This is the box office list of South Indian films that are released in 2024.
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The list of highest-grossing South Indian films released in 2024, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:
* | Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide |
Rank | Title | Production company | Language | Budget | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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1 | Hanu-Man | Primeshow Entertainment | Telugu | ₹40 crore | ₹350 crore | [1] |
2 | Manjummel Boys | Parava Films | Malayalam | ₹20 crore | ₹242.3 crore | [2] |
3 | Guntur Kaaram | Haarika and Hassine Creations | Telugu | ₹200 crore | ₹171.50-250 crore | [3] [4] [5] |
4 | The Goat Life * | Visual Romance Jet Media Production Alta Global Media | Malayalam | ₹82 crore | ₹160 crore | [6] |
5 | Aavesham | Anwar Rasheed Productions | ₹30 crore | ₹155 crore | [7] | |
6 | Premalu | Bhavana Studios | ₹3 crore | ₹136 crore | [8] | |
7 | Tillu Square | Sithara Entertainment Fortune Four Cinema | Telugu | ₹40 crore | ₹135 crore | [9] |
8 | Captain Miller | Sathya Jyothi Films | Tamil | ₹50 crore | ₹104.79 crore | [10] |
9 | Aranmanai 4 * | Avni Cinemax Benzz Media (P) Ltd | ₹25 crore | ₹100 crore | [11] | |
10 | Ayalaan | KJR Studios | ₹80 crore | ₹96 crore | [12] [13] | |
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