Biggest Worldwide Grossers of 2012

2012 was a massive year for the film industry as far as box office collections go. Listed below are the the top 10 films that smashed box office records – some were expected and some were pleasant surprises.

1. ‘Ek Tha Tiger’

Producer: Aditya Chopra

Director: Kabir Khan

*ing: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif

Worldwide box office earnings: $55.87 million

2. ‘Dabangg 2’

Producer:��Arbaaz Khan

Director:��Arbaaz Khan

*ing:��Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha

Worldwide box office earnings: $40 million (expected)

3. ‘Rowdy Rathore’

Producer:��Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Ronnie Screwvala

Director:��Prabhu Deva

*ing:��Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha

Worldwide box office earnings: $36.58 million

4. ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’

Producer:��Aditya Chopra

Director:��Yash Chopra

*ing:��Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma

Worldwide box office earnings: $35.3 million

5. ‘Agneepath’

Producer:��Karan Johar

Director:��Karan Malhotra

*ing:��Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra

Worldwide box office earnings: $35.13 million

6. ‘Housefull 2’

Producer:��Sajid Nadiadwala

Director:��Sajid Khan

*ing: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, Rishi Kapoor

Worldwide box office earnings: $32.76 million

7. ‘Barfi!’

Producer:��UTV

Director:��Anurag Basu

*ing:��Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D’Cruz

Worldwide box office earnings: $25.54 million

8. ‘Bol Bachchan’

Producer:��Ajay Devgn

Director:��Rohit Shetty

*ing:��Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai

Box office earnings: $22.2 million

9. ‘Son of Sardaar’

Producer: Ajay Devgn

Director:��Ashwini Dhir

*ing:��Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla, Sonakshi Sinha

Worldwide box office earnings: $22.01 million

10. ‘Talaash’

Producer:��Aamir Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar

Director:��Reema Kagti

*ing:��Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor

Worldwide box office earnings: $18.1 million

Here’s hoping Bollywood continues to shine in 2013… Bring on the crores!