India, July 17 -- As the first half of 2025 ended, lists of what worked and what flopped at the box office this year emerged. Chhaava and L2: Empuraan dominated the box office, while smaller films like Thudarum and Sitaare Zameen Par earned some praise, too. But even as the box office collection reports were dominated by films breaking records, one tiny film with no stars managed to outdo them all, at least in terms of profitability.

The Tamil sleeper hit, Tourist Family, is the most profitable Indian film of this year so far. Made on a budget of just Rs.7 crore, the Abishan Jeevinth-directed film earned over Rs.90 crore worldwide, bringing its profit over its budget to an astounding 1200%. Tourist family is a slice-of-life comedy drama ...