Bigwig joins Rs 1000 crore club: A look at the films that have crossed the milestone
Aditya Dhar’s espionage thriller ‘Dhurandhar’ starring Ranveer Singh has surpassed all industry predictions by touching the Rs 1000 crore mark at the box office within 21 days of its release. This film has become the highest grossing film of 2025.
Aditya Dhar’s latest espionage thriller, stalwartDirected by Ranveer Singh, the film has set a new benchmark in the Indian film industry by earning over Rs 1000 crore within just 21 days of its release. The film, which released across theaters on December 5, surpassed box office predictions and soon established itself as the highest-grossing film of 2025. As we celebrate the film’s journey, take a look at other films that have crossed this figure. First Rs 100 crore milestone.
SS Rajamouli’s in 2017 Baahubali 2: Conclusion Rewrote box office history by becoming the first Indian film to enter the Rs 1000 crore club with worldwide earnings of Rs 1788.06 crore. However, after its initial release in 2016, riot Released in Chinese theaters just a month later, in May bahubali 2, And went ahead of him. The Aamir Khan-Nitesh Tiwari film became the first and only Indian film to cross the Rs 2000 crore mark globally with an impressive collection of Rs 2070 crore. riot The record of the highest grossing Indian film of all time remains intact.
Following these historic successes, more films have set their sights on the iconic milestone. Rajamouli returns in 2022 RRRWhich collected Rs 1,230 crore worldwide. Exactly one month later, Prashant Neel’s KGF: Chapter 2 Joins the elite club with global earnings of Rs 1,215 crore. This momentum continues with Atlee in 2023 young and Siddharth Anand Pathan It also crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark with earnings of Rs 1,160 crore and Rs 1,055 crore respectively.
creator of stalwart Took a restrained approach to promotion, relying heavily on word-of-mouth promotion and critical support after release. This strategy appears to have been successful, with the film’s box office strength remaining steady despite competition from other major titles. Ranveer Singh’s character of a spy in the thriller has earned praise from audiences and critics alike.
Dhurandhar has given a strong farewell to Bollywood for 2025, which has emerged as the second Hindi film after this. shade Both will dominate the box office this year and drive the cultural conversation forward. While Vicky Kaushal’s film grabbed the momentum early on with its record-breaking performance, the Ranveer Singh-led espionage thriller provided a strong year-end finale that reignited hope and faith within the industry.
With continued strong performance at the box office, stalwart It set a precedent for Hindi-language espionage thrillers and demonstrated the ability of blockbuster releases to garner record-breaking collections without extensive pre-release campaigns. The film’s performance is expected to remain the focal point of industry discussions in the coming weeks.
