For Hollywood‘s latest release Oppenheimer, India has emerged as one of the biggest box office markets. After the home market, where Christopher Nolan’s biographical thriller film collected $81 million in the first weekend, India has one of the highest contributions to the English language film’s business.
With a collection amount of $7 million, India is behind the U.K., where Oppenheimer collected $13.3 million. In France and Germany the film has earned $6.4 million each, while in countries such as Australia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Brazil the film has earned $6.3 million, $4.5 million, $3.9 million and 2.5 million respectively, for the same time period as in the U.S.
” We have been in the top 5 and top 7 but top three is for the first time. For a Hollywood tent-pole firm, this is the first time India has contributed to the top three countries after the home market,” said Girish Johar, producer and film business expert. “I see a surge in the Hollywood box office this year,” Johar added.
Hollywood currently accounts for a 12 percent share in the India box office. Its share is expected to go up as big Hollywood studios are firming up their release calendar with Warner Bros expected to release 12 films this year versus six in 2022, Universal Focus, 23 compared to 19 last year, and Sony, 19, up from 11 in 2022.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
