Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, released on 28 April 2017, became the first Indian film to cross the mark in May 2017, and briefly became the highest-grossing Indian film worldwide, before being overtaken by
Dangal with the help of Chinese release.
Baahubali 2 is the highest-grossing film in
India till date, where it has grossed . The film became the highest grossing film in 28 out of the 29 Indian states at the time of its release, a feat achieved by no other film since. Overseas, it was the highest-grossing Indian film of its time in the
United States ($21 million), where it became the first Indian film to cross $20 million, as well as becoming the first Indian film to gross over $10 million in the
United Arab Emirates.
Dangal (2016), following its Chinese release on 5 May 2017, became the
highest-grossing Indian film of all time and fifth highest-grossing non-
English language film of that time, crossing () worldwide, making it the first Indian film to gross $300 million worldwide and one of the top 30 highest-grossing
2016 films (surpassing the $299.5 million gross of
Alice Through the Looking Glass).
Dangal is also the highest-grossing sports film of 2017, and Disney's fourth highest-grossing film of 2017.
Dangal is the first Indian film to exceed $200 million
overseas, crossing over () in international markets, including
¥1.29 billion (US$ million) in
China and () in
Taiwan. Its overseas gross in China more than doubled its domestic gross of $84.4 million in India.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) became the first Indian film to cross 1,000 crore net in a single language (Hindi); netting over 1,100 crore in all languages; in addition, it became the highest-grossing Indian film in the USA, UK, Australia and Canada.
S. S. Rajamouli, the director of
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) and
RRR (2022) and
Aditya Dhar, the director of
Dhurandhar and
Dhurandhar: The Revenge are the only two Indian film directors to direct two films that earned over ₹1000 crore.
Prabhas,
Shah Rukh Khan and
Ranveer Singh are the only lead actors with two films in the ₹1000 crore club. == List ==