List of highest-grossing South Indian films of 2018

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This is the box office list of South Indian films that are released in 2018.

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South Indian Films
  2017 2018 2019  

Box office collection

The list of highest-grossing South Indian films released in 2018, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:

RankTitleProduction companyLanguageBudgetWorldwide grossRef.
1 2.0 Lyca Productions Tamil ₹543 crore

₹699.89 crore

[1] [2] [3]
2 KGF: Chapter 1 Hombale Films Kannada ₹80 crore₹250 crore [4] [5]
3 Sarkar Sun Pictures Tamil₹110 crore₹243.9 crore [6]
4 Bharat Ane Nenu DVV Entertainments Telugu ₹65 crore₹225 crore [7] [8]
5 Rangasthalam Mythri Movie Makers ₹60 crore₹216 crore [9]
6 Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Haarika & Hassini Creations ₹60 crore₹165 crore [10] [11]
7 Kaala Wunderbar Films Tamil₹140 crore₹150.40 crore [12]
8 Geetha Govindam GA2 Pictures Telugu₹5 crore₹132 crore [13]
9 Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu India Ramalakshmi Cine Creations ₹55 crore₹101 crore [14] [15] [16]
10 Kayamkulam Kochunni Sree Gokulam Movies Malayalam ₹45 crore₹100 crore [17] [18] [19] [20]

List of South Indian films of 2018

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