Box Office: 2014 Movies With Best Return On Investment

- September 18, 2014 | 3:38 PM IST

The year has been going good so far and its time to take a look at the hits and misses in Bollywood so far on the basis of their profits. In terms of the business in Bollywood, Koimoi keeping in mind the profit-loss statements of each venture, carefully studies and states the films that yielded the best return values on investment (ROI). ROI is calculated by the number of times a movie earns over its production and marketing costs. Contrary to popular belief, 100 crore club is not the index of profit or success.

There have been quite a bit of surprises and while content worked for some films, there was also star quotient that proved beneficial as they managed to become huge money spinners. The year has so far had a mix of small budget and big budget films. Top rankers with the highest returns include surprise films such as Queen and Yaariyan which have manged to spin money magically with a profit percentages ranging above 200 and 300%. Also one thing evident this year is that films starring comparatively new stars such as Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor have had better ROI’s than big star, big budget movies such as Kick and Holiday starring Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar.

The current year so far has some small budget films which have occupied the top ranks on the basis of the returns generated. Check out the table below:

View Quiz

Koimoi.com Bollywood Box Office – 2014 Movies With Best ROI

(all-India net collections) (in Rs. crores)

Koimoi analyses the profit and loss measures of each film that is released, keeping a close eye on the investments made on it. The profit margins of the films are calculated on the basis of the film’s return on investment (ROI). ROI is calculated by the number of times a movie earns over its production and marketing costs. Contrary to popular belief, 100 crore club is not the index of profit or success. But it is the ROI the film garners that makes it lucrative of profit incurring as a venture!

Now, enjoy reading koimoi.com on your Windows Phone, iPhone/iPad and Android Smartphone.

ROI Rank	Movie Name	Producer	Cost* (Crores)	Lifetime India BO (Crores)	ROI (BO less cost) (Crores)	ROI multiples ROI/COST%
1	Queen	Phantom Films	13	61	48	369%
2	Yaariyan	T-Series	12	40	28	233%
3	2 States	Dharma Productions/Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	35	104	69	197%
4	Ek Villain	Balaji Motion Pictures	40	105.5	65.5	164%
5	Ragini MMS 2	Balaji Motion Pictures/ ALT Entertainment	19	47	28	147%
6	Heropanti	Nadiawala Grandson Entertainment	25	55	30	120%
7	Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania	Dharma Productions	35	76.81	41.81	119%
8	Mardaani	Yash Raj Films	17	36	19	112%
9	Kick	Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment	115	233	118	103%
10	Holiday	Hari Om Entertainment/ Sunshine Pictures	56	112.65	56.65	101%