Malayalam cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Kerala dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language. It is sometimes known by the nickname "Mollywood" by certain media outlets.[1]Drishyam was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹50 crore.[2] The 2016 film Pulimurugan was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹100 crore.[3]

Highest-grossing films worldwide

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Rank Title Worldwide gross Year Ref.
1 Manjummel Boys * ₹200 crore (US$25 million) 2024 [4]
2 2018 ₹175.50 crore (US$22 million) 2023 [5][6]
3 Pulimurugan ₹152 crore (US$22.62 million) 2016 [a]
4 Lucifer ₹127 crore (US$18.03 million) 2019 [13][12]
5 Premalu * ₹115 crore (US$14 million) 2024 [14][15]
6 Neru ₹86 crore (US$11 million) 2023 [16][17]
7 Bheeshma Parvam ₹85 crore (US$11.47 million) 2022 [18]
8 RDX: Robert Dony Xavier ₹84.55 crore (US$11 million) 2023 [19] [6]
9 Kannur Squad ₹82 crore (US$10 million) 2023 [6]
10 Kurup ₹81 crore (US$10.93 million) 2021 [20][12][21]

High-grossing films by year

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Year Title Worldwide gross Ref.
2000 Narasimham ₹22 crore (US$4.9 million) [22]
2001 Raavanaprabhu ₹17 crore (US$3.5 million) [23]
2002 Meesa Madhavan ₹19 crore (US$4.08 million) [23]
2003 Balettan ₹14 crore (US$3.01 million) [23]
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI ₹14 crore (US$3.09 million) [23]
2005 Rajamanikyam ₹25 crore (US$5.75 million) [24][25]
2006 Classmates ₹24 crore (US$5.52 million) [26]
2007 Mayavi ₹15 crore (US$3.45 million) [27][28]
2008 Twenty:20 ₹33 crore (US$7.59 million) [26]
2009 Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja ₹21 crore (US$4.34 million) [29][30]
2010 Pokkiri Raja ₹16 crore (US$3.5 million) [31]
2011 Christian Brothers ₹24 crore (US$5.14 million) [32]
2012 Mayamohini ₹22 crore (US$4.12 million) [33]
2013 Drishyam ₹65 crore (US$11.09 million) [34][35]
2014 Bangalore Days ₹45 crore (US$7.37 million) [36]
2015 Premam ₹73 crore (US$11.38 million) [34]
2016 Pulimurugan ₹152 crore (US$22.62 million) [a]
2017 Ramaleela ₹55 crore (US$8.45 million) [37]
2018 Kayamkulam Kochunni ₹70 crore (US$10.24 million) [38][39]
2019 Lucifer ₹127 crore (US$18.03 million) [40][13]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa ₹50 crore (US$6.75 million) [41]
2021 Kurup ₹81 crore (US$10.93 million) [21][42]
2022 Bheeshma Parvam ₹85 crore (US$11.47 million) [43]
2023 2018 ₹175.50 crore (US$22 million) [5][6]
2024 Manjummel Boys * ₹176 crore (US$22 million) [44]

High-grossing films by month

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Month Title Worldwide gross Year Ref.
January Anjaam Pathiraa ₹50 crore 2020 [45]
February Manjummel Boys * ₹177 crore 2024 [46]
March Bheeshma Parvam ₹85 crore 2022 [47]
April Jana Gana Mana ₹50 crore 2022 [48]
May 2018 ₹175.50 crore 2023 [49]
June Virus ₹27 crore 2019 [50]
July Kaduva ₹50 crore 2022 [51]
August RDX: Robert Dony Xavier ₹84.55 crore 2023 [52]
September Kannur Squad ₹82 crore 2023 [53]
October Pulimurugan ₹152 crore 2016 [54]
November Kurup ₹81 crore 2021 [55]
December Neru ₹86 crore 2023 [56][57]

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

NOTE: Since Malayalam film collection figures have no certain sources, figures are provided on the basis of many sources. Though figures contradict with some reliable sources in some cases, figures which are cited in most sources are only described .

Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Series Total worldwide box office
(crore INR) 		No. of films Average of films
(crore INR) 		Highest-grossing film (gross in crore INR(₹))

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The New Indian Express, Mint, News 18, Telangana Today, Kerala Kaumudi and Asianet News reported the worldwide gross as ₹152 crore [7][8][9][10][11][12]

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