Business of Cinema reports:

2006 was a record-breaking year for Hindi films at the US box office, with seven of the 14 foreign language films that grossed over $2 million, being Hindi films.

The Bollywood box-office authority, ibos.com, lists six 2006 Bollywood films each with a >$2m US gross:

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, $3.1m – another Karan Johar weepie
Dhoom 2, $2.6m – sequel to the motorcycle caper flick
Don, $2.2m – SRK remake of the AB classic from the ‘70s
Lage Raho Munnabhai, $2.2m – sequel to the comedy Munnabhai MBBS
Rang De Basanti, $2.2m – Aamir Khan starrer
Fanaa, $2.1m – Ditto

In seventh place was Krrish, at $1.4m – Hrithik Roshan superhero flick, sequel to Koi Mil Gaya.

By either measure, a record-breaking year indeed. Also a year of remakes and sequels -- which may have helped the overseas box office. Of these seven I’ve only seen Don (which was pretty good), but I’m planning to rent Dhoom 2.