Box office revenue in India 2024, by language

In 2024, box office revenues for South Indian language films in the Indian film industry reached ** billion Indian rupees, an increase from the previous year. Additionally, Bollywood films recorded a revenue of ** billion rupees, while Hollywood films generated **** billion rupees that year. 

 Turbulent times for the Indian box office  

Due to lockdowns and social distancing resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significantly fewer theatrical releases of Indian films in 2020. As a result, the industry braced itself for box office revenues to fall steeply after significant growth over the preceding decade. Despite this setback, Indian box office revenues still ranked among the top ten in the world in 2020. What’s more, the value of the Indian film industry is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels by the end of fiscal year 2022.

 A world leader in cinema 

  India has consistently been the world leader in the number of films produced annually. In addition, India is the number two country in terms of film tickets sold. Finally, the Indian film industry has wide reach, with Indian theatrical releases generating significant international box office revenues.