Bollywood : Top 5 Actors

The Top 5 Actors of Bollywood in the last 5 years, according to Times of India, have netted business worth more than Rs 1800 crores from ticket sales alone. Who are they? Read on to find out, we bring you excerpts from a survey, with box office numbers, averages and more.

Note – All figures are from Times of India, the leading news daily of India.

Top 5 Actors by Gross

1. Akshay Kumar – 500 crores – 17 movies
2. Shahrukh Khan – 400 crores – 9 movies
3. Aamir Khan – 365 crores – 5 movies
4. Salman Khan – 350 crores – 13 movies
5. Hrithik Roshan – 215 crores – 3 movies

Top 5 Actors by average per film

1. Aamir Khan – 73 crores per movie
2. Hrithik Roshan – 72 crores per movie
3. Shahrukh Khan – 44 crores per movie
4. Akshay Kumar – 29 crores per movie
5. Salman Khan – 27 crores per movie

What the trade thinks

Ashok Ahuja (Percept Picture Company) – It was hard to choose between Ghajini and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Both the films rocked (at the box office). Hrithik is number 2, Akshay is number 3 and Salman is at number 4. The kind of excitement generated by Three Idiots, My Name Is Khan and Kites is palpable even though their release dates are yet to be set; the euphoria associated with Aamir, Shah Rukh and Hrithik is very high.

Amod Mehra (Trade consultant) – Aamir is a clear number 1 because each of his films in the last five years has been different. Shah Rukh is a close second, Hrithik is third, Akshay is fourth and Salman stands at the fifth position. However, a hit or two here and there and these positions could easily change

Komal Nahtha (Trade Analyst) – Bollywood depends a lot on these five men because they have a fairly high success ratio. You have to go by aggregates; individual films may run or flop, but these men net good averages. Akshay leads the pack with his earnings by virtue of the fact that he has done the maximum number of films. Aamir and Shah Rukh are neck to neck at number 1 and Hrithik and Akshay share the number 2 spot. Salman currently occupies a solo place at number three because he hasn’t had a spectacular release after Partner.

Combining the 3 votes, here are the Top 5 Actors of Bollywood in the last 5 years.

1. Aamir Khan
2. Shahrukh Khan
3. Hrithik Roshan
4. Akshay Kumar
5. Salman Khan

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