List of highest-grossing South Indian films of 2017

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This is a box office list of South Indian films released in 2017.

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Box office collection

The list of highest-grossing South Indian films released in 2017, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:

RankTitleProduction companyLanguageBudgetWorldwide grossRef.
1 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Arka Media Works Telugu [lower-alpha 1] ₹250 crore₹1,810.60 crore [1]
2 Mersal Thenandal Studio Limited Tamil ₹120 crore₹260 crore [2]
3 Khaidi No. 150 Konidela Production Company Telugu₹50 crore₹164 crore [3]
4 Spyder [lower-alpha 2] Reliance Entertainment ₹120 crore₹150 crore [4]
5 Jai Lava Kusa N. T. R. Arts ₹45 crore₹130.9 crore [5]
6 DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham Sri Venkateswara Creations ₹50 crore₹115 crore [6] [7]
7 Bairavaa Vijaya Productions Tamil₹60 crore₹114 crore [8]
8 Vivegam Sathya Jyothi Films ₹100 crore₹112 crore [9] [10]
9 Singam 3 Reliance Entertainment ₹65 crore₹110 crore [11]
10 Katamarayudu Northstar entertainmentsTelugu₹70 crore₹97.5 crore [12]

List of South Indian films of 2017

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Notes

  1. simultaneously shot in Tamil language
  2. *Spyder was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil