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. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Highest-grossing films worldwide
PeakRankTitleDirectorProduction CompanyWorldwide grossYear11Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*Girish A. D.Bhavana StudiosFahadh Faasil and FriendsWorking Class Hero₹332 crore202612Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra Dominic ArunWayfarer Films202513L2: EmpuraanPrithviraj SukumaranAashirvad CinemasLyca ProductionsSree Gokulam Movies20251 4Manjummel BoysChidambaramParava Films202445Drishyam 3Jeethu JosephAashirvad Cinemas202636ThudarumTharun MoorthyRejaputhra Visual Media202547Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros Savin SaImagin CinemasWBTS ProductionsShine ScreensSignature StudiosIcon Studios2026182018Jude Anthany JosephKavya Film CompanyPK Prime Productions20233 9The Goat LifeBlessyVisual Romance 20243 10AaveshamJithu MadhavanAnwar Rasheed EntertainmentsFahadh Faasil and Friends2024 8 11 Sarvam MayaAkhil SathyanFirefly FilmsAkhil Sathyan Films20251 12PulimuruganVysakhMulakuppadam Films20164 13PremaluGirish A. D.Bhavana StudiosFahadh Faasil and FriendsWorking Class Hero 20242 14LuciferPrithviraj SukumaranAashirvad Cinemas 20191215Aadu 3Midhun Manuel ThomasFriday Film HouseKavya Film Company2026 8 16MarcoHaneef AdeniCubes Entertainments 2024 8 17ARMJithin LaalMagic FramesUGM Entertainment 20241018Guruvayoor AmbalanadayilVipin DasPrithviraj ProductionsE4 Entertainment2024319Bheeshma ParvamAmal NeeradAmal Neerad Productions2022 1020NeruJeethu JosephAashirvad Cinemas20231621 KalamkavalJithin K JoseMammootty Kampany20259 22RDX: Robert Dony XavierNahas HidhayathWeekend Blockbusters202317 23Diés IraéRahul SadasivanNight Shift StudiosYNOT Studios202512 24Varshangalkku SheshamVineeth SreenivasanMerryland Cinemas202411 25Kannur SquadRoby Varghese RajMammootty Kampany2023
Highest-grossing films by market
India
RankTitleDomestic grossYear 1Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*2026 2 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra2025 3Manjummel Boys2024 4 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros2026 5Thudarum2025 6Drishyam 32026 7L2: Empuraan2025 820182023 9Pulimurugan2016 10Aavesham2024
Kerala RankTitleKerala grossYear 1Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*2026 2 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros2026 3 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra2025 4 Thudarum2025 520182023 6Drishyam 32026 7L2: Empuraan2025 8Pulimurugan2016 9The Goat Life2024 10 Sarvam Maya 2025
Tamil Nadu RankTitleGrossYear 1 Manjummel Boys20252Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra20253Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*20264Premalu20245Aavesham20246L2: Empuraan20257Drishyam 32026
Karnataka RankTitleGrossYear1Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra2025 2Drishyam 32026 3Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*20264L2: Empuraan2025 5 Manjummel Boys20246Aavesham20247Thudarum20258Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros2026
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana RankTitleGrossYear 1 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra2025 2 Premalu20243Pulimurugan2016 4 201820235Drishyam 32026
Rest of India RankTitleGrossYear 1 Marco20242L2: Empuraan20253Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra20254Drishyam 32026 5Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*2026
International Markets RankTitleOverseas grossYear 1 L2: Empuraan2025 2Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*2026 3 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra20254Drishyam 32026 5 Thudarum2025 6Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros2026
Highest-grossing opening day
RankTitleWorldwide grossYear 1L2: Empuraan2025 2Drishyam 32026 3Patriot2026 4Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea2021 5Kurup2021 6Aadu 32026 7Odiyan2018 8Turbo2024 9Thudarum2025 10Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*2026
Highest-grossing opening weekend RankTitleWorldwide grossYearDays 1L2: Empuraan20254 2Drishyam 3202643Aadu 320263 4Thudarum202535 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra202546The Goat Life202447Patriot202638Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*202639 Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros20264 10Lucifer20194
Highest-grossing films by month MonthTitleWorldwide grossYearJanuaryRekhachithram2025FebruaryManjummel Boys2024MarchL2: Empuraan2025AprilVaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros2026MayDrishyam 32026JuneThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum2017JulyPaappan2022AugustBethlehem Kudumba Unit2026SeptemberARM2024OctoberPulimurugan2016NovemberKurup2021DecemberSarvam Maya2025
Highest-grossing films by year YearTitleWorldwide gross 2000Narasimham 2001Raavanaprabhu 2002Meesa Madhavan 2003Balettan 2004Sethurama Iyer CBI 2005Rajamanikyam 2006Classmates 2007Mayavi 2008Twenty:20 2009Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja 2010Pokkiri Raja 2011Christian Brothers 2012Mayamohini 2013Drishyam 2014Bangalore Days 2015Premam 2016Pulimurugan 2017Ramaleela 2018Kayamkulam Kochunni 2019Lucifer₹129 crore 2020Anjaam Pathiraa 2021Kurup 2022Bheeshma Parvam 20232018 2024Manjummel Boys 2025 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra 2026Bethlehem Kudumba Unit*
Highest-grossing franchises +
Highest-grossing director The list contains the total box office collection from only Malayalam Films Rank Name Box Office in crore No. of films Highest grosser 1Girish A. D.5335Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (332 crore)2Jeethu Joseph473.522Drishyam 3 (242 crore)3Vysakh39640212Pulimurugan (139145 crore)4Prithviraj Sukumaran394397.083L2: Empuraan (265–268.08 crore) 5Dominic Arun3043Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (304 crore)6Chidambaram S. Poduval272.543Manjummel Boys (241.3 crore)7Midhun Manuel Thomas2558Aadu 3 (120.11 crore)8Tharun Moorthy242.3243.33Thudarum (234235 crore)9Savin SA234235 1Vaazha II: Biopic of a Billion Bros (234235 crore)10Jithu Madhavan2262Aavesham (156 crore)
Box office milestones The following are list the flims that have reached the below milestones first in the Malayalam flim industry MilestoneTitleYearDirectorProduction companyFinal GrossThacholi Ambu1978Navodaya AppachanNavodaya StudioKilukkam1991PriyadarshanGoodknight FilmsThe King1995Shaji KailasQuality InternationalChandralekha1996PriyadarshanFazilsNarasimham2000Shaji KailasAashirvad CinemasRajamanikyam2005Anwar RasheedValiyaveettil Movie InternationalDrishyam2013Jeethu JosephAashirvad CinemasPulimurugan2016VysakhMulakuppadam Films 20182023 Jude Anthany JosephKavya Film Company, PK Prime ProductionManjummel Boys2024 ChidambaramParava FilmsL2: Empuraan2025Prithviraj SukumaranAashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions, Sree Gokulam Movies Lokah Chapter 1: ChandraDominic ArunWayfarer Films₹325 croreBethlehem Kudumba Unit2026Girish A. D.Bhavana Studios, Fahadh Faasil and Friends, Working Class Hero₹332 crore
See also List of highest-grossing Indian films List of highest-grossing Kannada films List of highest-grossing Tamil films List of highest-grossing Telugu films List of highest-grossing Hindi films List of highest-grossing South Indian films List of highest-grossing films in India 100 Crore Club 1000 Crore Club
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