Bollywood's Top 10 Worldwide Grossers of 2016

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Check out 2016's Top 10 Bollywood movies with highest earnings worldwide as of August 24, 2016.

  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
  • Neerja - 118.71 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 20 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
  • Neerja - 118.71 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 20 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
  • Neerja - 118.71 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 20 Cr)
  • Mohenjo Daro - 102.53 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 115 Cr)
  • Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
  • Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
  • Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
  • Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
  • Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
  • Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
  • Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
  • Neerja - 118.71 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 20 Cr)
  • Mohenjo Daro - 102.53 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 115 Cr)
  • Accoridng to Boxofficeindia.com, below are the top ten Bollywood grossers worldwide in 2016.

    1. Sultan- 584.79 crore (42 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 70 Cr)
    2. Airlift - 209.97 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 30 Cr)
    3. Housefull 3 - 197.84 crore (Made on a Budget of Rs. 92 Cr)
    4. Fan - 184.93 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 85 Cr)
    5. Rustom - 179 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 50 Cr)
    6. Kapoor & Sons - 143.28 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
    7. Baaghi - 126.96 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 35 Cr)
    8. Dishoom - 119 crore (24 days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 55 Cr)
    9. Neerja - 118.71 crore (Made on a budget of Rs. 20 Cr)
    10. Mohenjo Daro - 102.53 crore (10 Days) (Made on a budget of Rs. 115 Cr)

    Mohenjo Daro's collection may be over Rs. 100 Cr. but it is still considered a flop movie because the production cost was Rs. 115 Cr.

    Sultan is the biggest hit of 2016. Neerja, Baaghi and Kapoor & Sons also did outstanding business considering the low budget these movies were made on.


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