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Indian Box Office Hit Record 13,000 Crore Plus In 2025; Dhurandhar Led The Charge
BY SUNIT JANGIR
Mumbai, January 16 - The Indian box office hit a new peak with record-breaking business of 13,350 crores from over 1500 movies in 2025, as per Sacnilk's estimated data. This was also the first time that domestic grosses crossed 13K crore, beating the previous record of 11,500 crores in 2023, a year which saw the comeback of superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Bollywood led the charge once again with nearly 5600 crores gross collection, which is around 40% of the total domestic box office collection. The Hindi cinema has recovered from the Covid dent; however, the low to mid-range films are still struggling to find an audience, even though some of the films in this category exceeded expectations. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Jio Studios and B62 Studios' Dhurandhar was the biggest domestic grosser with over 975 crores gross, followed by Kantara Chapter 1 and Chhaava. The spy action thriller also became the biggest Hindi grosser of all-time, beating Pushpa 2, which grossed around 965 crores. The four South Indian industries captured the 47% of the market share, with Malayalam cinema recording its biggest year and showing the most significant growth of its history. It was a forgettable year for Punjabi and Bengali cinema, while the Gujarati industry hit a new milestone with 250 crores, thanks to the all-time blockbuster movie, Laalo, which became the first film from the language to hit 100 crores gross. Among all the films released in 2025, three films managed to cross 500 crores gross, while 37 titles topped 100 crores gross at the Indian box office. However, despite the record-breaking year, some of the high-profile releases disappointed, which indicates the audience is no longer interested in star-driven and forced franchise releases. Stay tuned...