Bollywood’s Prestigious Box‑Office Club Openers

[Sonia]

[Yash]

I'm not getting it. How does this add up?

[Arjun]

How did Pathaan become the first film to open the 500 cr club?

[Falguni]

Dangal really made about 2,000 crores.

[Jyoti.kumar]

This is just domestic figures, right? Otherwise Dangal would be in the top 1500 or even 2000.

[Akhil]

This list only reflects inflation. Ticket prices were much lower earlier and have risen over time. In value terms, movie revenues are quite similar even though they're not identical.

[Vinay]

Isn't it Dangal that first entered the 500 cr club with ₹535 cr domestic?

[Ashok]

1. First film to collect 50 Lac – Zindagi (1940) starring K.L. Saigal
2. First film to collect 1 Cr – Kismet (1943) starring Ashok Kumar
3. First film to collect 5 Cr – Mughal‑e‑Azam (1960) starring Dilip Kumar
4. First film to collect 10 Cr – Sholay (1975) starring Dharmendra
5. First film to collect 25 Cr & 50 Cr – Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994) starring Salman Khan
6. First film to collect 100 Cr – Ghajini (2008) starring Aamir Khan
7. First film to collect 200 Cr – 3 Idiots (2009) starring Aamir Khan
8. First film to collect 250 Cr – Dhoom 3 (2013) starring Aamir Khan
9. First film to collect 300 Cr – PK (2014) starring Aamir Khan
10. First film to collect 350 Cr – Dangal (2016) starring Aamir Khan
11. First film to collect 400 Cr & 500 Cr – Pathaan (2023) starring Shah Rukh Khan
12. First film to collect 750 Cr – Dhurandhar (2025) starring Ranvir Singh
13. First film to collect 1,000 Cr – Dhurandhar 2 (2026) starring Ranvir Singh

All figures are domestic.

[Imtiaz]

Pathaan was the first to hit 500 crore? What about Dangal?

[Nakul]

Sholay is the biggest film if you account for no. of tickets sold.

[Lokesh]

I've always thought that ticket count would be a better measure of a film's success than box‑office revenue.