List of highest-grossing Greek films

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The following are lists of highest-grossing Greek films screened at cinemas in Greece and globally. The commercial course of Greek cinema has changed over time. The more successful periods are the period of 1950s and 1960s, often called the golden age of Greek cinema, and the recent 2000s.

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Highest-grossing Greek films

Highest-grossing Greek films [1] [2]
NumMovieYearGrossRef
1 Zorba the Greek 1964$23,500,000 [3]
2 Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean 2005$11,680,950 [4]
3 A Touch of Spice 2003$10,395,779 [5]
4 Safe Sex 1999$10,000,000 [6]
5 El Greco 2007$9,620,040 [7]
6Nisos2009$5,696,912 [8]
7Eftyhia2019$5,200,000 [9]
8 Worlds Apart 2015$5,011,560 [10]
9 Brides 2004$5,000,509 [11]
10 I-4: Loafing and Camouflage 2008$4,641,951 [12]

Highest-grossing Greek films by year

YearTitleGross
2020Halvai 5-0$2,000,000 [13]
2019Eftyhia$5,200,000 [9]
20181968$2,585,339 [14]
2017The Bachelor 2$1,954,469 [15]
2016I Roza Tis Smirnis$2,532,773 [16]
2015 Worlds Apart $5,011,560 [17] [18]
2014Pempti & 12$988,820 [19] [20]
2013 Little England $3,090,106 [21] [22]
2012 What If... $4,301,754 [23] [24]
2011Nisos 2: To kynigi tou hamenou thisavrou$2,868,919 [25]
2010I Love Karditsa$4,100,754 [26] [27]
2009Nisos$5,696,912 [28]
2008 I-4: Loafing and Camouflage $4,641,951 [29]
2007 El Greco $9,620,040 [30]
2006Straight Story$3,416,500 [31] [32]
2005 Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean $11,680,950 [33] [34]
2004 Brides $5,000,509 [33] [35]
2003 A Touch of Spice $10,395,779 [36]
2002 The Bubble $350,000–$500,000 [6]
2001 Crying... Silicon Tears $3,000,000–3,500,000 [6]
2000Rizoto$2,450,000 [6]

Greek films with biggest number of admissions

The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing Greek films screened at cinemas in Greece.

Greek films with biggest number of admissions
NumMovieYearAdmissions
1. A Touch of Spice 20031,300,000 [37] [6] (other reports put it at 1,600,000 [38] [39] or 1,560,000 [40] or 1,277,902 [33] )
2. Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean 20051,230,512 [6] (others reports put it at 1,500,000 [41] or 1,400,000 [33] or 1,370,000 [40] )
3. Safe Sex 19991,200,000 [6] (other reports put it at 1,500,000 [38] [40] [39] or 1,400,000 [41] )
4. El Greco 20071.200.000 [40] (others reports put it at 767,158 [6] [42] )
5. Battlefield Constantinople 1970751,117 [40] [43] [44] [41]
6.I Archontissa ki o Alitis1968750,380 [40] [43] [44] [41]
7. I-4: Loafing and Camouflage 2008750.000 [45]
8.I Daskala me ta Xanthia Mallia1969739,001 [40] [43] [44] [41]
9.Sta Synora tis Prodosias1968710,994 [40] [44] [41]
10. Brides 2004680,000 [6] (other reports put it at 800,000 [46] or 750,000 [40] [41] [39] or 702,852 [33] )
11. Worlds Apart 2015668,892 [47]
12. Something is Burning 1964660,791 [40] [43] [44]
13. My Daughter, the Socialist 1966659,671 [40] [43] [44] [41]
14.Eftyhia2019655.439 [48]
15.To Pio Lampro Asteri1967652,661 [40] [43] [44] [41]
16. Visibility Zero 1970640,720 [40] [44] [41]
17. What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? 1971640,471 [40] [43] [44] [41]
18.Oi gennaioi tou Vorra1970626.720 [44]
19.I neraida kai to palikari1969626.676 [44]
20. Kiss the Girls 1965619.236 [43] [44]

