With ‘Red 2’, ‘Mission Impossible’, ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’, May has been good in the box office of more than Rs 300 crore; June looks promising with three big release, find out! – Exclusive | Hindi film news

Last month, ETIMES reported that the period between April 10 and May 10 has been a fruitful period with release like ‘Jat’, ‘Kesari 2’ and ‘Red 2’ for the box office. However, this trend has continued everyone with some numbers coming to the box office through May. While ‘Red 2’ continued to dominate the screen after its release on 1 May, this pace was continued with ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Recking’, which was released on 17 May, after which ‘Bhoomi Luck’ was on May 23.
May May and these films have a detailed box office analysis:
Raid 2 is a hit
‘Raid 2’ is now close to its lifetime at the box office and the film has collected Rs 168.74 crore till its day 33, which is Monday, June 2. It collected a lot more from the lifetime collection of ‘Raid’. This is the number in India. The number is very high worldwide. The total collection of the first part was Rs 103 crore in India. Thus, the second installment has done much better and it can now be called a hit. According to Box Office India, the collection of ‘RAID 2’ was 10 percent better than ‘Satan’, although the collection in South India and Odisha would be less.
Mission is impossible near a mark of Rs 100 crore
Just as ‘Red 2’ started losing its steam, one saw the release of Tom Cruise starrer ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Recking’. The film has collected a net of Rs 91.1 crore in India, which is a large number and soon it is near the mark of Rs 100 crore. Of this, the maximum collection comes from the English version, followed by the Hindi version. The film was released in India on 17 May and became one of the biggest Hollywood openers. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh told Atiems, “Good films will always get an audience. Mission Impossible and Final Destination – came on a Thursday and Tom Cruise came on Saturday. Both films have found an audience, of course Mission Impossible has found a big audience. But this is a good sign because people are returning to theaters. ,Film business expert Girish Wankhede said, “The release of” Mission: Impossible – The Final Recking “has identified a significant revival for Hollywood in India, indicating a possible revival of Hollywood interested in Hollywood amidst a rapid dominated landscape in South Indian films. Paramount’s strategic decision has made beautiful payments to start the film six days before its US release, as the Indian audience eagerly estimated this latest installment of the reputed franchise. It is the highest opening day of a Hollywood film in 2025, even crossing the much awaited “Captain America: Brave New World”.

‘Forgiven forgiven’ emerges strong after all struggle
There was a major struggle around the release of ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ as the producers joined the legal battle with PVR Inox. Eventually, the film did not release OTT and hit theaters on 23 May. There was a great opening number on day 1 due to concessional ticket prices, however, it continued well even after the initial day. By the end of 11 days, the total collection of the film is Rs 60.63 crore according to Sacnilk. The CEO of PVR INOX reported that the film is doing well only due to discounted ticket prices and said it is really doing well. He also talked about how May is a good month for theaters.He wrote on X (East Twitter), “Some wrote #Bhoolchukmaaf citing a ‘discount offer’ or ‘lack of appeal'” The lack of box office tells a very different story – this is a real hit, May has revived theaters, the audience has returned in large numbers, and big screen is jumping in the entire country. ”
Covering May!
Apparently, with three large release, May has been a great month for the box office. A cumulative number of these three Bigis comes when it is added together for Rs 320.47 crore which is very big! Taran Adarsh agrees that it can be a big month for films and is highly encouraging. Wankhede says that this month has been good at the box office, considering South films as well. He says, “May 2025 has proved to be an extraordinary month for the Indian film industry, which displays a remarkable mixture of Bollywood, South Indian cinema and Hollywood products, all of which have achieved impressive results at the box office. The month kicked with a blockbuster opening week, highlighted by the film “RAID 2”, a shocking of 231 crores worldwide. The success of this film set a positive tone for the month, which depicts the audience with its compelling story and star-stoded actors. The Tamil film was closely “Tourist Family”, which almost. Ring for 87 crores left an impressive impression. ,He said, “In addition, the Telugu film” Hit 3 “continued to speed up by acquiring a commendable and 119 crores, underlining the strength of regional films in the Indian market. Another Tamil release “Retro” also made headlines by generating around Rs 97 crore, demonstrated various tastes of Indian audiences and his desire to embrace the quality story regardless of the language.,Wankhede continues, “As -as the month moved forward, the two major Hollywood franchisees started in the third week, and enriched the Cinemai Prasad available to the Indian audience.” Mission: Impossible – The Final Recking “despite facing limited screen availability managed to complete the audience around ₹ 90 crores. Meanwhile, another Hollywood title, “Final Destination” also performed, which acquires ₹ 55 crore in his run. The fact is that it has obtained such numbers with a low screen, which speaks of the draw of the installed franchise and the loyalty of their fanbase. ,
June to be even bigger?
“I am not considering the dubbed versions, but three major releases in June – ‘Housefull 5’, ‘Sitare Zameen Paar’ and ‘Ma’. Therefore, only one hope should be even more bigger.” We can be optimistic. ,‘Housefull 5’ actually has high expectations as it is set to release on 6 June. The film includes Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ritish Deshmukh, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Dutt, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ferdin Khan, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, John Lever. ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ is a big comeback after Aamir Khan’s ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’ and expectations are really high. Meanwhile, Kajol will be seen in a mythological horror film ‘Ma’ and is from ‘Shaitan’ house. The trailer has received a great response. From the new release, APAR, ‘Mission Impossible’ also continues to spread in June and will now be inch towards a mark of Rs 100 crore, thus contributing to the number of June.