This is the list of Indian films that have been released in 2016.
The list of highest-grossing Indian films released in 2016, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:
| Rank | Film | Director | Language | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dangal | Nitesh Tiwari | Hindi | ₹1,968 crore (equivalent to ₹28 billionorUS$330 million in 2023)–₹2,500 crore (equivalent to ₹36 billionorUS$430 million in 2023) | [a] |
| 2 | Sultan | Ali Abbas Zafar | ₹631.25 crore (equivalent to ₹908 croreorUS$110 million in 2023) | [5] | |
| 3 | Kabali | Pa. Ranjith | Tamil | ₹286 crore (equivalent to ₹411 croreorUS$49 million in 2023) | [6] [7] |
| 4 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Karan Johar | Hindi | ₹239.67 crore (equivalent to ₹345 croreorUS$41 million in 2023) | [8] |
| 5 | Airlift | Raja Krishna Menon | ₹231 crore (equivalent to ₹332 croreorUS$39 million in 2023) | [ citation needed ] | |
| 6 | Rustom | Tinu Suresh Desai | ₹218.12 crore (equivalent to ₹314 croreorUS$37 million in 2023) | [9] | |
| 7 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Neeraj Pandey | ₹215.48 crore (equivalent to ₹310 croreorUS$37 million in 2023) | [10] | |
| 8 | Housefull 3 | Sajid-Farhad | ₹195 crore (equivalent to ₹280 croreorUS$33 million in 2023) | [11] | |
| 9 | Fan | Maneesh Sharma | ₹182.33 crore (equivalent to ₹262 croreorUS$31 million in 2023) | [12] | |
| 10 | Theri | Atlee | Tamil | ₹150 crore (equivalent to ₹216 croreorUS$26 million in 2023) | [13] |