The reason that is attracting newcomers like a magnet is the money that the cinema industry gives. If your work clicked and fans started adoring you, you can make an outrageous amount of money with every movie you release. And some Bollywood actors are actually taking home big with their movies. They endorse products, run a side business but the main source of their income always be their work in the industry. It may have come to a point where the money earned by these celebrities has less to do with their talents and more to do with their profitability as an asset. Here we take a look at the top 10 Bollywood actors with the highest cumulative collection in a year:
1. Akshay Kumar (Rs. 753 crores in 2019): The year 2019 was a big year for Akshay Kumar. He delivered blockbusters one after another and gave us great content to watch in the pandemic. In the year 2019 he dropped 4 movies that helped him do the business of 753 crores.
2. Ranveer Singh (Rs. 542 crores in 2018): Ranveer Singh rose to fame after his performance in Ramleela that was released in 2018 and since then he never saw back. In that same year, he dropped another movie and did the business of rupees 542 crores on box office.
3. Salman Khan (Rs. 530 crores in 2015): We all miss Salman Khan we saw in the year 2015, who entertained us with his cult classic movies including Ready and Kick. These high on entertainment movies did the business of Rs 530 crores on box office.
4. Prabhas (Rs. 510 crores in 2017): In 2017 Prabhas came up with S.S. Rajmaouli’s Bahubaali that no time become one of the highest-grossing movies in the nation. With Bahubaali he did gross 510 crore rupees at the box office.
5. Hrithik Roshan (Rs. 464 crores in 2019): Part-time actor, part-time desi Greek God, Hrithik Roshan is handsomely paid for each role he essays. Rs 50-65 crore per project, to be precise. Does that sound handsome enough?
6. Ritiesh Deshmukh (Rs. 396 crores in 2019): After a long time Ritiesh Deshmukh entered the limelight and signed three movies for the 2019 release. These movies not just gave him his charm back but also helped her take 396 crore rupees home.
7. Aamir Khan (Rs. 387 crores in 2016): Aamir Khan release one movie per year but that one movie is enough for him to make more money than any other actor made in 2 years with a couple movies. The same happened in 2019 when he released PK and grossed 387 crore rupees in one go.
8. Ranbir Kapoor (Rs. 342 crores in 2018): The talented actor may have gone off the radar in recent years due to his commitments on set with his long awaited project, Brahmastra, but Ranbir still charges a sweet Rs 25 crore per film.
9. Shahid Kapoor (Rs. 339 crores in 2018): The release of Kabir Singh was a big comeback for Shahid Kapoor. The remake of south Indian movie Arjun Reddy helped him not just earn the best actor award but also earn whooping money.
10. Ayushmann Khuranna (Rs. 335 in 2019): After a slew of flop, Ayushmann jet rocketed to fame with his unconventional movies in 2019. Movies like Badhai Ho, Andhadhun and Article 15 made him audience’s star.
