By the numbers
- Films: 160 since 1987; 42 in the last ten years
- Recent films with figures: 14 of 14 since 2023
- Hits: 2 (1 blockbusters), average: 2, flops: 10 – a hit rate of 14%
- Average return: 2.06x budget; best: Stree 2 17.49x; weakest: Haiwaan 0.12x
- Biggest hit: Stree 2 (2024), ₹875 cr
- Trend: last five films 1.01x on average, the five before 4.34x (down)
- Born: 1967-09-09
- Awards on Wikidata: 4
| Year | Film | Budget | Box office | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Haiwaan | ₹100 cr | ₹12 cr | 0.12x | Flop |
| 2026 | Welcome to the Jungle | ₹155 cr | ₹196 cr | 1.27x | Average |
| 2026 | Bhooth Bangla | ₹120 cr | ₹247 cr | 2.06x | Hit |
| 2025 | Jolly LLB 3 | ₹120 cr | ₹166 cr | 1.38x | Average |
| 2025 | Kannappa | ₹200 cr | ₹46 cr | 0.23x | Flop |
| 2025 | Housefull 5 | ₹225 cr | ₹243 cr | 1.08x | Flop |
| 2025 | Kesari Chapter 2 | ₹150 cr | ₹142 cr | 0.95x | Flop |
| 2025 | Sky Force | ₹160 cr | ₹169 cr | 1.06x | Flop |
| 2024 | Singham Again | ₹350 cr | ₹390 cr | 1.11x | Flop |
| 2024 | Stree 2 | ₹50 cr | ₹875 cr | 17.49x | Blockbuster |
| 2024 | Khel Khel Mein | ₹100 cr | ₹57 cr | 0.57x | Flop |
| 2024 | Sarfira | ₹80 cr | ₹30 cr | 0.38x | Flop |
| 2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | ₹350 cr | ₹102 cr | 0.29x | Flop |
| 2023 | Mission Raniganj | ₹55 cr | ₹46 cr | 0.83x | Flop |
Akshay Kumar’s recent filmography, as captured in the table above, is a volume strategy under pressure. As of 25 September 2026, the page records 160 Hindi titles from a career that began in 1987 and runs to 2026, with 42 films in the last decade alone. It also records 4 awards, but this scorecard stays with the 14 titles in the table above that carry figures; where Wikipedia carries no box-office data, that film is not scored.
What the numbers say
Among the 14 films with data, the verdicts are stark: 10 flops, 2 average, 1 hit and 1 blockbuster. That is a 14 per cent hit rate. The combined gross across these titles is ₹2,719.5 crore, but the average multiple of 2.06 is not a reliable midpoint. It is pulled upward by one outlier, Stree 2, rather than by broad consistency.
The hits and the misses
The biggest hit in the table above is Stree 2 (2024), made for ₹50.0 crore and grossing ₹874.58 crore. Its 17.49 multiple is both the best multiple and a Blockbuster verdict. The weakest return is Haiwaan (2026), made for ₹100.0 crore and grossing ₹11.52 crore. Its 0.12 multiple sits at the opposite end of the record. The distance between 17.49 and 0.12 defines the risk in the filmography.
The trend
The recent five films average a 1.01 multiple, down from 4.34 for the five before. The earlier window contains Stree 2, whose 17.49 multiple kept the average elevated. In the current stretch, the table shows Kannappa at 0.23, Jolly LLB 3 at 1.38, Bhooth Bangla at 2.06, Welcome to the Jungle at 1.27 and Haiwaan at 0.12. The only hit here is Bhooth Bangla (2026). The shift is not a soft decline; it is a step down in the average return.
What it means for the next film
The record argues for smaller budgets rather than bigger bets. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024) was made for ₹350.0 crore and grossed ₹102.16 crore. Singham Again (2024) was made for ₹350.0 crore and grossed ₹389.64 crore, yet is still marked a Flop. Bhooth Bangla (2026), with a ₹120.0 crore budget and ₹247.28 crore gross, is the more viable template: a 2.06 multiple and a Hit.
What it means for the industry
For producers and platforms, this is a release-volume warning. Forty-two films in a decade can sustain visibility, but the hit rate in the scored set is 14 per cent. Star power is no longer enough to make a ₹100 crore-plus budget safe; Haiwaan’s ₹11.52 crore gross against a ₹100.0 crore budget is a business failure, not a near miss. The lesson is to read the bottom half of the table, not the blockbuster-skewed average.
Figures: Akshay Kumar filmography on Wikipedia and each film’s page, read on 25 September 2026.