Greek films with biggest number of admissions by year

YearTitleAdmissions
2020Halvai 5-0213.466 [48]
2019Eftyhia655.439 [48]
20181968220.727 [49]
2017The Bachelor 2237.559 [49]
2016I Roza Tis Smirnis356.983 [49]
2015 Worlds Apart 668.892 [47] [6] [38] [40]
2014Pempti & 12124.559 [6]
2013 Little England 361.441 [49] [6]
2012 What If... 531.547 [49] [6]
2011Nisos 2: To kynigi tou hamenou thisavrou299.296 [49] [6]
2010I Love Karditsa353.981 [49] [6]
2009Nisos545.772 [6]
2008 I-4: Loafing and Camouflage 750.000 [40]
2007 El Greco 1.200.000 [40] (others reports put it at 767,158 [6] [42] )
2006Straight Story300.000 [6]
2005 Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean 1,230,512 [6] (others reports put it at 1,500,000 [41] or 1,400,000 [33] or 1,370,000 [40] )
2004 Brides 680,000 [6] (other reports put it at 800,000 [46] or 750,000 [40] [41] [39] or 702,852 [33] )
2003 A Touch of Spice 1,300,000 [37] [6] (other reports put it at 1,600,000 [38] [39] or 1,560,000 [40] or 1,277,902 [33] )
2002 The Bubble 38.000 [6]
2001 Crying... Silicon Tears 440.000 [6]
2000Rizoto270.000 [6]
1999Safe Sex (film)1,200,000 [6] (other reports put it at 1,500,000 [38] [40] [39] or 1,400,000 [41] )
1998Prostatis Oikogeneias222,000 [50]
1997Valkanizater290,000 [51]
1996O Orgasmos tis Ageladas200,000 [52]
1995To vlemma tou Odyssea190,000 [53]
1994Telos Epohis230,000 [54]
1993Lefteris Dimakopoulos120,000 [55]
1980 The Man with the Carnation 618,533 [44]
1974Pavlos Melas432,989 [43]
1973I Maria tis Siopis202,403 [43]
1972Me Fovon kai Pathos372.819 [56]
1971 What Did You Do in the War, Thanasi? 640,471 [40] [43] [44] [41]
1970 Battlefield Constantinople 751,117 [40] [43] [44] [41]
1969I Daskala me ta Xanthia Mallia739,001 [40] [43] [44] [41]
1968I Archontissa ki o Alitis750,380 [40] [43] [44] [41]
1967To Pio Lampro Asteri652,661 [40] [43] [44] [41]
1966 My Daughter, the Socialist 659,671 [40] [43] [44] [41]
1965 Kiss the Girls 619.236 [43] [44]
1964 Something is Burning 660,791 [40] [43] [44]
1963Htypokardia sto Thranio591,675 [57]
1962Orgi132,102 [58]
1961I Aliki sto Naftiko213,409 [43]
1960To Klotsoskoufi202,542 [59]
1959To Xylo Vgike apo ton Paradeiso239,530 [43]
1958O Mimikos kai i Mary130,209 [60]
1957I Theia apo to Chicago142,459 [43]
1956I Kafetzou137,267 [61]
1955Istoria mias Kalpikis Liras208,410 [43]
1954Haroumeno xekinima124,749 [62]
1953The Taxi Driver190,589 [43]
1952Ena Votsalo sti Limni151,058 [63]
1951Ta Tessera Skalopatia194,493 [43]
1950O Μethystakas304,438 [43]
1949O Kokkinos Vrahos78,477 [64]
1948Hamenoi Angeloi107,508 [43]
1947Marina68,000 [65]
1946Prosopa Lismonimena65,000 [65]
1945I Villa me ta Noufara70,300 [65]

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