The Indian box office recorded a gross collection of Rs 1,550 crore from films released in October 2026. With this, the cumulative box office collection of films released between January and October reached Rs 12,534 crore, registering a 13 percent growth compared to the same period in 2025, according to a report by Ormax media today.

Tamil film ‘Jailer 2’ emerged as the highest-grossing film of October, collecting over Rs 571 crore at the Indian box office. It was followed by Hindi film ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’, which collected Rs 444 crore. The two films together contributed 65 percent of the month’s total box office collection.

With this performance, ‘Jailer 2’ also became the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time at the Indian box office, surpassing the record previously held by ‘2.0’, which was released in 2019.

The report further highlighted the strong performance of franchise-based films. Six of the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2026 so far belong to established film franchises, showing the continued influence of franchise films on the Indian box office.

In terms of language-wise box office share, Hindi cinema accounted for 39 percent of the total collection. Tamil cinema’s share increased to 15 percent, compared to 13 percent in 2025. Telugu cinema maintained its share at 18 percent, while international films accounted for 13 percent, up from 10 percent in 2025. The international category includes films from Hollywood and other global markets.

Ormax Media also said that 2026 is set to become the biggest year ever for the Indian box office. The strong opening of ‘Ramayana: Rise of a Legend’ in November, along with the expected releases of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘King’ in December, is expected to push collections further. The current record is held by 2025, when the Indian box office recorded Rs 13,395 crore.

The report uses gross box office collection as a common measure to compare films across different language industries, which follow different reporting methods such as gross, net and distributor share. For films released in multiple languages, collections from all language versions are added to calculate the all-India gross.

Ormax also clarified that the figures may include projected future collections for films still running in theatres at the time of publication. These estimates are based on the latest available trends and may be updated in the following month’s report. The entire box office collection of a film is assigned to its release month, even if a part of its business takes place in the following months.