List of highest-grossing Tamil films

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Tamil cinema, popularly known as Kollywood, is the filmmaking industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil language. Haridas was the first Tamil film to be nationally distributed across India in 1944.

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* Denotes bilingual films

Worldwide gross collection[edit | edit source]

The first Indian film to gross ₹2 billion worldwide was the 2008 Tamil film Dasavathaaram, in which one of India's most prolific actors Kamal Haasan portrayed ten different roles.[1]

Tamil films which have grossed a minimum of ₹2 billion worldwide are listed here. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Rank Film Gross ₹ (est.) Year Ref
1 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2017 [lower-alpha 1]
2 Baahubali: The Beginning Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2015 [lower-alpha 2]
3 2.0 Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2018 [lower-alpha 3]
4 Vikram Template:Crore 2022 [lower-alpha 4]
5 Ponniyin Selvan: I Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2022 [lower-alpha 5]
6 Jailer Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2023
7 Ponniyin Selvan: II Template:Crore 2023 [12]
8 Varisu Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2023 [lower-alpha 6]
9 Kabali Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2016 [lower-alpha 7]
10 Bigil Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2019 [lower-alpha 8]
11 Enthiran Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2010 [lower-alpha 9]
12 Sarkar Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2018 [lower-alpha 10]
13 I Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2015 [lower-alpha 11]
14 Master Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2021 [lower-alpha 12]
15 Vishwaroopam Template:Crore 2013 [24]
16 Petta Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2019 [lower-alpha 13]
17 Beast Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2022 [lower-alpha 14]
18 Darbar Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2020 [lower-alpha 15]
19 Mersal Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2017 [lower-alpha 16]
20 Dasavathaaram Template:Crore 2008 [24]
Etharkkum Thunindhavan 2022 [31]
22 Thunivu Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2023 [lower-alpha 17]
23 Viswasam Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2019 [lower-alpha 18]
24 Annaatthe Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2021 [lower-alpha 19]
25 Valimai Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2022 [lower-alpha 20]

Opening day gross collection[edit | edit source]

The top 10 Tamil films based on the worldwide opening day gross collections are listed here.

