MUMBAI: Driven by ‘Kantara – A Legend: Chapter-1’, October 2025 has emerged as the highest-grossing box office month of the year at the India box office, with gross collections of Rs. 1,669 Crores. This is only the fifth instance since the pandemic that total gross collections in a month have crossed the Rs. 1,500 Crore mark.
Ormax media’s monthly feature The India Box Office Report tracks the performance of the various films released every month at the Indian (domestic) box office.
– ‘The cumulative box office for Jan-Oct releases in 2025 stands at Rs. 11,077 Crores, which is 24% higher than the same period in 2024. Based on pro rata estimation, the year is now poised to become the best-ever year at the Indian box office – a record currently held by 2023, at Rs. 12,226 Crore.
– ‘Kantara – A Legend: Chapter-1’ emerged as the top film of the month, grossing ₹735 Cr. It is now also the top-grossing film of the year, surpassing ‘Chhaava’.
– Gujarati film ‘Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahaayate’ features among the top five films of the month, and is now the highest-grossing Gujarati film of all time at the India Box Office The film is still collecting well in theatres, and may exceed its projected collections (Rs. 92 Crore) by the end of its run.
Hindi continues to lead the list of 2025’s top 10 highest-grossing films, with five films in the list. The list also includes two Telugu films, one film each in Kannada and Tamil, along with the multi-lingual animated feature Mahavatar Narsimha.
Language Share
The share of Hindi language remains steady at 38% (Jan-Oct). ‘Kantara – A Legend: Chapter-1’s performance has helped increase the Kannada language’s share from 2% (Jan-Sep) to 4% (Jan-Oct), marking the best-ever share for the language since 2022. Gujarati cinema has achieved its highest-ever share at 2%, with collections surpassing Rs. 200 crore for the first time ever.
