List of highest-grossing Mexican films

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films from the Mexican film industry.


Box office gross revenue

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films within the Mexican film industry, based on box office gross revenue.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Background colour  † indicates films that are currently playing in theaters (as of December 2023)
Rank Film Total gross (MXN) Country Year Audience count
1 Instructions Not Included $600,377,842 Mexico 2013 15,201,188
2 The Noble Family $340,299,356 Mexico 2013 7,136,680
3 No Manches Frida 2 $329,344,152 Mexico
Germany
United States
2019 6,651,114
4 ¿Qué culpa tiene el niño? $277,785,684 Mexico 2016 5,893,937
5 Mirreyes contra Godínez $238,702,189 Mexico 2019 4,582,109
6 No Manches Frida $222,375,687 Mexico
Germany
United States
2016 5,105,074
7 Radical $208,308,682 Mexico 2023 3,203,105
8 Hazlo como hombre $201,034,066 Mexico
Chile
2017 4,350,342
9 Ya veremos $197,709,023 Mexico 2018 4,134,851
10 The Perfect Dictatorship $189,218,721 Mexico 2014 4,186,721
11 Cásese quien pueda $168,390,746 Mexico 2014 4,090,731
12 Un gallo con muchos huevos $167,808,502 Mexico 2015 4,131,013
13 The Crime of Father Amaro $162,650,000[8] Mexico
Spain
2002 5,238,928
14 La Boda de Valentina $159,196,389 Mexico 2018 3,351,579
15 Little Boy $148,320,000[8][9] Mexico
United States
2015 3,342,259
16 Una película de huevos $142,347,787 Mexico 2006 3,994,361
17 Mesa de regalos $136,600,000[10] Mexico
Argentina
Spain
2025 1,900,000
18 Tod@s caen $136,046,896 Mexico 2019 2,676,137
19 Treintona, soltera y fantástica $135,656,112 Mexico 2016 2,957,046
20 Rudo y Cursi $127,885,561 Mexico 2008 3,019,297
21 Cantinflas $127,436,304 Mexico 2014 2,822,170
22 A la mala $126,594,027 Mexico 2015 2,800,742
23 No eres tú, soy yo $125,770,398 Mexico 2010 2,908,208
24 3 Idiotas $125,649,202 Mexico 2017 2,688,323
25 Perfect Strangers $123,310,159 Mexico 2019 2,211,764
26 Kilometer 31 $118,854,771 Mexico 2007 3,219,076
27 Sexo, pudor y lágrimas $118,000,000 Mexico 1999 5,000,000
28 Otra película de huevos y un pollo $113,588,002 Mexico 2009 3,095,106
29 Dulce familia $112,665,565 Mexico 2019 2,226,206
30 Don gato y su pandilla $112,250,685 Mexico
Argentina
2011 2,595,664
31 Me gusta, pero me asusta $110,185,867 Mexico 2017 2,650,955
32 Como contrar a tu patan $108,876,014 Mexico 2017 2,359,646
33 Cindy la Regia $106,541,500 Mexico 2020 1,876,687
34 Una mujer sin filtro $103,535,267 Mexico 2018 2,132,356
35 Y tu mamá también $103,000,000 Mexico 2001 3,200,000
36 El candidato honesto $102,667,579 Mexico 2024 1,656,091
37 Infelices para siempre $101,738,336 Mexico 2023 1,780,942
38 Under the Same Moon $101,000,000 Mexico
United States
2008 2,500,000
39 La leyenda del Charro Negro $100,848,993 Mexico 2018 2,408,475
40 La leyenda del Chupacabras $100,106,252 Mexico 2016 2,593,419
41 La boda de mi mejor amigo $100,100,000[11] Mexico 2019 1,890,000

Box office ticket sales

The following is a list of Mexican films that have had the highest ticket sales at the worldwide box office.

Film Year Known box office ticket sales Ref
Mexico USA & Canada Soviet Union Other markets Worldwide
Yesenia 1971 Unknown Unknown 91,400,000 N/a 91,400,000 [12]
Corazón Salvaje 1968 Unknown N/a 41,600,000 Unknown 41,600,000 [13]
The Great Adventure of Zorro 1976 Unknown N/a 38,400,000 N/a 38,400,000 [14]
Una cita de amor 1958 Unknown N/a 32,300,000 Unknown 32,300,000 [15]
800 Leguas Por el Amazonas 1959 Unknown Unknown 30,100,000 N/a 30,100,000 [16]
Rosas Blancas Para mi Hermana Negra 1970 Unknown N/a 26,600,000 N/a 26,600,000 [17]
El hombre de los hongos 1976 Unknown N/a 23,700,000 Unknown 23,700,000 [18]
Juana Gallo 1961 Unknown Unknown 22,700,000 Unknown 22,700,000 [19]
Aventuras de un Caballo Blanco y un Niño 1975 Unknown N/a 21,600,000 N/a 21,600,000 [20]
Instructions Not Included 2013 15,163,504 5,466,610 N/a 113,539 20,743,653 [21]

Highest-grossing Mexican film franchise and series

These are the list of highest-grossing film franchises and series of Mexico. The financial count is in Mexican peso.

Highest-grossing Mexican franchises and film series (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
Rank Series Total MXN box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

Film franchises with the highest attendance count

# Series Total count
1 Huevos 12,120,480
2 No Manches Frida 11,756,188
3 Leyendas 9,912,838
4 Don Gato 4,066,952

References

  1. ↑ "Top 30 highest-grossing Mexican films (in Spanish)". Excel Live. Canacine. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Alfaro, Octavio (15 November 2018). "Las 10 películas mexicanas más taquilleras del 2018". SensaCine.mx. SensaCine México. Retrieved 4 January 2019. In Spanish.
  3. ↑ "Películas Animadas 2000 – 2018". Canacine. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018. In Spanish. Excel download required.
  4. ↑ "Las 15 películas mexicanas más taquilleras de la historia". Forbes. Forbes Mexico. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019. In Spanish.
  5. ↑ "Resultados definitivos 2020" (PDF). Canacine (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2021. Published in February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Resultados de la industria 2023" (PDF). Canacine (in Spanish). Canacine. February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "RESULTADOS DEFINITIVOS: DATOS DEL 1 DE ENERO AL 31 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024" (PDF). Canacine (in Spanish). No. January 2025. Canacine. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Las 10 cintas mexicanas más taquilleras". Milenio. Grupo Milenio. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2019. In Spanish.
  9. ↑ "Resultados Definitivos 2015 ATI" (PDF). Canacine (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "RESULTADOS DE LA INDUSTRIA CINEMATOGRÁFICA 2025" (PDF). Canacine. Canacine. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Canacine Mexico box office 2019" (PDF). Canacine (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Есения (Yesenia, 1971)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  13. ↑ "Corazón salvaje". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  14. ↑ "La gran aventura del Zorro". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  15. ↑ "Una cita de amor". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  16. ↑ "«Тайна Жоао Корраль» (800 leguas por el Amazonas o, 1959)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  17. ↑ "«Белые розы для моей чёрной сестры» (Rosas blancas para mi hermana negra, 1970)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  18. ↑ "El hombre de los hongos". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  19. ↑ "«Хуана Гальо» (Juana Gallo, 1961)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  20. ↑ "Aventuras de un caballo blanco y un nino". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  21. ↑ "No se aceptan devoluciones". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.