Rank Film Gross ₹ (est.) Year Ref
1 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Template:Crore 2017 [41]
2 2.0 Template:Crore 2018 [42]
3 Ponniyin Selvan: I Template:Crore 2022 [43]
4 Sarkar Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2018 [lower-alpha 21]
5 Vikram Template:Crore 2022 [46]
6 Beast Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2022 [lower-alpha 22]
7 Baahubali: The Beginning Template:Crore 2015 [49]
8 Bigil Template:Crore 2019 [50]
9 Master Template:Crore 2021 [51]
10 Kabali Template:Crore–Template:Crore 2016 [lower-alpha 23]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films". NDTV.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "RRR to Tiger Zinda Hai, List of Most Expensive Indian Films and How They Fared". News 18. 12 September 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bigil beats Enthiran to emerge as 5th highest grossing south Indian film". Hindustan Times. 12 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "TOP GROSSERS ALL FORMATS WORLDWIDE GROSS". www.boxofficeindia.com.
  5. ↑ "Firstpost ₹650 crore". 10 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jr NTR, Ram Charan's RRR beats Rajinikanth's 2.0's lifetime collection in 10 days". India Today.
  7. ↑ "Vikram box office collection Day 27: Kamal Haasan's film refuses to slow down". India Today. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023. Kamal Haasan's Vikram is showing no signs of slowing down at the box office. As of now, Vikram is marching towards Rs 500 crore at the worldwide box office.
  8. ↑ "வெற்றிகரமாக 75 நாட்களை நிறைவு செய்த விக்ரம்..! இதுவரை வசூல் செய்தது மட்டும் எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?". Asianet News Network (in தமிழ்). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022. இதுவரை 500 கோடி ரூபாய் வசூல் சாதனை செய்துள்ளதாக தகவல் வெளியாகியுள்ளது.
  9. ↑ "Kamal Haasan's Vikram finishes theatrical run as highest grossing film ever in Tamil Nadu, registers record footfall". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022. At the end of its theatrical run, the film registered a record footfall and grossed over ₹500 crore worldwide.
  10. ↑ "Ponniyin Selvan 2 Final Box Office: Mani Ratnam's epic to end run with worldwide cume of Rs 330 crores". PINKVILLA. 17 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ponniyin Selvan I box office: Aishwarya Rai-starrer crosses ₹500 crore worldwide, only the second Tamil film to do so". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 வசூலை முறியடிக்கும் ஆதிபுருஷ்? விமர்சனங்களை ஓரம் கட்டும் கலெக்‌ஷன்!". News18 Tamil (in தமிழ்). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023. இந்த ஆண்டு எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட மற்றொரு பெரிய படமான பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 திரைப்படம் 345 கோடி வசூல் செய்திருந்ததாகவும் விரைவில் ஆதிபுருஷ் படம் பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 பட வசூலை முறியடிக்கும் எனவும் தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.
  13. ↑ ""விஜய் போட்ட கணக்கு ஒன்று... நடந்ததோ வேறொன்று.." - வாரிசு வசூலும் உண்மை நிலவரமும்!". Puthiyathalaimurai. 15 February 2023.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "'Varisu' is now Vijay's highest-grossing film; it breaks the worldwide collections of 'Bigil'". 14 February 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Highest Grossing Tamil Movies: டாப் 10 பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் வசூல் பட்டியல்: தல அஜித்தின் விஸ்வாசம் 8ஆவது இடம்!". Samayam Tamil.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "2.0: All India - Overseas - Worldwide Update - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Cain, Rob. "Vijay Nails Another Career Milestone With ₹250 Crore/$38.5M Worldwide Gross By 'Mersal'". Forbes.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Bigil, Petta, Viswasam, Kanchana 3, Nerkonda Paarvai, Kaithi power Kollywood's theatrical takings in 2019 to Rs 1000 cr-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "'Indian'" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  20. ↑ "Sarkar box office collection: AR Murugadoss film crosses Rs 250 crore mark worldwide". 28 November 2018.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "அடேங்கப்பா, பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸ் வசூல் இவ்வளவா? மெர்சல் சாதனையை முறியடித்த 'சர்கார்'!". Samayam Tamil.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Varisu box office collection: Vijay's Pongal release enters Rs 300 crore club". 6 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "'Thalapathy 65' will be a pan-Indian project: Cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa". The News Minute. 25 February 2021.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Five non-Hindi films that smashed records at the box office". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2015.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Highest grossing Kollywood (Tamil) films of all time; Vikram box office collections nears 400 crores worldwide". PINKVILLA. 23 June 2022.
  26. ↑ "Bigil box office day 11: Vijay starrer enters ₹250 cr club worldwide". Hindustan Times. 5 November 2019.
  27. ↑ "'Beast' box office collection: Vijay scores fifth consecutive Rs 250 crores". 7 May 2022 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  28. ↑ "Darbar BO: Film a colossal flop, distributors plan to approach Rajinikanth". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2020.
  29. ↑ "'Viswasam' - 'Bigil' to 'Mankatha' - 'Thuppakki': Five times when Vijay surpassed Ajith at the box office" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  30. ↑ India, The Hans (8 January 2018). "Vijay's Mersal Final Box Office Collections Report". www.thehansindia.com.
  31. ↑ "சூர்யா படம் மீண்டும் ஒ.டி.டி.யில் ரிலீசா?". Dailythanthi.com. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  32. ↑ "Indian Cinema scores 1500 crore at global box office in January; Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan leads by a margin". PINKVILLA. 4 February 2023.
  33. ↑ "'Varisu' and 'Thunivu's successful run in theatres for more than 25 days". Times of India. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  34. ↑ "Viswasam box office collection: Ajith starrer earns Rs 200 crore worldwide". The Indian Express. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  35. ↑ "Ajith's Viswasam Movie Final Box Office Collections Report". TheHansIndia. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  36. ↑ "சன் பிக்சர்ஸ் - ரஜினி கூட்டணியில் அலப்பறையாக வெளிவந்த படங்கள் என்னென்ன? அதன் ரிசல்ட் மற்றும் BoxOffice நிலவரம்". Asianet News Tamil. 17 August 2023.
  37. ↑ "Valimai, Annaatthe and others: When star films ignore the need for a solid script". The News Minute. 2 March 2022.
  38. ↑ "Year Ender 2021: Master to Annaatthe, Highest-grossing Tamil Movies of 2021". News18. 29 December 2021.
  39. ↑ "Box Office: Ajith Kumar starrer Valimai Final Worldwide Business". PINKVILLA. 7 April 2022.
  40. ↑ "'Valimai' lifetime box office collection: This Ajith starrer film mints Rs.234 crore; turns the ninth highest grosser film in Tamil Nadu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  41. ↑ "Baahubali 2 box office collection day 1: SS Rajamouli film shatters records, earns Rs 217 cr worldwide". The Indian Express. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  42. ↑ "2.0 box office collection crosses Rs 100 crore on opening day". India Today.
  43. ↑ "'Ponniyin Selvan' Box office collection day 1: Mani Ratnam's directorial gets a massive opening". The Times of India. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  44. ↑ "Vijay's Sarkar earns Rs 47.85 cr on first day in India, outshines Sanju to emerge as 2018's highest-grossing opener". Firstpost. 8 November 2018.
  45. ↑ "'Sarkar' Day 1 Box Office collection: Thalapathy Vijay's film registers record-breaking opening, does well overseas too". DNA India.
  46. ↑ "உலகளவில் விக்ரம் படத்தின் முதல் நாள் இமாலய வசூல் சாதனை ! எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?". Cineulagam (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 19 June 2023. விக்ரம் திரைப்படம் உலகளவில் முதல் நாளில் மட்டும் ரு.66 கோடி வசூல் செய்து சாதனை படைத்திருக்கிறது.
  47. ↑ "'Beast' box office collection day 1: Vijay-Pooja Hegde starrer inches towards record-breaking numbers". Times of India.
  48. ↑ "Beast box office collection day 1: Thalapathy Vijay's film earns Rs 72.67 crore worldwide". DNA India.
  49. ↑ "Baahubali 2 day one box office collections predicted to be around Rs 100 crore-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 29 April 2017.
  50. ↑ "Bigil box office collection day 1: Vijay-starrer collects ₹55 crore on first day of release". Hindustan Times. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  51. ↑ "Master grosses over ₹50 crore on first day". Hindustan Times. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  52. ↑ "Kabali box office report: Rajinikanth-starrer earns $2 mn from US premiere-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 23 July 2016.
  53. ↑ "Kabali box office collection: Rajinikanth shatters all records on Day 1". India Today.

