Telugu Box Office
Q2 2026 (April – June) · Pan-India theatrical performance of Telugu-language releases
A Quarter Defined by One Film
Gross Box Office
₹681.13 Cr
incl. taxes
Net Box Office
₹580.58 Cr
excl. taxes
Admissions
3.98 Cr
across 9,36,912 shows
Avg. Ticket Price
₹171
gross ÷ admissions
Seat Occupancy
29.2%
of reported capacity
Markets Covered
557 cities
26 states/UTs, pan-India
New Releases
136
titles debuted in Q2
Widest Release
Peddi
1,318 cinemas · 505 cities
Biggest Single Day
₹50.8 Cr
04 Jun 2026 · Peddi alone did ₹50.4 Cr
Fastest to ₹100 Cr
4 days
Peddi · ₹121.6 Cr by day 4
Best Trade Week
₹122.2 Cr
week of 05 Jun · 17.9% of the quarter
Best-Filled Slot
38% full
Sun evening shows, quarter-wide
Beyond Home States
₹45.1 Cr
Bengaluru, largest market outside AP & TG
Telugu cinema grossed ₹681.13 Cr (net ₹580.58 Cr) between April and June 2026, selling 3.98 Cr tickets across 9,36,912 shows in 1,671 cinemas. The quarter was heavily back-loaded: June alone contributed ₹359.1 Cr (52.7%) — 2.1× April — powered by Peddi, which grossed ₹247.2 Cr (36.3% of the entire quarter) with a ₹50.4 Cr opening day on top of ₹21.3 Cr in paid premieres the night before. The market remains deeply concentrated: the top 5 titles took 63.8% of gross, the two Telugu home markets delivered 88.6%, single screens drove 56.1% of revenue, and the Friday–Sunday window accounted for 50.3% of all business.
Peddi carried the quarter. One in every ₹3 grossed in Q2 came from a single title — a 36.3% share, 4.0× the #2 film.
June re-rated the market. Occupancy jumped from ~26% in Apr–May to 35.4% in June on 1.68 Cr admissions.
Nizam is the single biggest zone. 36.7% of gross alone — but Andhra Pradesh's coastal & Rayalaseema zones together still out-gross it, 49.8% to 36.7%.
April, May, June
A quiet start, a quieter middle, then June: 52.7% of the entire quarter's gross came in a single month.
Gross Box Office by Month
1.20 Cr tickets
1.10 Cr tickets
1.68 Cr tickets
Month on Month
With Q2 total
| Month | Gross | Occ. | Debuts | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | ₹172.31 Cr | 26.5% | 36 | 25.3% |
| May 2026 | ₹149.73 Cr | 25.3% | 57 | 22.0% |
| June 2026 | ₹359.10 Cr | 35.4% | 43 | 52.7% |
| Q2 Total | ₹681.13 Cr | 29.2% | 136 | 100% |
The Peddi Spike
Four major releases punctuate the quarter — Dacoit in April, Veerabhadrudu in May, then Peddi's week-of-05-Jun peak dwarfs everything else, with Maa Inti Bangaaram's late-June run close behind.
Weekly Gross
₹ crore · selected weeks, 01 Apr – 02 Jul
| Trade Week | Gross | Admissions | Films | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01–02 Apr* | ₹9.64 Cr | 6.54 L | 13 | 1.4% |
| 10–16 Apr | ₹57.21 Cr | 36.04 L | 13 | 8.4% |
| 29 May–04 Jun | ₹95.31 Cr | 39.20 L | 25 | 14.0% |
| 05–11 Jun | ₹122.18 Cr | 44.29 L | 23 | 17.9% |
| 26 Jun–02 Jul | ₹36.42 Cr | 23.99 L | 30 | 5.3% |
* partial week (01–02 Apr). Full report tracks 14 weeks; representative weeks shown above.
The Top 5
Peddi operated on another scale entirely — it crossed the lifetime total of the #2 film within 2 days and never slowed.
#1
Peddi
₹247.2 Cr
36.3% of quarter
#2
Maa Inti Bangaaram
₹62.2 Cr
9.1% of quarter
#3
Veerabhadrudu
₹49.5 Cr
7.3% of quarter
#4
Dacoit
₹49.3 Cr
7.2% of quarter
#5
Raakaasa
₹26.3 Cr
3.9% of quarter
The Race to the Top
Cumulative gross, days since first show
Peddi operated on another scale. It crossed the lifetime total of the #2 film within 2 days and never slowed.
Maa Inti Bangaaram is the steepest non-event climber. ₹62.2 Cr in just 12 days — still mid-run when the quarter closed.
Veerabhadrudu and Dacoit show the classic long tail. Strong openings, then steady weekend-stepped accumulation over 6+ weeks to near-identical totals.
Top 10 by Gross
Full scorecard (top 5 + #10 shown)
| # | Film | Days | Cinemas | Day 1 | Occ. | Gross | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peddi | 28 | 1,318 | ₹21.29 Cr | 41% | ₹247.24 Cr | 36.3% |
| 2 | Maa Inti Bangaaram | 12 | 810 | ₹4.97 Cr | 38% | ₹62.18 Cr | 9.1% |
| 3 | Veerabhadrudu | 39 | 598 | ₹1.80 Cr | 29% | ₹49.48 Cr | 7.3% |
| 4 | Dacoit | 43 | 810 | ₹6.76 Cr | 29% | ₹49.26 Cr | 7.2% |
| 5 | Raakaasa | 33 | 591 | ₹0.31 Cr | 29% | ₹26.30 Cr | 3.9% |
| 10 | Blast Zone | 34 | 455 | ₹0.85 Cr | 25% | ₹14.05 Cr | 2.1% |
Day 1 = first tracked show date (incl. paid premieres) · variant listings of the same film are merged.
Trade Territories
Click into Telangana + Andhra Pradesh to see the classic 8-zone Telugu trade breakdown.
Territory Performance
Gross box office by market · tap a row to expand
Territory scheme: Telangana + Andhra Pradesh expands into 8 trade zones (Nizam, Ceeded, Vizag, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Nellore); any city outside the mapped zones falls under “Others.” Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra follow as individual markets, with every smaller market grouped into “Rest of India” last.
Single Screen vs. Multiplex
Single screens outnumber multiplexes and still edge them on total gross — but multiplexes command a 50% higher ticket price.
Gross Split by Venue Type
999 venues · ₹146 ATP
686 venues · ₹220 ATP
When Seats Filled
Night shows generated the most gross and the highest occupancy; Sunday was the strongest day of the week by a clear margin.
Occupancy by Show Slot
Gross by Day of Week
25.5% occupancy
24.8% occupancy
25.3% occupancy
32.0% occupancy
30.0% occupancy
32.2% occupancy
34.3% occupancy
Coverage: 1,671 cinemas · 557 cities · 26 states/UTs · 150 titles tracked. Confidential — for illustrative use as a CinemaIP sample report.
