3. Suhaag Insaan Khakee and pls read critics n users review. It’s 90% of d comments eida states *akki was a good supporting actor in suhaag,it wz Ajay film Akki gets 1000 slaps etc.* or inssan review * all tru Akki was just calling Ajay sahab or receiving slaps n bashing from Ajay* or even Khakee review * bachan brings back d old young angry man. Another feather cap performance from Ajay or d movie belonged strictly to Amitabh n Ajay devgn. Go there now and read standard accreditated review sites n c d comments for yrslf. Am using just Ajay cz they started almost d same time and I still disagree comparing Akki wit Khans that’s y I picked his career colleague Ajay as a reference. Nothn in dis world wld make me believe Akki is in d sameleague wit d khans. He got all d opportunities to break tru wit over 100 movies but cldnt utilize it wit even a single *best actor award* forget about National Award. So pls Akki fans accept d truth and stick wit yr every pre-release 150 crores expectation after all its a free country. Democracy prevails. Always kip in yr mind. SRK Aamir Salman Hritik Ajay if retires 2mrw,they will just ask Akki 1 question. *Akshay any vital trophy u have to justify u were ahead of us? Okay tell us we r hearing
@indicine. Pls I would like to know any of Akki movies verdict after clashing wit anoda superstars movie b it Chennai express blue action replay or any?? 2. Is he in d league of 30crores plus opening day collection? 3. Does he have more than 4 100 crores movie? Or a weekend/extended of 100 crores? Foolish dreamers continue staying in yr fantasy dreamland.
Comparing Akki wit HRITIK ROSHAN will b d greatest joke of d year! After KHANS it’s HRITIK ROSHAN who RULES******GREEK god****
@Naresh, lol, ZNMD was a super entertainer. My favorite movie of Hrithik’s. I have already watched it like 10-15 times.
love love love SRK
After Dil Dhadakne Do, Ranveer will be No. 8
The combined collections of Aamir Khan’s last 5 films has crossed the 1000 crore mark.
But mind you….
The combined collections of Aamir Khan’s all previous films has not even crossed the 500 crore mark.
….Indicating that his rise at the Box office has only been post – Ghajini.
Can you do a list of top 10 actors in terms of acting??
For me the Top 10 actors are
AAMIR
SALMAN
S.R.K
HRITHIK
AKSHAY
AJAY
RANBIR
VARUN
SHAHID
SIDDARTH
Hey Friends! please ignore @REW1. I know this guy. he has mental problem. if he said something wrong in his comments please forgive him.
@dynamic The day your father earns 250 crores in India and 500 crores WW, uss din aaio argue karne. ?
Keep dreaming! ?
Who cares about stardom. All I and Aamir fans care about is seeing good quality movies, movies that’ll stay with you forever.
SRK fans have hence proved here that Aamir is a clever actor and SRK is a stupid, fool actor who doesn’t have any script sense. ?
@Challa : I told you about Srk so called golden period and not after 2007. Check his filmography from 1995-2004 except Asoka n Dilse he didn’t try anything apart from Romantic Genre. We know what happened to Duplicate (Comedy); Asoka (Historic) n Dilse (Terror drama but it is still more about love between him n Manisha than country or terrorism) !!!!!! Even Swades was a failure in India. Only one non romantic or non Masala movie of srk worked since his debut and that is Chak De India !!!!!!
@hrithik What about don,mhn,karan arjun,baazigar,darr,kkkg
Excuse me, but I think the wrong wording “Best Actor”. Rate game of the actor, not everyone can.
Also incorrect is the phrase “popular actor.” If we consider this word, it is derived from the Latin word “popularis” – folk. That is “a shared, understood by all,” while Aamir can not be a winner.
You can say, “Well-known actor” – which movie viewers over looked, that the actor better known.
The essence of the entire discussion here on the site – Who in India is loved more? And it is not counted in dollars and rupees.
On this site, if the dispute flared up strongly, the only three names – Salman, Shah, Akshay (sometimes Hrithik).
I did not want to offend, but I noticed a 3-year on site.
@Aeesha Jordan what do you mean by placing aamir behind srk, Salman, HR, Akshay in popularity? Are you nuts??? Aamir is most popular worldwide. Get some brain. Also he looks much better than akshay and srk in glamour. So get some brain before posting anything.
@Daler ! No need for all this. If you post 1000 comments like this, but you can not hid son with one hand. Akki is the most popular super star after salman khan. and I am requesting you to not bring Ajay in to this catogary. Ajay is good actor. But he is not a super star. In last 6 years all his hit movies belongs to rohit shety.
@A khan no matter if you post 1 million comments but that wont make akki the most popular star after Salman. Ajay is bigger than akshay. Period. I also liked akahay’s movies SP26, baby, Omg, HP, GM and many others. I am not akshay hater like navin and other norons lime SSS. But I am giving my genuine opinion.