The films that were released in October 2024 grossed Rs 944 crores at the domestic box office, including projected future collections of October releases still running in theatres, making it a good month at the India box office, as per Ormax Media’s The India Box Office Report: October 2024.
Meanwhile, led by Amaran and Vettaiyan, Tamil cinema was the highest contributor to this month’s India box office, with almost 50% of the month’s collections coming from Tamil films, including their dubbed versions in other Indian languages.
According to the report, as compared to 2023, this year is 7% lower on the cumulative box office for the Jan-Oct period. However, with the strong opening performances of Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 in November, and the upcoming release of Pushpa 2: The Rule in December, there’s a chance that 2024 could eventually overtake 2023, or at least come very close to doing so.
The chart below lists the top 10 films released in October 2024, based on their box office performance in India. Even without accounting for November Diwali releases Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Dussehra and Diwali releases took eight of the top 10 spots in the month, highlighting the importance of major holidays at the box office.
Amaran emerges as the top-grossing film of the month. Following a strong opening in Tamil Nadu, the film has emerged as a success across South India, with strong collections in each market.
October releases Amaran and Vettaiyan are the latest additions to the top 10 list of the year so far. As of October 2024, there are three films each in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages in the top 10 list of the year.
For language share calculation, the language-wise box office of films releasing in multiple languages is assigned to the corresponding language. However, for Hollywood, the data for all languages is reported under the language head ‘Hollywood’.
The strong performance of Tamil films has resulted in the language share of Tamil increasing from 15% (January to September) to 18% (January to October).
