Top 10 highest-grossing Indian movies of 2025: Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar to Kalyani Priyadarshan's Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra
As 2025 comes to an end, let's have a look at the top ten highest-grossing movies in India that prompted the audience to spend more time in cinema halls.
Dhurandhar, Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
Last Updated: 03.01 PM, Dec 28, 2025
What a wild ride 2025 has been at the cinemas! From the colossal roar of Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar that's closing the year with a massive collection to the mystical magic of Rishab Shetty's Kantara Chapter 1 that stunned viewers across all languages, the silver screens were absolutely buzzing with these movies. Theatres also saw some surprise hits like Kalyani Priyadarshan's Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra and Ahaan Panday's Saiyaara that stole the spotlight this year. Here is a quick look at the top ten highest-grossing Indian movies of 2025 with their box office numbers from Sacnilk.
Highest Indian grossers of 2025
Dhurandhar
Having an ensemble cast like Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and Sara Arjun, this espionage action-thriller is currently ruling the box office with a massive collection of Rs 715.50 crore from India to date, and over Rs 1000 crore worldwide. Even though the movie is still running in theatres, speculations say that Dhurandhar is likely to make its digital debut on Netflix by the end of January 2026.
Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1
Rishab Shetty's this Kannada mythological action drama serves as the prequel to his 2022 Kantara movie. The story delves deeper into the origins of the tradition and ancestral conflict introduced in the first flick. Kantara: A Legen Chapter-1 grossed Rs 622.38 crore from India and Rs 851.89 crore at the box office worldwide. The Kannada prequel is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Chhava
Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna collaborated for the first time in this Hindi period action drama that released way back in February. Chhava follows the life of Sambhaji, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, adaptated from the Marathi novel, Chhava, written by Shivaji Sawant. The movie grossed Rs 601.54 crore from India, and Rs 807.91 at the worldwide box office. Chhava is now available to watch on Netflix.
Saiyaara
Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda's made their acting debut with this Hindi romance drama in July. The Mohit Suri-dirctorial grossed Rs 329.73 crore from India, and Rs 569.79 crore at the worldwide box office. For the unversed, Ahaan Panday is the cousin of Ananya Panday, who's latest movie,Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, opposite Kartik Aaryan is running in threatres now. Saiyaara is now streaming on Netflix since August.
Coolie
Superstar Rajinikanth's this Tamil action drama grossed Rs 285.01 crore from India, and Rs 518 crore at the worldwide box office back in August. Coolie features an ensemble cast including Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Rachita Ram,with Aamir Khan and Pooja Hegde in cameos. The story follows a former coolie union leader investigating the death of his friend, leading to a crime syndicate. Watch Coolie on Amazon Prime Video now!
Mahavata Narsimha
This epic animated devotional flick made its world premiere at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 2024, and later made its theatrical release in July 2025. Mahavata Narsimha was made on a budget of Rs 40 crore, and it grossed Rs 251.30 crore from India, and a total of Rs 326.82 at the worldwide box office. The movie, that's streaming on Netflix, is the first installment in the planned seven-part animated Mahavatar Cinematic Universe, based on the ten avatars (incarnations) of Lord Vishnu.
They Call Him OG
Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi made his Telugu debut with this Pawan Kalyan-starrer, available to watch on Netflix. They Call Him OG is a Telugu period crime drama that follows the life of Ojas Gambheera (OG), a legendary skilled warrior and former Samurai. The movie grossed Rs 191.5 crore from India, and a total of Rs 293.65 crore at the worldwide box office. The movie also stars Prakash Raj, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Arjun Das, Sriya Reddy, Tej Sapru, Subhalekha Sudhakar and Rahul Ravindran.
War 2
Jr NTR and Hrithik Roshan's collaboration in this Hindi sequel of the 2019 movie created a massive buzz back in August. The popular Telugu actor made his big Bollywood debut with War 2 this year. The high-stakes action entertainer grossed Rs 282.6 crore from India, and a total of Rs 364.35 crore at the worldwide box office. War 2 also star Kiara Advani, and it claims to be the sixth installment in the YRF Spy Universe, directed by Ayan Mukerji. The movie is streaming on Netflix now!
Housefull 5
This Hindi comedy drama is the one of the Bollywood debuts of Punjabi actress Sonam Bajwa, after Baaghi 4 and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat. Streaming on Prime Video, the movie stars Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Dino Morea, Fardeen Khan and Jackie Shroff. Housefull 5 grossed Rs 183.3 crore from India, and a total of Rs 288.58 crore at the worldwide box office, and made its digital debut on Amazon Prime Video.
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
Kalyani Priyadarshan, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarshan, becomes the first Indian actress to portray a female superhero in Lokah. Even the action drama becomes the highest-grosssing Malayalam movie of all-time with a collection of Rs 156.82 crore from India, and a total of Rs 303.67 crore at the worldwide box office. Lokah also stars Naslen K Gafoor, Dulquer Salmaan and Tovino Thomas in pivotal roles. You can watch Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra now with OTTplay Premium.