We are now halfway through 2026, and the year has been a mixed bag for Hindi cinema with only a few good movies and even lesser box office hits.
The box office business of 2026 for Hindi cinema has been outstanding thanks to Ranveer Singh starrer Dhurandhar: The Revenge breaking all records and Sunny Deol’s Border 2 attracting the audience to theatres in large numbers.
Top Grossing Hindi Movies of 2026 First Half
From Dhurandhar: The Revenge, Border 2 to Bhooth Bangla, here are top 5 biggest Hindi grossers of 2026 below:
• Dhurandhar: The Revenge – Rs 1656 crore
• Border 2 – Rs 422 crore
• Bhooth Bangla – Rs 259 crore
• Cocktail 2 – Rs 120 crore (9-day biz)
• O’Romeo – Rs 93 crore
Welcome to the Jungle which released on June 26 is expected to make it to top five if not top three by the end of its run. We’ll update the list once the Akshay Kumar ad Suniel Shetty starrer exhausts its box office run.
5 Best Hindi Movies of 2026 First Half
While the aforementioned movies are the biggest grossers of the year out of which only top three managed to become clean box office hits.
Having said that, none of these top grossing Hindi movies feature in our list of best of 2026, so far.
Check out the list below:
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Ikkis
Starring Dharmendra in his swansong along with Agastya Nanda and Jaideep Ahlawat, Ikkis directed by Sriram Raghavan is a biopic on the life of India’s youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra award, Arun Khetarpal.
Also starring Simar Bhatia, Sikandar Kher and Asrani, Ikkis is available to stream on Prime Video.
The Great Grand Superhero
Jackie Shroff’s turn as a kid-friendly superhero in The Great Grand Superhero is a delight to watch. The movie is directed by Manish Saini.
It also stars Mihir Godbole, Shivansh Chorghe, Durgesh Kumar, Sharat Saxena, Bhagyashree and Prateik Smita Patil.
Bandar
Directed by Anurag Kashyap, Bandar features career best performance by Bobby Deol. It is about a man wrongly accused of r*pe and sexual harassment and how he becomes a victim of corrupt judicial system.
The movie also stars Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi, Saba Azad, Indrajith Sukumuran, Raj B. Shetty and Jitendra Joshi.
Main Vaapas Aaunga
Imtiaz Ali directed partition drama Main Vaapas Aaunga is a heart-wrenching tale of a dying man’s longing to go back to his “home” and reconnect with the long-lost love.
The movie also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Diljit Dosanjh, Sharvari and Vedang Raina.
Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa
The whodunit directed Rajat Kapoor who also stars alongside Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Koel Purie, Sadia Siddiqui, and Chandrachoor Rai.
The movie is about murder of Sohrab Handa and the investigation to figure out who killed him.
It is available to stream on Zee5.
