The month of January is generally poor for the box office with very few major grossers. Airlift is a rare major hit in the month of January. The biggest January hit since 2000 is Kaho Naa... Pyaar. It may well be the one of the biggest hits ever released in the first month of the year. The 90's also saw a few big hits released in January like Tirangaa, Karan Arjun, Raja Babu and Bandit Queen but again there are not too many.
The top grossers since 2000 released in January are as follows. All figures are adjusted to 2016 levels.
1. Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) - 288 crore
2. Agneepath (2012) - 159 crore
3. Jai Ho (2014) - 133 crore
4. Airlift (2016) - 120-125 crore (expected)
5. Rang De Basanti (2006) - 122 crore
6. Mela (2000)- 104 crore
7. Khakee (2003)- 94 crore
8. Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011)- 85 crore
9. Baby (2015) - 84 crore
10. Phir Bhi Dil Hai hindustani (2000) - 74 crore
Even many of the films above were not hits due to high budgets. Only Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Agneepath, Airlift, Rang De Basanti and Yamla Pagla Deewana were hits
