F1 The Movie Sets Ninth Week Record for Hollywood in India Sinking Titanic

The ninth week numbers of F1 are the biggest ever for a Hollywood film in India. The record, however, comes with a small asterisk.

By Jatinder Singh

Published on Aug 29, 2025 | 06:54 PM IST | 25K

Brad Pitt in F1 The Movie (image courtesy of Warner Bros)

Nine weeks in and F1: The Movie is still running strong at the Indian box office. The film grossed Rs. 3.25 crore in its ninth week, for the running total of Rs. 122 crore. The ninth week numbers are the biggest ever for a Hollywood film in India. The record, however, comes with a small asterisk.

The previous record holder is known, i.e. Titanic, but it's unknown how much it actually collected as the exact weekly data from its run isn’t available. Still, it would be a safe assumption that it was under Rs. 3 crore, which would hand the record to F1: The Movie.

Counting in the local movies, the all-time ninth week leader is Gadar: Ek Prem Katha with nearly Rs. 6 crore. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai are the other two films that had a higher ninth week than F1 The Movie, making it the fourth-highest ninth-week grosser in India.

It’s fairly common for films to break records in the initial weeks. Inflation, wider releases and frontloading of business mean newer films often post bigger numbers in the early stages. But when it comes to the later weeks, records are harder to come by. The way business has evolved, with shorter runs, faster drops, and quicker digital availability, has made it rare for films to hold so strong this deep into release. That’s why a ninth-week record in today’s era is particularly impressive.

Following is the list of weekly record holders for Hollywood. All of these films were, at the time, the biggest Hollywood grossers in the country. F1: The Movie won't be one, but it joins this elite company.

Week	Title	Year	Gross
1	Avengers: Endgame	2019	Rs. 314.00 cr.
2	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	Rs. 121.00 cr.
3	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	Rs. 67.00 cr.
4	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	Rs. 26.50 cr.
5	Avatar	2009	Rs. 13.25 cr.
6	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	Rs. 8.75 cr.
7	The Jungle Book	2016	Rs. 3.30 cr.
8	The Jungle Book	2016	Rs. 2.30 cr.
9	F1: The Movie	2025	Rs. 3.25 cr.