Koimoi’s Star Ranking—also called the Star Box Office Power Index—turns the familiar measure of stardom into a points table. The latest version is dated November 12, 2026, and it ranks actors purely on how many box office clubs their films have entered.
Koimoi’s stated premise is that “the box office collection has become the most important tool to measure stardom.” The ranking exists to make that measure readable.
How the points add up
Each club carries a weight. The method, as published, works like this:
- 100 crore club: 100 points per film
- 200 crore club: 200 points per film
- 300 crore club: 300 points per film
- 400 crore club: 400 points per film
- 500 crore club: 500 points per film
- 600 crore club: 500 points per film, as listed on the index
- Overseas: 50 points per film in the top 10 highest overseas grossers
The 600-crore row deserves a careful look: the index lists 500 points for a film in the 600 crore club, not 600. Treat that as the formula as stated, unless Koimoi revises it, rather than a typo.
How ties are settled
When two actors finish level on points, the ranking does not end in a shared spot. The actor with more films in a higher club places above the other. If that is also level, the higher individual collection decides the position.
Built for Hindi cinema
The table has a specific boundary. For Bollywood actors who also work in South Indian films, only the Hindi version’s box office counts. South Indian stars are included on the strength of how their films have performed in Hindi.
Why the formula matters
Star power is usually debated through charisma, recall and perception. This index brings arithmetic to that conversation, allowing readers to compare careers and generations on one repeatable score. It rewards size over sheer volume: one 300 crore film is worth three 100 crore entries. That makes club entry the currency of a career’s box office record, and it explains why milestone clubs occupy so much attention in Hindi film coverage.
For readers who follow both the front page and the filmographies, a points table works like a memory aid. It turns a career into accumulated milestones you can revisit: which clubs an actor has entered, how often, and with what level of hit.
It is also a narrow measure by design. It counts club entry, not budgets, footfalls, profitability or the long tail of a film’s cultural influence. The score is a record of commercial scale, not a complete judgement of acting or cinema.
How to read the ranking
Because the table is updated—last on November 12, 2026—check the date before citing a position. A single blockbuster can lift an actor quickly, so read the order as a snapshot rather than a settled hierarchy. And remember the Hindi-version rule when a pan-India star’s full gross seems higher than the index suggests.
Source: Koimoi
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