As we obviously know, there are tons of film industries in India. However, not all of them produce or market any local content which can appeal to the whole nation. This results in a handful of 3 or 4 industries carrying the whole Indian cinema on their shoulders. These industries rarely produce movies which attract a massive audience beyond its own language and proves to be an all time blockbuster at the box office which the generations would remember.
In recent times, such humongous grossers are being produced only by Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood and Sandalwood. A few of such recent films include the likes of Chhaava, Pushpa 2: The Rule, Pathaan and Jawan. These movies have been successful in being the highest grossers of multiple different states all around India. Following is the state-wise highest grossing movies of Indian cinema:
1. Maharashtra
The Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj biopic Chhaava led by Vicky Kaushal was the highest grossing movie in Maharashtra. This film was directed by Laxman Utekar under the banner of Maddock Films. Alongside Vicky, it featured a huge cast of Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Vineet Kumar Singh, Divya Dutta and Diana Penty.
Out of the film’s India nett collection of over Rs 500 crore, the Maharashtra state contributed with over Rs 300 crore gross which is clearly justifiable for a movie based on a Maratha emperor. Being the only Indian movie state to contribute with over Rs 300 crore for a single movie, Maharashtra is now the state with the highest box office gross for a single movie.
2. Gujarat
The recently released Telugu blockbuster Pushpa 2: The Rule became the highest grossing movie in Gujarat. Directed by Sukumar, the film was led by Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in its star cast. Along with the several achievements of this pan-India blockbuster from Tollywood, it shows the clear acceptance of a Telugu movie by a variety of audiences.
The much-loved sequel Pushpa 2 currently holds the record of being the highest grossing movie in 7 Indian states simultaneously namely Gujarat, Rajasthan, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Odisha. This magnum opus blockbuster opened to over Rs 200 crore domestically and ended its lifetime run with a record India gross of more than Rs 900 crore.
3. Delhi
In the national capital of India, the horror comedy Stree 2 is the highest grossing movie in Delhi. Released in 2024, this is the most recent installment of the iconic Horror Comedy Universe by Maddock Films. The film is directed by Amar Kaushik and stars Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khuarana in lead roles alongside Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan and Tamannaah Bhatia in special appearances.
As it was the sequel to a cult classic film, it showed a mega blockbuster trending right from the Day 1 of its release. Along with Delhi, it stands as the highest grossing movie in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana too. On its release, the film opened to over Rs 85 crore as its worldwide gross. In its entire lifetime run, this horror comedy blockbuster collected Rs 627 crore nett in Hindi, becoming the highest grossing Hindi film ever.
4. Andhra Pradesh
In this Telugu speaking state, S.S. Rajamouli’s Telugu commercial entertainer RRR is the highest grossing movie in Andhra Pradesh. The film was led by a promising cast of Jr. NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt with music by MM Keeravani. The film was released in 2022 to an overwhelming amount of love from all around India. This love made the film open with a gross of Rs 223 crore worldwide gross.
Later, the film grossed over Rs 1000 crore globally. With such a humongous gross, this S.S. Rajamouli directorial also became the highest grossing movie in Telangana. In these two states, the gross for the film stays unbeatable for more than 3 years.
5. Karnataka
The Kannada movie Kantara is the highest grossing movie in Karnataka, which is its home state. The film was directed by Rishab Shetty starring himself in a double role. It was released in 2022 and continues to remain the highest grossing film in Karnataka, leaving behind many biggies like KGF Chapter 1 and 2. During its release, the film became an unexpectedly big grosser in Hindi too with a lifetime Hindi nett of Rs 85 crore.
6. Kerala
One of the biggest blockbusters of superstar Mohanlal’s career, Thudarum is the highest grossing movie in Kerala. Unlike other action entertainers, this mega blockbuster is just a family drama film starring Lalettan Mohanlal along with Shobana and Farhaan Faasil in the lead. It is directed by Tharun Moorthy and released in April 2025. Along with being the highest grossing Indian film in the state, it is also the highest grossing movie of Mohanlal as well as the whole Malayalam industry. In under three weeks of its run, this family drama grossed over Rs 100 crore in Kerala, being the first ever Malayalam film to achieve this feat.
