Year In Review
2016 — Key Stats
Blockbusters
2 films
Dangal, Sultan
Super Hits + Hits
9 films
Janatha Garage, Rustom, Airlift +more
Flops + Disasters (tracked)
1 film
Fan
Best ROI
Dangal
₹374.53 Cr nett on ₹70 Cr budget · 5.4× return
Box Office India
Top 15 Films — 2016 India Nett
| # | Film · Cast | Director | India Nett | Verdict | Budget | OTT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kabali*
Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Dhansika
|
Pa. Ranjith | ₹155 Cr | Semi Hit | ₹90 Cr | Sun NXT |
| 2 |
Janatha Garage*
Jr. NTR, Mohanlal, Samantha
|
Koratala Siva | ₹85 Cr | Hit | ₹75 Cr | Zee5 |
| 3 |
Dangal
Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
|
Nitesh Tiwari | ₹374.53 Cr | All Time Blockbuster | ₹70 Cr | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 4 |
Sultan
Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda
|
Ali Abbas Zafar | ₹300.67 Cr | Blockbuster | ₹130 Cr | Amazon Prime |
| 5 |
Fan
Shah Rukh Khan, Waluscha De Sousa
|
Maneesh Sharma | ₹84.03 Cr | Flop | ₹100 Cr | Netflix |
| 6 |
Shivaay
Ajay Devgn, Erika Kaar, Sayesha Saigal
|
Ajay Devgn | ₹84.84 Cr | Below Average | ₹125 Cr | Zee5 |
| 7 |
Rustom
Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Arjan Bajwa
|
Tinu Suresh Desai | ₹124.45 Cr | Super Hit | ₹50 Cr | Zee5 |
| 8 |
Airlift
Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur
|
Raja Krishna Menon | ₹123.47 Cr | Super Hit | ₹50 Cr | Zee5 |
| 9 |
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani, Disha Patani
|
Neeraj Pandey | ₹119.09 Cr | Hit | ₹95 Cr | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 10 |
Housefull 3
Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan
|
Sajid-Farhad | ₹108.07 Cr | Hit | ₹115 Cr | Zee5 |
| 11 |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai
|
Karan Johar | ₹106.48 Cr | Hit | ₹110 Cr | Netflix |
| 12 |
Baaghi
Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor
|
Sabbir Khan | ₹76.07 Cr | Hit | ₹50 Cr | Amazon Prime |
| 13 |
Neerja
Sonam Kapoor, Jim Sarbh, Shabana Azmi
|
Ram Madhvani | ₹71.77 Cr | Hit | ₹25 Cr | Zee5 |
| 14 |
Dear Zindagi
Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Kunal Kapoor
|
Gauri Shinde | ₹66.47 Cr | Semi Hit | ₹60 Cr | Netflix |
| 15 |
Kapoor & Sons
Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan
|
Shakun Batra | ₹69.38 Cr | Hit | ₹35 Cr | Amazon Prime |