Led by Rajinikanth-starrerJailerand Anil SharmasGadar 2, box office inIndiareached record-breaking numbers this weekend.

Holdovers included Karan JoharsRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaaniand Christopher NolansOppenheimerwhich counts India as its 5th biggest offshore market.

This is all in advance of Tuesdays Independence Day holiday.

Rajinikanth in Jailer, Sunny Deol in Gadar 2

Jailer, Gadar 2Sun Pictures/Anil Sharma Productions

As Deadline reported Sunday, the action thriller landed in theTop 10 at the North American box office.

Written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, its the highest grossing Tamil film so far this year.

Gadar 2, starring Sunny Deol, saw a weekend debut of $1.135M in North America.

WGA West building in Hollywood

This weekend has been a wonderful experience for people who love the mainstream Indian films.

This weekend shows that movies and cinemas are back in a big, big way.

We look forward to this momentum continuing the rest of 2023.