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When Farhan Akhtar co-founded Excel Entertainment alongside Ritesh Sidhwani to back the cult urban drama Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, Indian cinema witnessed a structural paradigm shift in slick, contemporary, and progressive storytelling. Over a 25-year career spanning 28 theatrical releases, Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment stood out for its willingness to balance urban commercial hits with sleeper franchise hits and critically acclaimed cultural hits. With Mirzapur: The Movie, the production house seems to write a new chapter for its box office history!
Farhan Akhtar is aiming to breach the prestigious 1,500 crore total net collection mark as a producer with the cult series turned film. In fact, it would be the fifth hit film of the actor’s career as a producer after Fukrey, Fukrey Returns, Gully Boy, and Fukrey 3.
Farhan Akhtar’s Box Office As A Producer
Across 28 released projects, Excel Entertainment has put together a cumulative investment of 1,201 crore, yielding a net domestic collection of only 1,271.73 crore and bringing a very meek net profit of 70.73 crore. Overall, the production house churned out only 5.89% return on theatrical investments.
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Farhan Akhtar’s Most Profitable Films As Producer
The comedy sequel Fukrey Returns (2017) remains the banner’s most profitable venture. Excel Entertainment invested a budget of just 22 crore on the film, and it collected a net total of 80.13 crore in its lifetime, yielding a massive 264.23% Return on Investment.
Excel Entertainment’s Highest-Grossing Film
Gully Boy stands as the highest-grossing film produced under Excel Entertainment, generating a domestic net collection of₹139.38 crore against a budget of 50 crore.
The Road To The 1,500 Crore Milestone
With 1,271.73 crore already accumulated across 28 films, Farhan Akhtar‘s production house needs 228.27 crore in cumulative domestic net collection from Mirzapur: The Movie to push its box office total to a monumental 1,500 crore mark at the box office.
Having registered a massive opening day of 28.11 crore, the film is off to an extraordinary start! If the crime thriller continues its dominant run over the coming weeks, it could secure the fifth hit for Excel Entertainment!
Excel Entertainment Box Office Summary (2001 – 2025)
Check out the overall box office summary of Farhan Akhtar’s career as a producer at the box office. This does not include Mirzapur: The Movie, since the film is still running in the theaters.
- Total Released Films: 28
- Total Cumulative Budget: 1,201 crore
- Total India Net Collection: 1,271.73 crore
- Total Net Profit: 70.73 crore
- Cumulative ROI %: 5.89%
- Highest-Grossing Film: Gully Boy (139.38 Crore Net Collection)
- Most Profitable Film: Fukrey Returns (264.23% ROI)
- Total Hits: 1 – Fukrey 3
- Total Super Hits: 3 – Fukrey, Fukrey Returns, Gully Boy
- Total Success: 10
- Total Flops: 9
Check out the comprehensive box office breakdown of all 28 films produced by Farhan Akhtar, including their budgets, domestic collections, net profits/losses, ROI percentages, and official box office verdicts based on India Net Collections.
| Year | Film | Budget (in crore) | Collection (in crore) | Profit (in crore) | ROI% | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | 13 | 20.3 | 7.3 | 56.15% | Plus |
| 2004 | Lakshya | 30 | 23.25 | -6.75 | -22.50% | Losing |
| 2006 | Don | 38 | 50 | 12 | 31.58% | Plus |
| 2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd | 10 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 16.00% | Plus |
| 2008 | Rock On | 19 | 25.3 | 6.3 | 33.16% | Plus |
| 2009 | Luck By Chance | 18 | 12.2 | -5.8 | -32.22% | Losing |
| 2010 | Karthik Calling Karthik | 20 | 18 | -2 | -10.00% | Losing |
| 2011 | Game | 24 | 7.4 | -16.6 | -69.17% | Flop |
| 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | 60 | 89 | 29 | 48.33% | Plus |
| 2011 | Don 2 | 76 | 106.7 | 30.7 | 40.39% | Plus |
| 2012 | Talaash | 71 | 91.2 | 20.2 | 28.45% | Plus |
| 2013 | Fukrey | 11 | 36.5 | 25.5 | 231.82% | Super Hit |
| 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | 83 | 76.88 | -6.12 | -7.37% | Losing |
| 2015 | Bangistan | 25 | 5.3 | -19.7 | -78.80% | Flop |
| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | 53 | 30.9 | -22.1 | -41.70% | Losing |
| 2016 | Rock On 2 | 45 | 11.5 | -33.5 | -74.44% | Flop |
| 2017 | Raees | 127 | 137.51 | 10.51 | 8.28% | Plus |
| 2017 | Fukrey Returns | 22 | 80.13 | 58.13 | 264.23% | Super Hit |
| 2018 | Gold | 75 | 107.37 | 32.37 | 43.16% | Plus |
| 2018 | 3 Storeys | 11 | 2.25 | -8.75 | -79.55% | Flop |
| 2019 | Gully Boy | 50 | 139.38 | 89.38 | 178.76% | Super Hit |
| 2022 | Phone Bhoot | 45 | 13 | -32 | -71.11% | Flop |
| 2023 | Fukrey 3 | 45 | 95.5 | 50.5 | 112.22% | Hit |
| 2024 | Madgaon Express | 30 | 37.51 | 7.51 | 25.03% | Plus |
| 2024 | Yudhra | 50 | 11.35 | -38.65 | -77.30% | Flop |
| 2025 | Superboys Of Malegon | 20 | 5.32 | -14.68 | -73.40% | Flop |
| 2025 | Ground Zero | 50 | 7.77 | -42.23 | -84.46% | Flop |
| 2025 | 120 Bahadur | 80 | 18.41 | -61.59 | -76.99% | Flop |
| Total | 1201 | 1271.73 | 70.73 | 5.89% | Plus |
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