MUMBAI: Films that released in September 2025 grossed Rs. 1,035 Crores at the domestic box office. The cumulative box office for Jan-Sep releases in 2025 stands at ₹9,409 Cr, which is 18% higher than the same period in 2024. ‘They Call Him OG’ emerged as the top film of the month, grossing Rs. 224 Crores, followed by ‘Jolly LLB 3’ (Rs. 139 Crores)
Marathi film ‘Dashavatar’ features among the top 10 films of the month. Ormax Media has published ‘The India Box Office Report: September 2025’.
September 2025 marked the third consecutive month with total collections exceeding the Rs. 1,000 Crore mark at the Indian Box Office,
Based on pro rata estimation, the year stands a good chance of grossing more than Rs. 12,000 Crores, and is in the running to become the best-ever year at the Indian box office – a record currently held by 2023, at Rs. 12,226 Crores.
Top 10 Films
Telugu film ‘They Call Him OG’ is the top film of the month, grossing Rs. 224 Crores, followed by Hindi film ‘Jolly LLB 3’, which is expected to gross Rs. 139 Crores at the domestic box office over its lifetime run. Telugu film ‘Mirai’ and the Hollywood horror franchise film ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’, were the other major contributors to the month’s box office.
Marathi film ‘Dashavatar’ features in the list of the highest grossers of the month. At Rs. 30 Crores, its gross box office is more than three times that of any other Marathi film released in 2025 so far.
Top 10 Films of 2025
Hindi language continues to dominate the list of 2025’s top 10 highest-grossing films, with six films. The list also includes two Telugu films, one Tamil film, and the multi-lingual animated feature ‘Mahavatar Narsimha’.
Language Share
The share of Hindi language has dropped from 40% (Jan-Aug) to 38% (Jan-Sep), while ‘They Call Him OG’ and ‘Mirai’s box office performance has boosted Telugu language’s share from 18% to 20% in the same period. International films have also seen an increase in share from 10% to 12%, bringing it back to the 2022 level. Hollywood film ‘The Conjuring: The Last Rites’, and the Japanese anime film ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’, are the most significant contributors to this increase in September 2025.
