Box Office has always been unpredictable but the Indian box office this year has been surprising the trade every month in a good way and in a bad way too. Films like Mahavatar Narsimha, Saiyaara and Lokah are the biggest surprises in a positive way while the year also saw some of the biggest disappointments in the form of War 2, Game Changer, Hari Hara Veera Mallu etc.
Chhaava held its position since February as 2025 Highest Grossing Movie but slowly Kantara Chapter 1 emerged as a competitor and is marching towards the top most position. If 2025 Indian Movie Collection is taken into consideration, it may not be as massive as 2023 or 2024 as we didn’t see a Rs 1000 crore grosser this year but we saw miracles like Mahavatar Narsimha becoming the first Rs 100 crore animated film of India despite being made on a very low budget, Saiyaara being a new comer film smashing records, Lokah becoming the first Rs 300 crore grosser for Malayalam Cinema etc.
Inside Box Office (IBO) has compiled a 2025 Box Office Collection report where we will be covering all the Top Grossers of Indian Cinema in the year 2025. The figures are sourced from IBO Tracking which is regarded as one of India’s most comprehensive box office tracking tool.
1. Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1
Banking on the blockbuster success of Kantara, its prequel Kantara Chapter 1, led and directed by Rishab Shetty, released to become the highest grossing Indian movie of 2025. The film is a period action drama based on the life of the tribals of the Kantara forest. In its run, Kantara Chapter 1 became the first ever Indian movie to gross over Rs 200 crore in Karnataka.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Kannada | Rs 175 cr | Rs 769 cr | Rs 655 cr | Rs 114 cr | All Time Blockbuster | 3/5 |
2. Chhaava
Chhaava’s phenomenal performance has made Vicky Kaushal a much bigger name. The film grossed more than Rs 300 crore in a single state (Maharashtra) which no other Indian film has done till date. The film is based on Chattrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and his charge against the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. The film was about to clash with Pushpa 2 The Rule but was postponed later for good.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Hindi | Rs 135 cr | Rs 788.5 cr | Rs 695 cr | Rs 92.50 cr | All Time Blockbuster | 4/5 |
3. Saiyaara
Saiyaara is a romantic drama starring debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in the lead, directed by Mohit Suri, and produced by Yash Raj Films. With its chartbuster music, highly loved performances, story, and direction, the film proved to be a dark horse at the Indian box office as it became third highest grossing Indian movie of 2025 and got fame to the newcomer leads. The movie became an unexpectedly huge blockbuster as it grossed $20M+ internationally and performed exceptionally well in the UK. Saiyaara also helped Mohit Suri make a successful comeback after a series of box office failures.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Hindi | Rs 50 cr | Rs 577 cr | Rs 397 cr | Rs 180 cr | All Time Blockbuster | 3/5 |
4. Coolie
Coolie was one of the most anticipated pan-India entertainers of 2025. However, this Rajinikanth starrer disappointed the majority of the audience and faced a lot of negative reviews. Despite a poor reception and a clash with War 2, this multistarrer gangster action thriller helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj met an average fate at the Indian box office. Fueled by its initial pre-release hype, the film became the highest worldwide grosser on Day 1 from India.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Tamil | Rs 375 cr | Rs 520 cr | Rs 340 cr | Rs 180 cr | Average | 2.5/5 |
5. War 2
War 2 was the recent installment of YRF’s Spy Universe, one of the biggest franchises of India, and was led by two of the biggest superstars of Bollywood and Tollywood – Hrithik Roshan and Jr. NTR alongside Kiara Advani, Ashutosh Rana, and Anil Kapoor. Despite such a packaging, this Ayan Mukerji directorial disappointed and saw a similar response at the box office too while being in a clash with Coolie and became the first flop of Spy Universe.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Hindi | Rs 400 cr | Rs 365 cr | Rs 279.5 cr | Rs 85.50 cr | FLOP | 3/5 |
6. Mahavatar Narsimha
Mahavatar Narsimha is an Indian animated movie as well as an all time blockbuster, a rare scenario to see in the nation. This low budget movie started very low at the box office with barely any pre-release hype but with the positive word-of-mouth, this Hindu mythology based period action drama grew at the box office massively. Directed by Ashwin Kumar, Mahavatar Narsimha led to the beginning of the Mahavatar Cinematic Universe under Hombale Films production house. This mega grosser became the highest grossing animated movies in India while others do not stand with a gross of even 25%.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Hindi | Rs 35 cr | Rs 326 cr | Rs 298 cr | Rs 28 cr | All Time Blockbuster | 3/5 |
7. Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra
Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra is a Malayalam movie, the first female-led superhero movie from India, which stars Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen in the lead and is directed by Dominic Arun. The film saw a highly positive reception from all across India as well as overseas which made it one of the highest grossing Malayalam movies worldwide, as well as the biggest grosser in Kerala. The film led to the beginning of a superhero universe in Mollywood, and while there have been many female centric blockbusters in India, Lokah became the highest grossing one in India.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Malayalam | Rs 40 cr | Rs 300 cr | Rs 179 cr | Rs 121 cr | All Time Blockbuster | 3/5 |
8. They Call Him OG
They Call Him OG is another example of pan-India films that underperformed at the box office and also disappointed in their quality. It stars Pawan Kalyan, Prakash Raj, Emraan Hashmi, and Priyanka Mohan in the lead and is directed by Sujeeth. This movie saw a barrage of negative reviews from critics and the audience but it still went on to become a hit.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Telugu | Rs 225 cr | Rs 287.4 cr | Rs 223.4 cr | Rs 65 cr | HIT | 1.5/5 |
9. Housefull 5
Housefull 5 is the final installment of the Housefull franchise. Led by Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chunky Panday, and others, it is the most expensive comedy movie of India. Due to heavily mixed to negative reviews, this highly awaited comedy drama became an average performer at the box office.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Hindi | Rs 250 cr | Rs 250 cr | Rs 196 cr | Rs 54 cr | AVERAGE | 2.5/5 |
10. L2: Empuraan
L2: Empuraan is one of the most hyped Malayalam movies of 2025. It is one of the most expensive Mollyood movies ever, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, and led by Mohanlal, Prithviraj, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, and Manju Warrier. Though the film received mixed reviews, it became the highest grossing Malayalam movie in Kerala during its release.
Industry | Budget | Worldwide Gross | India Gross Collection | Overseas Gross | Verdict | IBO Rating |
Malayalam | Rs 145 cr | Rs 266 cr | Rs 121 cr | Rs 145 cr | Blockbuster | 2.5/5 |
An Analysis of the Top 10 Grossers of 2025 by Inside Box Office (IBO)
The first month of the year was carried out by Pushpa 2 The Rule and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani re-release. The first month of 2025 saw one of the biggest disasters of Indian cinema in the name of Game Changer. The Ram Charan starrer was a rare film that was loss making. To ruin this further, the makers released a poster claiming that the film earned Rs 186 crore on Day 1 when in reality, the lifetime collection was less than the Day 1 poster. This embarrassing situation has put Ram Charan in bad light with a lot of negativities. All the hopes are now pinned on the actor’s next Peddi, which will also tank at the North Box Office unless the trailer or songs click really well.
In February, Vicky Kaushal arrived with All Time Blockbuster Chhaava which is the highest grosser even now, but Kantara Chapter 1 will overtake it by the end of its run and be at the top. In the last 10 years, only 2023,2020 and 2016 have been able to see Bollywood films take the top spot namely Jawan, Tanhaji and Dangal.
2025 Indian Box Office would’ve seen a Bollywood topper but Kantara Chapter 1 entered the race with full force. 2023 was star driven while 2020 was pandemic driven as there were no major releases in that year. 2016 was Dangal which worked on content as the opening weekend wasn’t very strong. 2019 is arguable as Avengers End Game did the most business but War is considered just because it is an Indian film.
The least rated film in the top 10 list is They Call Him Og which also closed as a HIT. This makes it star driven as Pawan Kalyan is the biggest star in the Tollywood home states. War 2 flopped big time and no one had expected this but the pre-release hype faded away due to poor assets. Coolie emerged Average due to big opening weekend and has made no money for its makers.
On the whole, only four films have crossed the Rs 500 crore and the remaining period of 2025 does not look promising in any way.
