#1 of 1,073 Highest-grossing Hindi-language movie ever
2016 · Action, Biography
$303.7M worldwide
$12.4M US & Canada · 4% $291.3M elsewhere · 96%
Dangal (2016) is the highest-grossing Hindi-language movie in our database, with $303.7M worldwide, ahead of Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2 (2024) at $175.4M and Secret Superstar (2017) at $130.8M. 1,073 Hindi-language films in our database report a worldwide gross, $5.7B in all, 11% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By genre, Drama leads with $3.8B across 654 Hindi releases.
#1 of 1,073 2016 · Action, Biography
$303.7M worldwide
Ranks 701 to 750 of 1,073. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $289.8K
Sep 19, 2019 US and Canada: $128.8K Rest of the world: $160.8K Worldwide: $289.6K
Apr 30, 1999 US and Canada: $288.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $288.7K
May 26, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $288.6K
Feb 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $288.4K
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $286.9K
Sep 24, 1999 US and Canada: $284.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $284.9K
Jun 20, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $282.4K
Dec 27, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $280K
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.9K
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.4K
Oct 24, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $277.4K
Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $274.6K
Dec 9, 2005 US and Canada: $213.1K Rest of the world: $60.2K Worldwide: $273.4K
May 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $273.3K
Aug 18, 2002 US and Canada: $119.5K Rest of the world: $151.4K Worldwide: $270.9K
Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $155.8K Rest of the world: $114.1K Worldwide: $269.8K
Jul 1, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $264.2K
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $263.5K
Feb 8, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $263.2K
May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $261.6K
Aug 29, 2014 US and Canada: $131.1K Rest of the world: $125.9K Worldwide: $257K
May 10, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $251.9K
Dec 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $250.1K
May 18, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249.9K
Mar 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249.3K
Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249.1K
Feb 7, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $247K
Nov 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $246.2K
Aug 26, 1999 US and Canada: $245K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $245K
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $236K Rest of the world: $6.5K Worldwide: $242.5K
Apr 21, 2006 US and Canada: $150.2K Rest of the world: $91.6K Worldwide: $241.8K
Oct 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237.8K
Jun 17, 2022 US and Canada: $31.2K Rest of the world: $200.2K Worldwide: $231.4K
May 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $229.7K
Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $229.1K
Dec 11, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228.2K
Aug 10, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.8K
Apr 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.8K
May 13, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $223.5K
Jan 15, 2010 US and Canada: $168.6K Rest of the world: $52K Worldwide: $220.6K
Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $214.9K
Jun 10, 1999 US and Canada: $214.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $214.6K
Oct 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $212.6K
Mar 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $212.1K
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.7K
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $209.5K
Mar 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $208.6K
Mar 8, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $207.8K
Apr 18, 2013 US and Canada: $112.1K Rest of the world: $94.1K Worldwide: $206.3K Every year from 1944 to 2025 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $610.3M, led by Sanju (2018).