Overview
- Hindi films logged their best year at about $609.8 million, with roughly 93% coming from original Hindi titles as dependence on dubbed South releases fell to 7%.
- Average ticket price rose about 20% to Rs161 while admissions slipped 6% to 832 million, reinforcing a revenue-per-ticket driven surge.
- Three titles crossed the Rs500 crore mark: Dhurandhar, Kantara A Legend: Chapter-1, and Chhaava.
- A record 37 films topped Rs100 crore in 2025, up from 22 the prior year.
- International releases grew 49% to $155.2 million led by Avatar: Fire and Ash at $26.4 million, while regional results split with Gujarati up 189% and Kannada up 73% as Punjabi fell 43% and Marathi 46%.