This is the box office list of Indian films that are released in 2021.
The list of highest-grossing Indian films released in 2021, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:
* | Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide |
Implies that the film is multilingual and the gross collection figure includes the worldwide collection of the other simultaneously filmed version. |
Rank | Title | Production company | Distribution | Worldwide gross | Language | Ref |
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1 | Pushpa: The Rise | Mythri Movie Makers Mutamsetty Media | Mythri Movie Makers | ₹377 crore (US$ 50.6 million) | Telugu | [1] |
2 | Sooryavanshi |
| ₹298.91 crore (US$36 million) | Hindi | [2] [3] | |
3 | Master | XB Film Creators | Seven Screen Studio | ₹220 crore (equivalent to ₹247 croreorUS$30 million in 2023)-₹300 crore (equivalent to ₹337 croreorUS$40 million in 2023) | Tamil | [4] |
4 | Annaatthe | Sun Pictures | PVR Pictures Red Giant Movies | ₹200—240 crore | Tamil | [5] [6] |
5 | 83 |
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| ₹193.73 crore (US$23 million) | Hindi | [7] [3] |
6 | Vakeel Saab | Sri Venkateswara Creations | Sri Venkateswara Creations | ₹137.65 crore (equivalent to ₹154 croreorUS$19 million in 2023) | Telugu | [8] |
7 | Akhanda | Dwaraka Creations | Dwaraka Creations | ₹120 crore (equivalent to ₹127 croreorUS$15 million in 2023)-₹150 crore (equivalent to ₹159 croreorUS$19 million in 2023) | Telugu | [9] |
8 | Maanaadu | V House Productions | SSI Productions | ₹100—117 crore | Tamil | [10] |
9 | Doctor | KJR Studios | KJR Studios | ₹100 crore (equivalent to ₹112 croreorUS$13 million in 2023) | Tamil | [11] |
10 | Uppena | Mythri Movie Makers | Mythri Movie Makers | ₹83—100 crore | Telugu | [12] [13] |
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