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Highest-Grossing Malayalam Films [ edit ]
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 and is the 4th largest indian film industry.
Highest-grossing films Worldwide [ edit ]
These are the top 20 highest grossing Malayalam films.
*
Denotes films still running in theatres
Highest-grossing films by year [ edit ]
This is an yearwise list of highest grossing malayalam films from 2000 to 2018
*
Denotes films still running in theatres
Highest-grossing opening weekends [ edit ]
Opening weekend collections are those from the initial release day to first Sunday.
*
Denotes films still running in theatres
Rank
Film
Opening Weekend Gross
Year
Reference(s)
1
Odiyan
₹ 38 crore (equivalent to ₹ 51 crore or US$6.1 million in 2023)
2018
[ 76]
2
Kayamkulam Kochunni
₹ 30 crore (equivalent to ₹ 40 crore or US$4.8 million in 2023)
2018
[ 77]
3
The Great Father
₹ 20 crore (equivalent to ₹ 28 crore or US$3.4 million in 2023)
2017
[ 78]
4
Pulimurugan
₹ 12.91 crore (equivalent to ₹ 19 crore or US$2.2 million in 2023)
2016
[ 79]
5
Ramaleela
₹ 10.60 crore (equivalent to ₹ 15 crore or US$1.8 million in 2023)
2017
[ 80] [ 81]
Highest first day collections [ edit ]
*
Denotes films still running in theatres
Rank
Film
Kerala first-day gross
Worldwide first-day gross
Year
Reference(s)
1
Odiyan
₹ 7.25 crore (equivalent to ₹ 9.7 crore or US$1.2 million in 2023)
₹ 18.3 crore (equivalent to ₹ 24 crore or US$2.9 million in 2023)
2018
[ 82]
2
Kayamkulam Kochunni
₹ 5.3 crore (equivalent to ₹ 7.1 crore or US$850,000 in 2023)
₹ 9.54 crore (equivalent to ₹ 13 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023)
2018
[ 83]
3
Masterpiece
₹ 5.11 crore (equivalent to ₹ 7.2 crore or US$860,000 in 2023)
₹ 5.35 crore (equivalent to ₹ 7.5 crore or US$900,000 in 2023)
2017
[ 84]
4
Villain
₹ 4.91 crore (equivalent to ₹ 6.9 crore or US$830,000 in 2023)
₹ 5.05 crore (equivalent to ₹ 7.1 crore or US$850,000 in 2023)
2017
[ 85]
5
The Great Father
₹ 4.31 crore (equivalent to ₹ 6.0 crore or US$720,000 in 2023)
₹ 4.5 crore (equivalent to ₹ 6.3 crore or US$760,000 in 2023)
2017
[ 86]
6
Pulimurugan
₹ 4.08 crore (equivalent to ₹ 5.9 crore or US$700,000 in 2023)
₹ 4.35 crore (equivalent to ₹ 6.3 crore or US$750,000 in 2023)
2016
[ 79]
7
Solo
₹ 3.5 crore (equivalent to ₹ 4.9 crore or US$590,000 in 2023)
₹ 4.25 crore (equivalent to ₹ 6.0 crore or US$710,000 in 2023)
2017
[ 87]
Most expensive films [ edit ]
Longest running malayalam movies [ edit ]
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