Bollywood may well be the world’s largest film factory in the world, but when it comes money it cannot hold a candle to the World’s richest film machine of Hollywood.
The biggest Indian blockbuster ever Sholay (1975), starring Amitabh Bachchan raked in under $54 million in 2006 dollars. That would be considered tepid, or even a flop in Hollywood. By contrast, the biggest Hollywood film of all times, Gone With the Wind grossed 25-times much, or over $1.3 billion.
On average, Hollywood blockbusters grossed 33 times as much as
Bollywood ones. Here’s how the top 20 blockbusters stacked up.
TOP GROSSING BOLLYWOOD FILMS
| Rank |
Film Name |
Year |
Adjusted Gross (Mil) |
| 1 |
Sholay |
1975 |
$53.50 |
| 2 |
Hum Aapke Hai Kaun |
1994 |
$28.60 |
| 3 |
Mother India |
1957 |
$27.30 |
| 4 |
Mughal E Azam |
1960 |
$24.10 |
| 5 |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar |
1978 |
$23.70 |
| 6 |
Aradhana |
1969 |
$21.90 |
| 7 |
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge |
1995 |
$21.60 |
| 8 |
Dhoom 2 |
2006 |
$19.80 |
| 9 |
Bobby |
1973 |
$19.70 |
| 10 |
Amar Akbar Anthony |
1977 |
$19.60 |
| 11 |
Krrish |
2006 |
$19.30 |
| 12 |
Sangam |
1964 |
$19.00 |
| 13 |
Gadar |
2001 |
$18.80 |
| 14 |
Raja Hindustani |
1996 |
$17.80 |
| 15 |
Dharam Veer |
1977 |
$17.50 |
| 16 |
Ganga Jamuna |
1961 |
$17.20 |
| 17 |
Do Raaste |
1969 |
$17.00 |
| 18 |
Johnny Mera Naam |
1970 |
$16.30 |
| 19 |
Naya Daur |
1957 |
$16.20 |
| 20 |
Trishul |
1978 |
$16.10 |
| Average Gross Top 20 |
$21.80 |
TOP GROSSING HOLLYWOOD FILMS
| Rank |
Film Name |
Year |
Adjusted Gross (Mil) |
| 1 |
Gone With the Wind |
1939 |
$1,333.30 |
| 2 |
Star Wars |
1977 |
$1,152.60 |
| 3 |
The Sound of Music |
1965 |
$925.10 |
| 4 |
E.T. |
1982 |
$914.90 |
| 5 |
Titanic |
1997 |
$839.00 |
| 6 |
Jaws |
1975 |
$832.00 |
| 7 |
Doctor Zhivago |
1965 |
$786.60 |
| 8 |
The Jungle Book |
1967 |
$703.70 |
| 9 |
Snow White & Seven Dwarfs |
1937 |
$690.60 |
| 10 |
101 Dalmatians |
1961 |
$666.70 |
| 11 |
The Exorcist |
1973 |
$653.70 |
| 12 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
1980 |
$623.80 |
| 13 |
Return of the Jedi |
1983 |
$598.50 |
| 14 |
The Sting |
1973 |
$578.00 |
| 15 |
Mary Poppins |
1964 |
$554.50 |
| 16 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1981 |
$552.40 |
| 17 |
Jurassic Park |
1993 |
$546.20 |
| 18 |
Star Wars: Episode I |
1999 |
$543.90 |
| 19 |
The Graduate |
1967 |
$542.20 |
| 20 |
The Godfather |
1972 |
$503.40 |
|
Average Gross Top 20
|
$727.10 |
