List of highest-grossing Malayalam films

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

Highest-grossing films worldwide

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Peak Rank Title Production Company Worldwide gross Year Ref.
1 1 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra Wayfarer Films ₹302–304 crore 2025 [b]
1 2 L2: Empuraan Aashirvad Cinemas
Lyca Productions
Sree Gokulam Movies
₹265–268 crore 2025 [c]
1 3 Manjummel Boys Parava Films ₹242.3 crore 2024 [9]
4 4 Drishyam 3 Aashirvad Cinemas ₹238.61–239.20 crore 2026 [10][11]
4 5 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros Imagin Cinemas
WBTS Productions
Shine Screens
Signature Studios
Icon Studios
₹234–235 crore 2026 [12][13]
3 6 Thudarum Rejaputhra Visual Media ₹234–235 crore 2025 [d]
1 7 2018 Kavya Film Company
PK Prime Productions
₹180 crore 2023 [15]
8 8 Bethlehem Kudumba Unit* Bhavana Studios
Fahadh Faasil and Friends
Working Class Hero
₹171 crore 2026 [16]
3 9 The Goat Life Visual Romance ₹158.50 crore 2024
3 10 Aavesham Anwar Rasheed Entertainments
Fahadh Faasil and Friends
₹156 crore 2024
8 11 Sarvam Maya Firefly Films
Akhil Sathyan Films
₹151 crore 2025 [17]
1 12 Pulimurugan Mulakuppadam Films ₹139 crore 2016 [18]
4 13 Premalu Bhavana Studios
Fahadh Faasil and Friends
Working Class Hero
₹136.25 crore 2024
2 14 Lucifer Aashirvad Cinemas ₹129 crore 2019
12 15 Aadu 3 Friday Film House
Kavya Film Company
₹120.10 crore 2026 [19][20]
8 16 Marco Cubes Entertainments ₹110 crore 2024 [21]
8 17 ARM Magic Frames
UGM Entertainment
₹106.75 crore 2024
10 18 Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Prithviraj Productions
E4 Entertainment
₹90.25 crore 2024
3 19 Bheeshma Parvam Amal Neerad Productions ₹88.10 crore 2022 [22]
10 20 Neru Aashirvad Cinemas ₹86 crore 2023 [23][24]

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 [12]
4 Thudarum ₹141.58 crore 2025 [25]
5 Drishyam 3 ₹127.50 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
4 Aavesham ₹9.57 crore 2024
5 L2: Empuraan ₹9.3 crore 2025
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
4 Manjummel Boys ₹12.6 crore 2024
5 Aavesham ₹9.56 crore 2024
6 Thudarum ₹8.13 crore 2025
7 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹7.6 crore 2026

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
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 [12]

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 Bethlehem Kudumba Unit* ₹16.20 crore 2026 [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 Bethlehem Kudumba Unit* 2026 3 [41]
9 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros ₹63 crore 2026 4 [46]
10 Lucifer ₹52.3 crore 2019 4 [47]

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 [48]
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 [49]
2001 Raavanaprabhu ₹17 crore [50]
2002 Meesa Madhavan ₹15 crore [49]
2003 Balettan ₹14 crore [49]
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI ₹16 crore [51]
2005 Rajamanikyam ₹25 crore [52]
2006 Classmates ₹24 crore [53]
2007 Mayavi ₹15 crore [54]
2008 Twenty:20 ₹32 crore
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja ₹21 crore [55]
2010 Pokkiri Raja ₹16.5 crore [56]
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 [57]
2017 Ramaleela ₹55 crore [58]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni ₹67−70 crore [59]
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 ₹241.41 crore [60]

Highest-grossing franchises

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

Highest-grossing Director

The list contains the total box office collection from only Malayalam Films

RankNameBox Office in CroreNo. of filmsHighest grosserRef.
1 Jeethu Joseph₹473.522Drishyam 3 (₹242 crore)
2 Prithviraj Sukumaran₹394–397.083L2: Empuraan (₹265–268.08 crore)
3 Dominic Arun₹303.463Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (₹303.46 crore)
4 Chidambaram S. Poduval₹272.543Manjummel Boys (₹241.3 crore)
5 Tharun Moorthy₹242.3–243.33Thudarum (₹234–235 crore)
6 Vysakh₹234.45–240.4511Pulimurugan (₹139–145 crore)
7 Savin SA₹234–2351Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros (₹234–235 crore)
8 Jithu Madhavan₹2262Aavesham (₹156 crore)
9 Midhun Manuel Thomas₹210.618Aadu 3 (₹120.11 crore)
10 Girish A. D.₹209.254Premalu (₹136.25 crore)

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 [61]
₹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[14]) – ₹235 crore (The Financial Express[7])
  5. ↑ Lucifer's reported worldwide gross varies between ₹125.50 crore (Pinkvilla) – ₹127 crore (The New Indian Express[18])
  6. ↑ The franchise gross is calculated using the lowest reported gross for each film in the franchise.
  7. ↑ OTT Release

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