John Abraham may enjoy quite a huge fan following, especially love from the female fans. But despite his popularity, John is an actor who would rather prefer to go for quality than aim for box office mega success. Sure, he had done movies like Welcome Back, Race 2, Dhoom, for the box office appeal but when it comes to his home productions, John looks for something different and qualitative.
His upcoming release, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, is also his home production. He plays a military officer in the movie that is about India's 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests. The movie is directed by Abhishek Sharma and also stars Diana Penty and Boman Irani. The premise has already caught the fancy of the Bollywood fans, though there is not enough buzz about the movie.
As we await the release of Parmanu, let's look at five of the biggest hits of John Abraham at the box office, starting from the highest grossing!
Housefull 2
Box Office Collection: Rs 106 core
John Abraham's biggest hit happens to be the second instalment of the Housefull series. It was directed by Sajid Khan and also stars Akshay Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Randhir Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shreyas Talpade and Boman Irani.
Race 2
Box Office Collection: Rs 100.45 crore
It looks sequels to franchises that John Abraham came into are quite lucky for the actor's box office appeal. Race 2 turned out to be the second Rs 100 crore grosser in his career. Race 2 is directed by Abbas Mustan and also stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ameesha Patel and Anil Kapoor.
Welcome Back
Box Office Collection: Rs 96.69 crore
The point which I raised in the previous section returns to prove me right. Welcome Back may not be as funny as its predecessor but it made more money than the first part. The movie is directed by Anees Bazmi and also stars Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Shruti Haasan.
Dishoom
Box Office Collection: Rs 70 crore
Dishoom didn't exactly make the distributors happy thanks to the lifetime collections not covering up the production and the marketing cost. But the movie did make enough money to earn that semi-hit tag. Dishoom is directed by Rohit Dhawan and also stars Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Shootout at Wadala
Box Office Collection: Rs 60.18 crore
The sequel to Apoorva Lakhia's Shootout at Lokhandwala was directed by Sanjay Gupta and has John Abraham play gangster Manya Surve in the movie. It also stars Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Sood.
So can Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran crack into the top 5 hits of John Abraham's career? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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