Top India Grossers of 2025
S. No | Movie Name | Release Date | Gross | Lead Actor | Lead Actress | Director |
1. | Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 | 2 October 2025 | Rs 655 crore | Rishab Shetty | Rukmini Vasanth | Rishab Shetty |
2. | Chhaava | 14 February 2025 | Rs 695 crore | Vicky Kaushal | Rashmika Mandanna | Laxman Utekar |
3. | Saiyaara | 18 July 2025 | Rs 397 crore | Ahaan Panday | Aneet Padda | Mohit Suri |
4. | Coolie | 14 August 2025 | Rs 340 crore | Rajinikanth | Shruti Haasan | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
5. | Mahavatar Narsimha | 25 July 2025 | Rs 280 crore | – | – | Ashwin Kumar |
6. | War 2 | 14 August 2025 | Rs 279.50 crore | Hrithik Roshan | Kiara Advani | Ayan Mukerji |
7. | They Call Him OG | 25 September 2025 | Rs 223.40 crore | Pawan Kalyan | Priyanka Mohan | Sujeeth |
8. | Housefull 5 | 6 June 2025 | Rs 196 crore | Akshay Kumar | Jacqueline Fernandez | Tarun Mansukhani |
9. | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | 28 August 2025 | Rs 179 crore | Naslen | Kalyani Priyadarshan | Dominic Arun |
10. | L2: Empuraan | 27 March 2025 | Rs 121 crore | Mohanlal | Manju Warrier | Prithviraj Sukumaran |
Top Overseas Grossers of 2025
S. No | Movie Name | Release Date | Gross | Lead Actor | Lead Actress | Director |
1. | Saiyaara | 18 July 2025 | Rs 180 crore | Ahaan Panday | Aneet Padda | Mohit Suri |
2. | Coolie | 14 August 2025 | Rs 180 crore | Rajinikanth | Shruti Haasan | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
3. | L2: Empuraan | 27 March 2025 | Rs 145 crore | Mohanlal | Manju Warrier | Prithviraj Sukumaran |
4. | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | 28 August 2025 | Rs 121 crore | Naslen | Kalyani Priyadarshan | Dominic Arun |
5. | Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 | 2 October 2025 | Rs 110 crore | Rishab Shetty | Rukmini Vasanth | Rishab Shetty |
6. | Chhaava | 14 February 2025 | Rs 92.50 crore | Vicky Kaushal | Rashmika Mandanna | Laxman Utekar |
7. | War 2 | 14 August 2025 | Rs 85.50 crore | Hrithik Roshan | Kiara Advani | Ayan Mukerji |
8. | They Call Him OG | 25 September 2025 | Rs 65 crore | Pawan Kalyan | Priyanka Mohan | Sujeeth |
9. | Housefull 5 | 6 June 2025 | Rs 54 crore | Akshay Kumar | Jacqueline Fernandez | Tarun Mansukhani |
10. | Mahavatar Narsimha | 25 July 2025 | Rs 28 crore | – | – | Ashwin Kumar |
Top Worldwide Grossers of 2025
S. No | Movie Name | Release Date | Gross | Lead Actor | Lead Actress | Director |
1. | Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 | 2 October 2025 | Rs 765 crore | Rishab Shetty | Rukmini Vasanth | Rishab Shetty |
2. | Chhaava | 14 February 2025 | Rs 788.50 crore | Vicky Kaushal | Rashmika Mandanna | Laxman Utekar |
3. | Saiyaara | 18 July 2025 | Rs 577 crore | Ahaan Panday | Aneet Padda | Mohit Suri |
4. | Coolie | 14 August 2025 | Rs 520 crore | Rajinikanth | Shruti Haasan | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
5. | War 2 | 14 August 2025 | Rs 365 crore | Hrithik Roshan | Kiara Advani | Ayan Mukerji |
6. | Mahavatar Narsimha | 25 July 2025 | Rs 326 crore | – | – | Ashwin Kumar |
7. | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | 28 August 2025 | Rs 300 crore | Naslen | Kalyani Priyadarshan | Dominic Arun |
8. | They Call Him OG | 25 September 2025 | Rs 287.40 crore | Pawan Kalyan | Priyanka Mohan | Sujeeth |
9. | L2: Empuraan | 27 March 2025 | Rs 266 crore | Mohanlal | Manju Warrier | Prithviraj Sukumaran |
10. | Housefull 5 | 6 June 2025 | Rs 250 crore | Akshay Kumar | Jacqueline Fernandez | Tarun Mansukhani |
Most Expensive Movies Out of Highest Grossers of 2025
S. No | Movie Name | Release Date | Budget | Lead Actor | Lead Actress | Director |
1. | War 2 | 14 August 2025 | Rs 400 crore | Hrithik Roshan | Kiara Advani | Ayan Mukerji |
| 2. | Coolie | 14 August 2025 | Rs 375 crore | Rajinikanth | Shruti Haasan | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
3. | Housefull 5 | 6 June 2025 | Rs 250 crore | Akshay Kumar | Jacqueline Fernandez | Tarun Mansukhani |
4. | They Call Him OG | 25 September 2025 | Rs 225 crore | Pawan Kalyan | Priyanka Mohan | Sujeeth |
5. | Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 | 2 October 2025 | Rs 175 crore | Rishab Shetty | Rukmini Vasanth | Rishab Shetty |
6. | L2: Empuraan | 27 March 2025 | Rs 145 crore | Mohanlal | Manju Warrier | Prithviraj Sukumaran |
7. | Chhaava | 14 February 2025 | Rs 135 crore | Vicky Kaushal | Rashmika Mandanna | Laxman Utekar |
8. | Saiyaara | 18 July 2025 | Rs 50 crore | Ahaan Panday | Aneet Padda | Mohit Suri |
9. | Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra | 28 August 2025 | Rs 40 crore | Naslen | Kalyani Priyadarshan | Dominic Arun |
10. | Mahavatar Narsimha | 25 July 2025 | Rs 35 crore | – | – | Ashwin Kumar |
