8 Most Profitable Bollywood Movies of 2018 So Far

8. Raid

The film starring Ajay Devgan in the leading role, is inspired by the real life income-tax raid conducted by the officers of the Income Tax Department. The film was made with a budget of Rs.72 crores and managed to earn Rs.142.81 crores with some positive reviews from the critics. They made a profit of 98.3%.

7. Padmaavat

The movie which created a lot of buzz in the industry, came out as a huge success for director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and its leading actors Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor. This movie was made with a budget of Rs 215 crores and managed to join the 500 crore club at the box office. In total, the movie earned around Rs. 585 crores, making a profit of 172% approx.

6. Veere Di Wedding

This movie was a comeback for actress Kareena Kapoor Khan in Bollywood and also stars Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania in leading roles. It was made on a budget of Rs.42 crores and earned over Rs.138 crores wordwide to emerge as one of the highest-grossing female oriented Hindi films. Therefore the profit percentage of the film was around 229%.

5. Baaghi 2

Starring Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani, the sequel to the 2016 film Baaghi and a remake of 2016 Telugu movie Kshanam was made with a budget of Rs. 59 crores and collected an amount of Rs. 253.18 crores approximately. With a profit of around 329%, it became as one of the most profitable movies of 2018 (so far).

4. Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

This movie (released in February 2018) also marks the fourth collaboration between the director Luv Ranjan, the leading actors Kartik Aaryan and Nushrat Bharucha along side Sunny Singh and Ishita Raj Sharma. It was made with a budget of Rs.30 crores and collected an amount of Rs.150 crores at the box office worldwide, making a profit of 400%.

3. Raazi

It is a spy thriller directed by Meghna Gulzar and is inspired by real life events. It stars Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in the leding roles. This movie was made with a very low budget of Rs.35 crores and earned around Rs.194.06 crores at the box office, which is equivalent to approximately 454% profit.

2. Sanju

Based on the real life story of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, it was one of the most awaited films of 201. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vicky Kaushal, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza and Anushka Sharma in the leading roles. The film collected an amount of Rs. 579 crores at the box office, making it as one of the highest grossing Indian movies of 2018. The total budget of the movie was around Rs.100 crores, therefore the makers made a profit of around 479%.

1. Pad Man

It is an Indian biographical drama film, starring Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte and Sonam Kapoor in the leading roles. The story is inspired by the real life story of Arunachalam Muruganantham, a social activist from Tamil Nadu who introduced low-cost sanitary pads. It was made with a budget of Rs. 20 crores and earned Rs.120 crores in total. Therefore, the profit percentage of Pad Man was around 500%, which makes it the most profitable Bollywod movie of 2018 so far.

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