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  1. ↑ News18,[2] Hindustan Times,[3] Box Office India[4]
  2. ↑ Hindustan Times,[3] Firstpost[5]
  3. ↑ News18,[2] Hindustan Times,[3] India Today[6]
  4. ↑ India Today,[7] Asianet News,[8] Hindustan Times[9]
  5. ↑ Pinkvilla,[10] Hindustan Times[11]
  6. ↑ Puthiya Thalaimurai,[13] Times of India[14]
  7. ↑ Times of India,[15] Box Office India,[16] Forbes[17]
  8. ↑ Firstpost,[18] Times of India[14]
  9. ↑ Times of India,[19] Box Office India[16]
  10. ↑ Times of India,[15] Indian Express,[20] Times of India[21]
  11. ↑ Times of India,[15] Forbes[17]
  12. ↑ Indian Express,[22] News Minute[23]
  13. ↑ Pinkvilla,[25] Hindustan Times[26]
  14. ↑ Indian Express,[22] Times of India[27]
  15. ↑ Pinkvilla,[25] Hindustan Times[28]
  16. ↑ Times of India,[29] The Hans India,[30] Times of India[21]
  17. ↑ Pinkvilla,[32] Times of India[33]
  18. ↑ Firstpost,[18] Indian Express,[34] The Hans India[35]
  19. ↑ Asianet News Tamil,[36] News Minute,[37] News18[38]
  20. ↑ Pinkvilla,[39] Times of India[40]
  21. ↑ Firstpost,[44] DNA India[45]
  22. ↑ TOI,[47] DNA India[48]
  23. ↑ Firstpost,[52] India Today[53]
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