In recent years, movies have seen some of the highest number of footfalls and some record-breaking collections. This was possible due to various factors like having a good star cast or a megastar in the movie or promoting the movie on various platforms through good marketing tactics. Some movies also receive hype because of their over-the-top prequel. With this, we have also witnessed movies entering the 300 crore club Indian movies list at a lightning-fast speed. A recent example is the ‘Jawan’ movie that reached the 300 crore club sooner than any other movie.
Jawan is now the first Indian movie to reach the 300-crore club in just 5 days! It also set the record of becoming the film with the highest opening-day collection. The star cast, marketing, promotions everything was as perfect as it is needed for a movie to set such records. Here are some more 300 crore club Indian movies over the years:
Also read: 10 Highest-Grossing Indian Movies of 2023
1. Jawan | 2023 | Total Collection (till date): 345.60 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 5
This action thriller film by Atlee starring SRK is the movie that started this conversation. Jawan is the movie to enter the 300 crore club Indian movies list in just 5 days! That’s the fastest till date! Other than that Jawan also broke several box office records in less a week of its release like the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 and the 14th highest-grossing Indian film in just a week. The records are yet to be broken!
2. Pathaan | 2023 | Total Collection: 543.05 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 6
This action thriller movie by Siddharth Anand stars SRK, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham. It was a comeback movie for SRK and took only 6 days to reach the 300 crore club Indian movies list. It set several box office records for a Hindi film, including the highest opening day, highest single day, highest opening weekend, and highest opening week for a Hindi film in India. Pathaan grossed 1,050.3 crores INR worldwide.
3. Gadar 2 | 2023 | Total Collection: 515.03 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 8
This 2023 period action drama film starring the OG cast of Gadar, Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel was one of the highest-grossing movies this year. It crossed the 300-crore mark, 8 days after its release. It grossed over 677 crores INR worldwide creating several records like the year’s second highest-grossing Indian film of 2023 and second highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023. It also became the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of all time.
4. Baahubali: The Conclusion | 2017 | Total Collection: 510.99 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 11
This Telugu language epic action movie by S.S Rajamouli starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishna among others was one of the most awaited movies as the previous one ended on a cliffhanger. It briefly became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time, collecting approximately ₹789 crore worldwide within the first six days of its release. It is the highest-grossing Telugu film and second-highest-grossing Indian film worldwide.
5. K.G.F: Chapter 2 | 2022 | Total Collection: 434.70 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 11
This Kannada language period action film by Prashanth Neel had a huge ensemble cast like Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj, Achyuth Kumar, Rao Ramesh among others. It entered the 300 crore club Indian movies list in just 11 days. Besides, it surpassed the lifetime gross of its predecessor in two days to become the highest-grossing Kannada film. It is also the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film worldwide and the second-highest-grossing film in India.
6. Dangal | 2016 | Total Collection: 387.38 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 13
This biographical sports drama film by by Nitesh Tiwari stars Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sheikh, Sanya Malhotra, and Zaira Wasim among others. Dangal set many box office records like the highest-grossing Hindi film, the highest-grossing Indian film, the 28th highest-grossing non-English film and the 19th highest-grossing sports film worldwide and the list goes on. It is also among the list of 20 highest-grossing movies in China.
7. Sanju | 2018 | Total Collection: 342.53 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 16
This biographical movie by Rajkumar Hirani stars Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt. It registered the highest opening for any film released in India in 2018, and on its third day, it had the highest single-day collection ever for a Hindi film in India. It was also the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2018, the third highest-earning Hindi film in India of all time, and the 12th highest-grossing Indian film.
8. Tiger Zinda Hai | 2017 | Total Collection: 339.16 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 16
Written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, this action thriller film is the second installment of the YRF spy universe and stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in leading roles. It was one of the most expensive movies ever made at the time of its release due to its shoot locations. It is the 14th highest-grossing Indian film. It also set the record for the highest opening weekend for a Hindi-language film, with ₹114 crore.
9. PK | 2014 | Total Collection: 340.8 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 17
This science fiction satirical comedy drama movie by Rajkumar Hirani stars Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles. PK is the first Indian movie to cross 700 crore INR collection worldwide. It was the highest-grossing movie of all time at the time of its release. It currently stands as the 8th highest-grossing Indian film of all time. and 9th highest-grossing film in India.
10. War | 2019 | Total Collection: 317.91 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 19
This action thriller film by Siddharth Anand stars Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in leading roles. War became the highest-grossing Indian film of 2019 and the 17th highest-grossing Indian film of all time and reached the 300 crore club in just 19 days.
11 Bajrangi Bhaijaan | 2015 | Total Collection: 320.34 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 20
This comedy-drama film by Kabir Khan stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the main roles. Bajrangi Bhaijaan holds the record for being the 6th highest-grossing Indian film and the 3rd highest-grossing Bollywood film. The movie took only 20 days to reach the 300 crore club Indian movie list.
12. Sultan | 2016 | Total Collection: 300.45 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 35
This sports drama movie by Ali Abbas Zafar stars Anushka Sharma and Salman Khan in lead roles. It is the 10th highest-grossing Indian film ever.
13. Padmaavat | 2018 | Total Collection: 302.15 crores INR | Days Taken To Reach 300 crores: 50
This historical drama by Sanjay Leela Bhansali fared well at the box office despite initial controversies. The movie stars Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles. It became the 12th highest-grossing Indian film of all time.
All the figures are taken from Bollywood Hungama and Wikipedia
Total collection figures are as per Indian Markets
What we see with these movies in the 300 crore club Indian movies list is how actors actually attract the audience. Retaining them further is what turns a hit movie into a blockbuster. Although almost all movies have a certain factor that attracts an audience which can be either the actor a good prequel or extensive marketing overall a story is what actually matters combined with all these factors. In this context, The Great Indian Family, a multi-starrer movie releasing this September might reach this list. Also, The Vaccine War by Vivek Agnihotri can take the cake this time.