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List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Malayalam films based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by various sources. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema, based in Kerala and dedicated to the production of films in the Malayalam-language. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Malayalam films based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by various sources.[a] The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

Highest-grossing films worldwide

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Peak Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref.
1 1 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹303.86 crore 2025 [b]
1 2 L2: Empuraan ₹266.81 crore 2025 [c]
1 3 Manjummel Boys ₹242.30 crore 2024 [9]
4 4 Drishyam 3 ₹241.41 crore 2026 [10]
4 5 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹234–235 crore 2026 [11][12]
3 6 Thudarum ₹234 crore 2025 [d]
1 7 2018 ₹180 crore 2023 [14]
3 8 The Goat Life ₹158.50 crore 2024
3 9 Aavesham ₹156 crore 2024
8 10 Sarvam Maya ₹151 crore 2025 [15]
1 11 Pulimurugan ₹139 crore 2016 [16]
4 12 Premalu ₹136.25 crore 2024
2 13 Lucifer ₹129 crore 2019
12 14 Aadu 3 ₹120.10 crore 2026 [17][18]
8 15 Marco ₹110 crore 2024 [19]
8 16 ARM ₹106.75 crore 2024
10 17 Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil ₹90.25 crore 2024
3 18 Bheeshma Parvam ₹88.10 crore 2022 [20]
10 19 Neru ₹86 crore 2023 [21][22]
16 20 Kalamkaval ₹85.2 crore 2025
9 21 RDX: Robert Dony Xavier ₹84.55 crore 2023 [23]
17 22 Diés Iraé ₹83 crore 2025
12 23 Varshangalkku Shesham ₹82.75 crore 2024 [24]
11 24 Kannur Squad ₹82 crore 2023 [14]
3 25 Kurup ₹81 crore 2021

Highest-grossing films by market

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India

Rank Title Domestic gross Year Ref.
1 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹183.70 crore 2025 [b]
2 Manjummel Boys ₹167.65 crore 2024
3 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹148.71 crore 2026 [11]
4 Thudarum ₹143.96 crore 2025
5 Drishyam 3 ₹126.91 crore 2026 [25]
6 L2: Empuraan ₹124.56 crore 2025
7 2018 ₹107.05 crore 2023
8 Pulimurugan ₹105.90 crore 2016
9 Aavesham ₹101.15 crore 2024
10 The Goat Life ₹99 crore 2024

Kerala

Rank Title Kerala gross Year Ref.
1 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹129.55 crore 2026 [26][27][28]
2 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹121.95 crore 2025 [b][26][27][29]
3 Thudarum ₹118.90 crore 2025 [26][27]
4 2018 ₹89.20 crore 2023 [26][27]
5 Drishyam 3 ₹86.34 crore 2026 [26][27]
6 L2: Empuraan ₹86.25 crore 2025 [30]
7 Pulimurugan ₹85.10 crore 2016 [30]
8 The Goat Life ₹79.30 crore 2024 [31]
9 Sarvam Maya ₹78 crore 2025 [30]
10 Aavesham ₹76.15 crore 2024 [30][31]

Tamil Nadu

Rank Title Gross Year Ref.
1 Manjummel Boys ₹64 crore 2025 [32]
2 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹24.10 crore 2025 [29]
3 Premalu ₹10.75 crore 2024 [citation needed]
4 Aavesham ₹9.57 crore 2024 [citation needed]
5 L2: Empuraan ₹9.3 crore 2025 [citation needed]
6 Drishyam 3 ₹8.5 crore 2026

Karnataka

Rank Title Gross Year Ref.
1 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹15.5 crore 2025 [29]
2 Drishyam 3 ₹13.5 crore 2026
3 L2: Empuraan ₹12.75 crore 2025 [citation needed]
4 Manjummel Boys ₹12.6 crore 2024 [citation needed]
5 Aavesham ₹9.56 crore 2024 [citation needed]
6 Thudarum ₹8.13 crore 2025 [citation needed]
7 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹7.6 crore 2026 [citation needed]

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Rank Title Gross Year Ref.
1 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹14.65 crore 2025 [29]
2 Premalu ₹13.55 crore 2024
3 Pulimurugan ₹12 crore 2016 [33]
4 2018 ₹10.85 crore 2023
5 Drishyam 3 ₹9.1 crore 2026

Rest of India

Rank Title Gross Year Ref.
1 Marco ₹12.41 crore 2024 [34]
2 L2: Empuraan ₹9.36 crore 2025 [citation needed]
3 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹8.6 crore 2025 [29]
4 Drishyam 3 ₹6.23 crore 2026

International Markets

Rank Title Overseas gross Year Ref.
1 L2: Empuraan ₹141.8 crore 2025
2 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹119.5 crore 2025 [29]
3 Drishyam 3 ₹111.70 crore 2026 [35]
4 Thudarum ₹93 crore 2025 [36]
5 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹85.7 crore 2026 [11]

Highest-grossing opening day

Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref.

