The year 2025 has been great for Indian cinema at the overseas box office, with several films becoming massive hits. All major film industries crossed the $10 million mark overseas, except for the Telugu film industry-Tollywood.
The Malayalam film industry continued its strong performance from last year, while the Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada industries also delivered successful films.
Here are the films that earned more than $10 million overseas this year:
- Chhaava
- Empuraan
- Thudarum
- Saiyaraa
- Coolie
- Lokah: Chapter 1
- Kantara: Chapter 1
As mentioned, Tollywood is the only major industry that didn’t reach the $10 million milestone. The main reason is the lack of a strong pan-India film from Telugu cinema this year.
Pawan Kalyan’s OG was expected to be a big hit overseas, but it didn’t maintain momentum after release. No other Telugu film this year had the potential to reach that level either.
Meanwhile, the Malayalam industry made a huge impact, with Empuraan, Thudarum, and Lokah: Chapter 1 all crossing $10 million overseas. These three films helped Mollywood outperform even the larger film industries in 2025.