7. Tamil Nadu
The Kollywood film industry has several big superstars and Thalapathy Vijay is one of them and probably the biggest of them. His action thriller film from 2023, Leo, is the highest grossing movie in Tamil Nadu. The film was directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, also starring Sanjay Dutt, Arjun and Trisha in the lead roles alongside the superstar. Released in 2023 as the second collaboration of Thalapathy with director Lokesh, this hugely-hyped entertainer grossed over Rs 620 crore worldwide in its lifetime run.
8. Punjab
Unlike Bollywood and South Indian movies ruling the other Indian states, the Punjabi film Carry on Jatta 3 is the highest grossing movie in Punjab from Indian cinema. This rom-com movie from the popular Carry on Jatta franchise released in theaters in 2023. It is directed by Smeep Kang and features Gippy Grewal, Binnu Dhillon and Sonam Bajwa in the leading star cast. Its box office records in the state of Punjab remain unbroken for two years now, making it a memorable blockbuster for the state as well as the industry.
9. Jammu & Kashmir
Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan brought the superstar back to the stature of a megastar. Additionally, this action-thriller also brought back cinema halls in Jammu & Kashmir. In many areas like Srinagar, movies had stopped releasing 34 years ago but Shah Rukh Khan opened the theaters once again with Pathaan attracting a huge crowd in the state. Hence, Pathan became the highest grossing movie in Jammu & Kashmir. This film introduced Shah Rukh Khan in YRF’s Spy Universe, also giving the production and the whole film industry its biggest grosser of that time with a worldwide gross of Rs 1046.60 crore.
10. Himachal Pradesh
Sunny Deol has maintained a magnificent hold over the state of Himachal Pradesh as his blockbuster film Gadar 2 is the highest grossing movie in Himachal Pradesh. This much-loved sequel is directed by Anil Sharma, bringing back Sunny Deol as Tara Singh with Ameesha Patel as Sakina. The film also stars Utkarsh Sharma, Simrat Kaur, and Manish Wadha in the lead. This mega hit released during the Independence Day weekend 2023, in a clash with Akshay Kumar’s OMG 2. In its lifetime run, it ended up being an intensely high grosser with Rs 595 crore grossed at Indian box office.
11. West Bengal
Shah Rukh Khan has total control over North East India as his last big blockbuster Jawan was the highest grossing movie in West Bengal as well as the highest grossing movie in Assam. This action entertainer by Atlee was led by Shah Rukh Khan in a double role alongside Nayanthara, Deepika Padukone, Vijay Sethupathi, Sunil Grover and many others in the lead. This all time blockbuster film became the highest grossing film of 2023.
Disclaimer: This is the box office data of 21 Indian states only. The data for the remaining states would be updated here soon.
Stay tuned to Inside Box Office for the fastest updates related to New Bollywood Hindi Movies, exclusive Bollywood Stories for popular movies and Popular Ott Web Series 2025.
S. No | State Name | Movie Name | Year of Release |
1 | Jaamu & Kashmir | Pathaan | 2023 |
2 | Himachal Pradesh | Gadar 2 | 2023 |
3 | Punjab | Carry on Jatta 3 | 2023 |
4 | Haryana | Stree 2 | 2024 |
5 | Delhi | Stree 2 | 2024 |
6 | Uttar Pradesh | Stree 2 | 2024 |
7 | Rajasthan | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
8 | Gujarat | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
9 | Maharashtra | Chhaava | 2025 |
10 | Goa | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
11 | Madhya Pradesh | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
12 | Chattisgarh | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
13 | Odisha | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
14 | Bihar | Pushpa 2: The Rule | 2024 |
15 | West Bengal | Jawan | 2023 |
16 | Assam | Jawan | 2023 |
17 | Telangana | RRR | 2022 |
18 | Andhra Pradesh | RRR | 2022 |
19 | Karnataka | Kantara | 2022 |
20 | Kerala | Thudarum | 2025 |
21 | Tamil Nadu | Leo | 2023 |
