Dhurandhar: The Revenge became the biggest Indian film ever in Canada in its second weekend. Now, the Ranveer Singh starrer has taken things even further, becoming the first Indian film to cross the CAD 10 million mark. And it’s not done yet. CAD 1.12 million has been added in five days so far in the current week. At this pace the film is moving towards the 11 million CAD mark. For the record, Dhurandhar: The Revenge was also the first Indian film to cross CAD 8 and 9 million in the country.
The Canadian market for Indian cinema has seen explosive growth over the past decade. In 2016, Indian films accounted for 1–2 percent of the country’s annual box office. Driven by increased immigration, the number of Indian expatriates has more than tripled since then, and so has business. Today, Indian films contribute about 7 percent of the annual box office.
This increase can also be seen in the earnings of the top films. Ten years ago, Dangal was the biggest Indian film in the market with over 2 million Canadian dollars. It took ten years for ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ to reach 1 million Canadian dollars in 2006. By 2023, ‘Pathan’ tripled that figure, and became the first Indian film to cross CAD 4, 5 and 6 million. Based on how some of the other earnings were going, it looked like CAD 10 million was the order of the day for the right film, and that film has now arrived with Dhurandhar: The Revenge.
Immigration growth has slowed somewhat in recent times, although it is still increasing. It remains to be seen how much higher it can go in the coming years, although Dhurandhar: The Revenge is almost 60 percent higher than the next best film, which will be a tough record to break.
The top ten highest-grossing Indian films in Canada are:
| Post | Topic | Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhurandhar: Revenge | 2026 | CAD 10,130,000 |
| 2 | stalwart | 2025 | CAD 7,700,000 |
| 3 | Animal | 2023 | CAD 7,090,000 |
| 4 | Pathan | 2023 | CAD 6,054,000 |
| 5 | young | 2023 | CAD 5,277,000 |
| 6 | Pushpa: Rules | 2024 | CAD 4,217,000 |
| 7 | woman 2 | 2024 | CAD 4,204,000 |
| 8 | jatt and juliet 3 | 2024 | CAD 3,860,000 |
| 9 | Kalki 2898 AD | 2024 | CAD 3,622,000 |
| 10 | Rocky and Rani’s love story | 2023 | CAD 3,280,000 |
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