List of highest-grossing Kollywood movies

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Kollywood is the Tamil film making industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The following are the highest grossing Kollywood movies. The Tamil film industry made the first nationally distributed film across India in 1948 with Chandralekha.

Highest-grossing films Worldwide[change | change source]

#+ Implies that the film is multilingual and the gross collection figure includes the worldwide collection of the other simultaneously filmed version.
Rank Film Year Director Studio Worldwide gross Source
1 Leo 2023 Lokesh kanagaraj Sevenscreen studios ₹635 crore (US$83 million) #+ [1]
2 2.0 2018 S. Shankar Lyca Productions ₹500 crore–₹800 crore (US71.51–$122.85) [2][3]
3 Baahubali: The Beginning 2015 S. S. Rajamouli Arka Media Works ₹650 crore (US$99.28 million) #+ [4]
4 Saaho 2019 Sujeeth UV Creations

T-Series

₹433.06 crore (US$61 million) #+ [5]
5 Bigil 2019 Atlee AGS Entertainment ₹300 crore (US$46.07 million) [6][7][8]
6 Master 2021 Lokesh Kanagaraj XB Film Creators ₹300 crore (US$39 million) [9]
7 Enthiran 2010 S. Shankar Sun Pictures ₹290 crore (US$63.04 million) [10][11]
8 Kabali 2016 Pa. Ranjith V Creations est.₹286–499 crore (US$42.64–77 million) [n 1]
9 Mersal 2017 Atlee Thenandal Studio Limited ₹260 crore (US$39.93 million) [20][21]
Sarkar 2018 AR Murugadoss Sun Pictures ₹260 crore (US$37.18 million) [21]
10 Petta 2019 Karthik Subbaraj Sun Pictures ₹250 crore (US$33 million) [22]
11 Darbar 2020 A.R.Murugadoss Lyca Productions ₹250 crore (US$33 million) [23][24]
12 I 2015 S. Shankar Aascar Films ₹240 crore (US$31 million) [25]
13 Vishwaroopam 2013 Kamal Haasan Raaj Kamal Films International ₹220 crore (US$29 million) [26]
14 Dasavathaaram 2008 K.S.Ravikumar Aascar Films ₹200 crore (US$26 million) [27]
15 Viswasam 2019 Siva Sathya Jothi Films ₹200 crore (US$26 million) [28]
16 Thuppaki 2012 A.R. Murugadoss V. Creations ₹180 crore (US$24 million) [29]
17 Theri (film) 2016 Atlee Kumar V. Creations ₹175 crore (US$23 million) [30]
18 Vivegam 2017 Siva Satya Jothi Films ₹160 crore (US$21 million) [31]
19 Kaala 2018 Pa.Ranjith Wunderbar Films ₹159.56 crore (US$21 million) [32]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Box office gross values of ₹600–675 crore were reported for Kabali in the first 13 days by several organisations including Financial Express and Indian Express,[12][13] which were more than double the estimates made by other sources.[14] International Business Times (IBT) and Firstpost criticized these estimates as inflated, explaining the discrepancy as due in part to the addition of "pre-release business" figures, such as music and satellite rights sales of ₹200 crore,[15] being factored into the box office sales totals.[14] Firstpost wrote, "More conservative estimates put Kabali’s collections at around Rs 300 crores from worldwide ticket sales."[15] IBT's analysts in August 2016 estimated the film's worldwide gross total of its first 13 days at around ₹350 crore (US$52.18 million).[16]
    Figures given in December 2016 by Financial Express indicated an estimated domestic gross of ₹215 crore and an overseas gross of ₹262 crore, which total ₹477 crore.[17] A figure of USD$77 million given by Forbes in May 2017 converted to approximately ₹493–499 crore.[18] According to International Business Times in October 2017, Kabali's final worldwide gross was around ₹286 crore (US$38 million).[19]
  1. ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/box-office/leo-box-office-collection-vijay-starrer-surpassed-rajinikanths-jailer-becomes-the-highest-grossing-tamil-film-of-2023/articleshow/105200849.cms. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  3. ↑ "2.0 China box office collection: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar's film tanks, makes just ₹18 crore". 9 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Baahubali rights snapped up by Netflix for Rs 25.5 crore; the Conclusion completes 100 days in theatres-Entertainment News , Firstpost". 10 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Top Grossers All Formats Worldwide Gross".
  6. ↑ "Bigil, Petta, Viswasam, Kanchana 3, Nerkonda Paarvai, Kaithi power Kollywood's theatrical takings in 2019 to Rs 1000 cr". Firstpost. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bigil Box Office collection update: Vijay's sports drama collects Rs 300 crore in 17 days! - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "IT dept official statement on why Thalapathy Vijay questioned and raids conducted - Tamil News". 6 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "'Thalapathy 65' will be a pan-Indian project: Cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa". 25 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "SS Rajamouli's Baahubali enters RS 300 crore club". The Indian Express. 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Yearly Average Rates (46 INR per USD)". OFX. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express". 1 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rajinikanth starrer Kabali box office collections rise to over Rs 650 crore, turns No. 1 movie in India – The Financial Express". 1 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "'Kabali' box office collection: Reports of Rajinikanth-starrer raking in Rs. 675 crore in 13 days are fake". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Rajinikanth's Kabali has earned Rs 600 crore at the global box office. Or has it? – Firstpost". 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "'Kabali' Box Office collection". International Business Times India. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Rajinikanth birthday today; As superstar Rajni turns 65, wishes pour in". 12 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Armies Of Ajith Fans Mobilize To Blast 'Vivegam' Teaser To Record Views". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2017. Kabali, which starred blockbuster hero Rajinikanth, went on to gross nearly 5 billion rupees (US$77 million) worldwide, making it the 6th highest grossing Indian film in history at the time.
  19. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (30 October 2017). "Mersal box office collection: A crowning-moment for Vijay as his film joins Rs 200-crore club". International Business Times.
  20. ↑ "Bigil's budget crosses the 140-crore-mark; making it the most expensive Vijay film till date!". in.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "அடேங்கப்பா, பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் வசூல் இவ்வளவா? மெர்சல் சாதனையை முறியடித்த 'சர்கார்'!". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  22. ↑ "Entertainment News, Bollywood News, Latest Entertainment News, TV News, Celebrity News".
  23. ↑ "Rajinikanth to be approached by 'Darbar' distributors for a refund as the film tanks".
  24. ↑ "Darbar box office: Film ends up as a colossal flop, distributors plan to approach Rajinikanth". 31 January 2020.
  25. ↑ "Kollywood 2015: Top 10 Highest Grossing Tamil Movies in the Year". International Business Times. 14 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "'Vishwaroopam' Box Office Collection: Kamal Haasan Starrer Earns ₹220 Crores". International Business Times. 13 March 2013.
  27. ↑ "Five non-Hindi films that smashed records at the box office". 3 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "Viswasam box office collection: Ajith starrer earns Rs 200 crore worldwide". 6 March 2019.
  29. ↑ "Vijay's Thuppakki makes 180 crore! - Times of India". The Times of India.
  30. ↑ "Regional Cinema | Catch News".
  31. ↑ "Vivegam box-office collection: Ajith's film collects Rs 160 crore".
  32. ↑ "Kaala surpasses Rs 150 Cr mark in 3 weeks; Rajinikanth becomes only south Indian hero with three 150 Cr grossers-Entertainment News , Firstpost". July 2018.
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