Year 2016 belonged to Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar

Mumbai: The year 2016 is in its final phase with just one big release, Aamir Khan starrer ‘Dangal’, left to hit the theatres. The year went well for Bollywood Box Office with seven films breaching Rs 100 crore mark.

At one hand Bollywood superstar Salman Khan broke records with his ‘Sultan’ while on the other hand three flicks that crossed 100-cr mark belonged to the Bollywood hit-machine Akshay Kumar.

Sultan was the major success of 2016 grossing over Rs 300 crore. Neeraj Pandey directed ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ was the second highest earner with Rs 132 crore. Others to breach 100-cr mark included ‘Airlift’, ‘Rustom’, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, ‘Housefull 3’, ‘Shivaay’.

Also read: UP govt’s Industrial and film policies have drawn attention

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, however, disappointed with ‘Fan’ but did the damage repair with ‘Dear Zindagi’ to some extent.

‘Fan’ got critical disapproval from movie pundits as well as audiences. Made with a budget of Rs 105 crore, the film fell flat at the BO, earning Rs 85 crore.

Interestingly, Aamir’s ‘Dangal’ is scheduled to release on December 25 and is most expected to cross the 100-crore mark before the end of 2016.

Also read: Akshay Kumar makes it large with three Rs 100cr films in 2016