Mumbai: The cumulative India box office for Jan-Jun 2026 releases stands at Rs. 6,398 Crores, which is 10% higher than the same period in 2025. Ormax Media has published The India Box Office Report: January – June 2026.
Footfalls grew by 5% during the period, ending a three-year phase of decline and stagnation in footfalls. The growth in footfalls was driven primarily by Hindi and Marathi films. Despite the growth, footfalls remain below the 40 Crore mark, which was achieved in Jan-Jun 2022, a year in which ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’ and ‘RRR’ released in the first half of the year.
The record for the highest annual footfalls post-pandemic is held by 2023, at 94.3 Crores. With several big-ticket films lined up in the second half of the year, including ‘Ramayana: Part 1’, ‘King’, ‘Toxic’, ‘Fauzi’, ‘Jailer 2’, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘The Odyssey’ the 100 Crore footfalls is an achievable number for 2026.
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is the highest-grossing film of the year so far, contributing nearly 20% to the total Indian box office in the first half of the year. Hindi language’s box office share grew from 39% to 44%, while Tamil box office share witnessed a decline from 17% to 12%
June 2026 was another steady month at the India box office, grossing Rs. 1,038 Crores, including projected future collections of June releases still running in theatres. Four out of six months in 2026 have grossed more than Rs. 1,000 Crores, indicating a steadier flow of films thus far in the year. Telugu film ‘Peddi’ emerged as the top-grossing film of June.
Over the last three years, the Jan-Jun period has contributed about 42% of annual India box office collections. If this trend continues, 2026 is on track to cross the Rs. 15,000 Crore mark, which will make it the best-ever year at the Indian box office. The current record stands at Rs. 13,395 Crores (2025).
Six films crossed the Rs. 200 Crore mark in the first half of 2026, compared to four in the same period last year. However, the number of Rs. 100 Crore films declined from 17 to 13, underscoring the increasing concentration of box office collections among a handful of big releases in 2026. ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ alone contributed 20% of the total India box office in the first half of 2026, with the top 15 films accounting for 58% of box office collections, vis-à-vis 49% in 2025. Hindi and Telugu films dominate the list of top 15 films with five and four films respectively.
Hindi cinema’s share has grown by 5 percentage points, from 39% to 44%, compared to the same period in 2025. Tamil language box office witnessed a sharp decline in its share from 17% in the first half of 2025, to only 12% in the same period in 2026. Marathi cinema recorded its highest post-pandemic share of 4%.
