The Ormax Box Office 2024 Report

Despite 13% decline in Hindi box office, the total annual gross box office in the India market stood at ₹11,833 Cr, making 2024 the second-best year of all time, 3% behind 2023

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OWomaniya! 2024: Quantifying gender diversity in Indian entertainment

The fourth edition of the OWomaniya! report by Ormax Media & Film Companion Studios, presented by Amazon Prime, reveals glaring statistics on gender disparity in the Indian entertainment industry

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The India Box Office Report: November 2024

November 2024 was a steady month at the India Box Office with ₹914 Cr in gross collections, driven largely by the Hindi Diwali releases, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 & Singham Again

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The India Box Office Report: October 2024

Led by Tamil films Amaran and Vettaiyan, October 2024 marked another good month at the India Box Office, with gross collections of ₹994 Cr

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The India Box Office Report: September 2024

September 2024 marked a good month at the India Box Office with ₹1,066 Cr in gross collections, driven largely by Devara Part - 1 and The Greatest Of All Time

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The India Box Office Report: August 2024

Stree 2’s exceptional performance makes August the best month at the Indian box office in 2024. The film is projected to overtake Jawan as the highest-grossing Hindi language film of all time

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The India Box Office Report: July 2024

July 2024 was a modest grosser for the Indian film industry, with collections of only ₹593 Cr. Only four films released in the month managed to gross more than ₹50 Cr

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The India Box Office Report: Jan-Jun 2024

The first half of 2024 closes at just above the ₹5,000 Cr gross mark at the India box office, with Kalki 2898 AD leading the way as the top film of the year by a wide margin

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Threat from the South: Bollywood's story problem

A section of The Bollywood Image Report 2024 captures audience perceptions regarding Hindi vs. South films, identifying a key challenge Bollywood faces in post-pandemic times

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Case study: The impact of organic film marketing

The strong box office opening of the Hindi version of Kalki 2898 AD can be attributed to organic audience pull even before its trailer was released, this analysis based on Ormax Cinematix reveals

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The India Box Office Report: May 2024

May 2024 was a moderate month at the India box office, with gross collections of ₹708 Cr. Malayalam films managed to surpass the collections of Hindi films for the second consecutive month

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Is cinema-going a 'habit' in India?

While box office data is plentiful, there is limited understanding of cinema-going as an activity in India. This analysis, using data from Sizing The Cinema: 2024, dives deeper into this aspect

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The India Box Office Report: April 2024

April 2024 was a sub-par month at the India box office, grossing less than ₹500 Cr. However, for the first time in Indian cinema's history, Malayalam emerged as the top-grossing language of the month

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Back to the past: Unpacking nostalgia's impact on content consumption

An analysis of content that is associated with nostalgia reveals the unique benefits offered, and delves into why nostalgia has a positive influence on content engagement

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Sizing the cinema: India's theatre-going population in numbers

According to our new report Sizing The Cinema: 2024, India's theatre-going population has witnessed 29% growth over the last year, and now stands at 157.4 Mn (15.7 Cr) audiences

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The India Box Office Report: March 2024

March was a good month for the Indian film industry, with collections of ₹971 Cr. Malayalam cinema continues its strong run, with Aadujeevitham - The Goat Life joining the list of successful films

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The India Box Office Report: February 2024

February 2024 was a modest grosser for the Indian film industry, with collections of only ₹625 Cr. However, Malayalam cinema, led by Manjummel Boys, had its best-ever month at the box office

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Embracing the dark: Untapped potential of horror in Hindi cinema

Despite several indicators of box office potential, horror films have been marginalised in Hindi cinema in recent years. This analysis looks at the untapped potential of horror genre in Hindi cinema

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The India Box Office Report: January 2024

January 2024 was a respectable month at the India Box Office, with total collections of ₹940 Cr, as three films, i.e., Fighter, Hanu-Man, and Guntur Kaaram, crossed the ₹100 Cr-mark individually

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At the box office, size matters... more than ever before!

An analysis of the Indian box office reveals that the chasm between big-ticket films driven by scale, franchise, or spectacle, and smaller, story-driven films, is here to stay in the post-pandemic era

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