1

 L2: Empuraan ₹68.20 crore 2025

2

 Drishyam 3 ₹50.35 crore 2026 [37]

3

 Patriot ₹29.10 crore 2026 [38]
4 Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea ₹19.92 crore 2021 [39]
5 Kurup ₹19 crore 2021 [39]
6 Aadu 3 ₹18.01 crore 2026 [39]
7 Odiyan ₹17.5 crore 2018 [39]
8 Turbo ₹17.3 crore 2024 [40]
9 Thudarum ₹16.65 crore 2025
10 The Goat Life ₹16.05 crore 2024 [41]

Highest-grossing opening weekend

Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Days Ref.
1 L2: Empuraan ₹174 crore 2025 4
2 Drishyam 3 ₹141 crore 2026 4 [42]
3 Aadu 3 ₹87 crore 2026 3
4 Thudarum ₹70 crore 2025 3
5 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹65 crore 2025 4 [43]
6 The Goat Life 2024 4 [44]
7 Patriot ₹64 crore 2026 3 [45]
8 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹63 crore 2026 4 [46]
9 Lucifer ₹52.3 crore 2019 4 [47]
10 Turbo ₹50 crore 2024 4 [48]

Highest-grossing films by month

Month Title Worldwide gross Year Ref.
January Rekhachithram ₹57.3 crore 2025
February Manjummel Boys ₹242.3 crore 2024
March L2: Empuraan ₹265–268.05 crore 2025
April Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹234.45 crore 2026
May Drishyam 3 ₹238.61 crore 2026 [49]
June Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum ₹50.3 crore 2017
July Paappan ₹50.1 crore 2022
August Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹302–304 crore 2025
September ARM ₹106.75 crore 2024
October Pulimurugan ₹139–145 crore 2016
November Kurup ₹81 crore 2021
December Sarvam Maya ₹150 crore 2025

Highest-grossing films by year

Year Title Worldwide gross Ref.
2000 Narasimham ₹22 crore [50]
2001 Raavanaprabhu ₹17 crore [51]
2002 Meesa Madhavan ₹15 crore [50]
2003 Balettan ₹14 crore [50]
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI ₹16 crore [52]
2005 Rajamanikyam ₹25 crore [53]
2006 Classmates ₹24 crore [54]
2007 Mayavi ₹15 crore [55]
2008 Twenty:20 ₹32 crore
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja ₹21 crore [56]
2010 Pokkiri Raja ₹16.5 crore [57]
2011 Christian Brothers ₹28 crore
2012 Mayamohini ₹22 crore
2013 Drishyam ₹62 crore
2014 Bangalore Days ₹48.3 crore
2015 Premam ₹73 crore
2016 Pulimurugan ₹139–145 crore [58]
2017 Ramaleela ₹55 crore [59]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni ₹67−70 crore [60]
2019 Lucifer ₹125.50–127 crores [e]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa ₹47.65 crore
2021 Kurup ₹81 crore
2022 Bheeshma Parvam ₹85 crore
2023 2018 ₹177 crore
2024 Manjummel Boys ₹242.3 crore
2025 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra ₹304 crore [b]
2026 Drishyam 3 ₹238.61 crore [61]

Highest-grossing franchises

Highest-grossing franchises
Rank Franchise Worldwide gross
(crore)[f]		 No. of films Average gross
(crore)		 Highest grosser

Box office milestones

The following are list the flims that have reached the below milestones first in the Malayalam flim industry

Milestone Title Year Director Production company Final Gross Ref.
₹1 crore Thacholi Ambu 1978 Navodaya Appachan Navodaya Studio est.₹1−1.2 crore
₹5 crore Kilukkam 1991 Priyadarshan Goodknight Films est.₹5 crore [62]
₹10 crore The King 1995 Shaji Kailas Quality International ₹10 crore
₹15 crore Chandralekha 1996 Priyadarshan Fazils est.₹15 crore
₹20 crore Narasimham 2000 Shaji Kailas Aashirvad Cinemas est.₹20 crore
₹25 crore Rajamanikyam 2005 Anwar Rasheed Valiyaveettil Movie International ₹25 crore
₹50 crore Drishyam 2013 Jeethu Joseph Aashirvad Cinemas ₹62 crore
₹100 crore Pulimurugan 2016 Vysakh Mulakuppadam Films est.₹139–145 crore
₹150 crore 2018 2023 Jude Anthany Joseph Kavya Film Company, PK Prime Production est.₹177 crore
₹200 crore Manjummel Boys 2024 Chidambaram Parava Films ₹242.3 crore
₹250 crore L2: Empuraan 2025 Prithviraj Sukumaran Aashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions, Sree Gokulam Movies est.₹265–268 crore
₹300 crore Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra Dominic Arun Wayfarer Films ₹301.98–304 crore [b]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ See WP:RSP, WP:ICTFSOURCES
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra's reported worldwide gross is from ₹301.98 crore (The Telegraph[1]) to ₹302.5 crore (ThePrint[2]) to ₹303.2 crore (The Week[3]) to ₹304 crore (The Hollywood Reporter)[4]
  3. ↑ Mint reported ₹265 crore,[5] DNA India and The Financial Express reported ₹268 crore,[6][7] Firstpost reported ₹268.08 crore[8]
  4. ↑ Thudarum's reported worldwide grosses vary between ₹234 crores (The Hindustan Times[13]) – ₹235 crore (The Financial Express[7])
  5. ↑ Lucifer's reported worldwide gross varies between ₹125.50 crore (Pinkvilla) – ₹127 crore (The New Indian Express[16])
  6. ↑ The franchise gross is calculated using the lowest reported gross for each film in the franchise.
  7. ↑ OTT Release

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