The following is a list of the highest-grossing films from the Mexican film industry .
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films within the Mexican film industry, based on box office gross revenue. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Rank | Film | Total gross (MXN) | Country | Year | Audience count |
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1 | Instructions Not Included | $600,377,842 | Mexico | 2013 | 15,201,188 |
2 | The Noble Family | $340,299,356 | Mexico | 2013 | 7,136,680 |
3 | No Manches Frida 2 | $329,344,152 | Mexico Germany United States | 2019 | 6,651,114 |
4 | ¿Qué culpa tiene el niño? | $277,785,684 | Mexico | 2016 | 5,893,937 |
5 | Mirreyes contra Godínez | $238,702,189 | Mexico | 2019 | 4,582,109 |
6 | No Manches Frida | $222,375,687 | Mexico Germany United States | 2016 | 5,105,074 |
7 | Radical † [6] | $206,800,000 | Mexico | 2023 | 3,200,000 |
8 | Hazlo como hombre | $201,034,066 | Mexico Chile | 2017 | 4,350,342 |
9 | Ya veremos | $197,709,023 | Mexico | 2018 | 4,134,851 |
10 | The Perfect Dictatorship | $189,218,721 | Mexico | 2014 | 4,186,721 |
11 | Cásese quien pueda | $168,390,746 | Mexico | 2014 | 4,090,731 |
12 | Un gallo con muchos huevos | $167,808,502 | Mexico | 2015 | 4,131,013 |
13 | The Crime of Father Amaro | $162,650,000 [7] | Mexico Spain | 2002 | 5,238,928 |
14 | La Boda de Valentina | $159,196,389 | Mexico | 2018 | 3,351,579 |
15 | Little Boy | $148,320,000 [7] [8] | Mexico United States | 2015 | 3,342,259 |
16 | Una película de huevos | $142,347,787 | Mexico | 2006 | 3,994,361 |
17 | Tod@s caen | $136,046,896 | Mexico | 2019 | 2,676,137 |
18 | Treintona, soltera y fantástica | $135,656,112 | Mexico | 2016 | 2,957,046 |
19 | Rudo y Cursi | $127,885,561 | Mexico | 2008 | 3,019,297 |
20 | Cantinflas | $127,436,304 | Mexico | 2014 | 2,822,170 |
21 | A la mala | $126,594,027 | Mexico | 2015 | 2,800,742 |
22 | No eres tú, soy yo | $125,770,398 | Mexico | 2010 | 2,908,208 |
23 | 3 Idiotas | $125,649,202 | Mexico | 2017 | 2,688,323 |
24 | Perfect Strangers | $123,310,159 | Mexico | 2019 | 2,211,764 |
25 | Kilometer 31 | $118,854,771 | Mexico | 2007 | 3,219,076 |
26 | Sexo, pudor y lágrimas | $118,000,000 | Mexico | 1999 | 5,000,000 |
27 | Otra película de huevos y un pollo | $113,588,002 | Mexico | 2009 | 3,095,106 |
28 | Dulce familia | $112,665,565 | Mexico | 2019 | 2,226,206 |
29 | Don gato y su pandilla | $112,250,685 | Mexico Argentina | 2011 | 2,595,664 |
30 | Me gusta, pero me asusta | $110,185,867 | Mexico | 2017 | 2,650,955 |
31 | Como contrar a tu patan | $108,876,014 | Mexico | 2017 | 2,359,646 |
32 | Cindy la Regia | $106,541,500 | Mexico | 2020 | 1,876,687 |
33 | Una mujer sin filtro | $103,535,267 | Mexico | 2018 | 2,132,356 |
34 | Y tu mamá también | $103,000,000 | Mexico | 2001 | 3,200,000 |
35 | Infelices para siempre | $101,700,000 [9] | Mexico | 2023 | 1,780,000 |
36 | Under the Same Moon | $101,000,000 | Mexico United States | 2008 | 2,500,000 |
37 | La leyenda del Charro Negro | $100,848,993 | Mexico | 2018 | 2,408,475 |
38 | La leyenda del Chupacabras | $100,106,252 | Mexico | 2016 | 2,593,419 |
39 | La boda de mi mejor amigo | $100,100,000 [10] | Mexico | 2019 | 1,890,000 |
The following is a list of Mexican films that have had the highest ticket sales at the worldwide box office.
Film | Year | Known box office ticket sales | Ref | ||||
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Mexico | USA & Canada | Soviet Union | Other markets | Worldwide | |||
Yesenia | 1971 | Unknown | Unknown | 91,400,000 | — | 91,400,000 | [11] |
Corazón Salvaje | 1968 | Unknown | — | 41,600,000 | Unknown | 41,600,000 | [12] |
The Great Adventure of Zorro | 1976 | Unknown | — | 38,400,000 | — | 38,400,000 | [13] |
Una cita de amor | 1958 | Unknown | — | 32,300,000 | Unknown | 32,300,000 | [14] |
800 Leguas Por el Amazonas | 1959 | Unknown | Unknown | 30,100,000 | — | 30,100,000 | [15] |
Rosas Blancas Para mi Hermana Negra | 1970 | Unknown | — | 26,600,000 | — | 26,600,000 | [16] |
El hombre de los hongos | 1976 | Unknown | — | 23,700,000 | Unknown | 23,700,000 | [17] |
Juana Gallo | 1961 | Unknown | Unknown | 22,700,000 | Unknown | 22,700,000 | [18] |
Aventuras de un Caballo Blanco y un Niño | 1975 | Unknown | — | 21,600,000 | — | 21,600,000 | [19] |
Instructions Not Included | 2013 | 15,163,504 | 5,466,610 | — | 113,539 | 20,743,653 | [20] |
These are the list of highest-grossing film franchises and series of Mexico. The financial count is in Mexican peso.
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# | Series | Total count |
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1 | Huevos | 12,120,480 |
2 | No Manches Frida | 11,756,188 |
3 | Leyendas | 9,912,838 |
4 | Don Gato | 4,066,952 |
3 Idiotas is a 2017 Mexican coming-of-age comedy-drama film, which is a remake of the 2009 Indian film 3 Idiots. 3 Idiotas is directed by Carlos Bolado and produced by Miguel Mier, Bernardo Rugama and Jimena Rodríguez. The film stars Alfonso Dosal, Christian Vázquez, German Valdez and Martha Higareda.
Do It Like an Hombre is a 2017 Mexican-Chilean comedy-drama film written and directed Nicolás López. The film starred by Mauricio Ochmann, Alfonso Dosal and Aislinn Derbez in lead roles along with Humberto Busto, Ignacia Allamand and Ariel Levy.
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