Tamil cinema is a part of Indian cinema based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in the Tamil language. Chintamani (1937) and Haridas (1944) are landmark films from the early stages of Tamil cinema. Chintamani was the first major box office success, while Haridas is noted for its significant impact and long theatrical run, reflecting industry's development before its formal establishment post-independence. This ranking lists the highest-grossing Tamil films produced by Tamil cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia. [a] The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures, and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates. [1] [2]
The top grossing films worldwide with a minimum of ₹200 crore are listed here.
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | ₹1,810 crores | 2017 | [3] |
2 | 2.0 | ₹700–800 crore | 2018 | [b] |
3 | Jailer | ₹605–650 crore | 2023 | [c] |
4 | Baahubali: The Beginning | ₹600–650 crore | 2015 | [9] |
5 | Leo | ₹595–615 crore | 2023 | [d] |
6 | Coolie * | ₹514–675 crore | 2025 | [e] |
7 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | 2022 | [f] |
8 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹440–460 crore | 2024 | [g] |
9 | Vikram | ₹424–500 crore | 2022 | [h] |
10 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹345 crore | 2023 | [28] |
11 | Amaran | ₹300–335 crore | 2024 | [29] [30] [31] |
12 | Mahavatar Narsimha | ₹300–325 crore | 2025 | [i] |
13 | Enthiran | ₹283–320 crore | 2010 | [j] |
14 | Kabali | ₹305 crore | 2016 | [41] |
15 | Bigil | ₹285–300 crore | 2019 | [k] |
16 | Beast | ₹216–300 crore | 2022 | [l] |
17 | Master | ₹220–300 crore | 2021 | [m] |
18 | Varisu | ₹290–293 crore | 2023 | [n] |
19 | Sarkar | ₹243.90–253 crore | 2018 | [o] |
20 | Vettaiyan | ₹250 crore | 2024 | [57] |
21 | Petta | ₹220–250 crore | 2019 | [p] |
22 | Darbar | ₹202–250 crore | 2020 | [61] |
23 | Thunivu | ₹199.30–250 crore | 2023 | [q] |
24 | I | ₹227–240 crore | 2015 | [65] [66] [67] |
25 | Vishwaroopam [r] | ₹220 crore | 2013 | [68] |
Mersal | ₹220 crore | 2017 | [69] | |
26 | Dasavathaaram | ₹200 crore | 2008 | [70] |
27 | Good Bad Ugly | ₹179–240 crore | 2025 | [s] |
Rank | Title | Total gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | 2.0 | ₹519.65 crore | 2018 | [74] |
2 | Leo | ₹417 crore | 2023 | [75] |
3 | Jailer | ₹407 crore | 2023 | [76] |
4 | Coolie | ₹336 crore | 2025 | [77] [78] |
5 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹327.45 crore | 2022 | [f] |
6 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹305 crore | 2024 | [79] |
7 | Vikram | ₹302.50 crore | 2022 | [80] |
8 | Amaran | ₹258 crore | 2024 | [79] |
9 | Master | ₹217 crore | 2021 | [81] |
10 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹215.50 crore | 2023 | [82] |
Rank | Title | Total gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | Leo | ₹231 crore | 2023 | [83] |
2 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹222 crore | 2022 | [84] |
3 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹220 crore | 2024 | [85] |
4 | Jailer | ₹189 crore | 2023 | [86] |
5 | Vikram | ₹181 crore | 2022 | [80] |
6 | Amaran | ₹161 crore | 2024 | [87] |
7 | Baahubali 2 | ₹152 crore | 2017 | [80] |
8 | Good Bad Ugly | ₹146 crore | 2025 | [88] |
9 | Coolie * | ₹144.25 crore | 2025 | [89] |
10 | Varisu | ₹144 crore | 2022 | [87] |
Rank | Title | Total gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | 2.0 | ₹94 crore | 2018 | [90] |
2 | Jailer | ₹84 crore | 2023 | [91] |
3 | Coolie | ₹68.50 crore | 2025 | [89] |
4 | Enthiran | ₹64 crore | 2010 | [92] |
5 | I | ₹51 crore | 2015 | [93] |
6 | Leo | ₹48 crore | 2023 | [94] |
7 | Amaran | ₹45 crore | 2024 | [95] |
8 | Vaathi | ₹43.30 crore | 2015 | [96] |
9 | Vikram | ₹36.75 crore | 2022 | [97] |
10 | Kabali | ₹36.30 crore | 2016 | [98] |
Rank | Title | Total gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | Jailer | ₹63 crore | 2023 | [91] |
2 | 2.0 | ₹51 crore | 2018 | [90] |
4 | Coolie | ₹45 crore | 2025 | [78] |
3 | Leo | ₹41 crore | 2023 | [94] |
5 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹27.95 crore | 2024 | [99] |
6 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹27.20 crore | 2022 | [100] |
7 | Amaran | ₹24.50 crore | 2024 | [95] |
8 | Vikram | ₹24 crore | 2022 | [97] |
9 | Kabali | ₹21.10 crore | 2016 | [98] |
10 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹19.50 crore | 2023 | [82] |
Rank | Title | Total gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | Leo | ₹60 crore | 2023 | [94] |
2 | Jailer | ₹57.75 crore | 2023 | [91] |
3 | Vikram | ₹40 crore | 2022 | [101] |
4 | Coolie | ₹25 crore | 2025 | [78] |
5 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹24.30 crore | 2022 | [100] |
6 | 2.0 | ₹22.40 crore | 2018 | [90] |
7 | Mersal | ₹20 crore | 2017 | [102] |
8 | I | ₹19.50 crore | 2015 | [93] |
9 | Bigil | ₹19.10 crore | 2019 | [103] |
10 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹19 crore | 2023 | [82] |
Rank | Title | Total gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | 2.0 | 245 crore | 2018 | |
2 | Coolie | 52 crore | 2025 | |
3 | Leo | 41 crore | 2023 | |
4 | Kabali | 40 crore | 2016 | |
5 | Enthiran | 35 crore | 2010 | |
6 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | 30 crore | 2022 | |
7 | The Greatest of All Time | 26 crore | 2024 | |
8 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | 23 crore | 2023 | |
9 | Kanguva | 21 crore | 2024 | |
10 | I | 18 crore | 2015 | |
Rank | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
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1 | Coolie | ₹151 crore | 2025 | [104] |
2 | Leo | ₹140–148.50 crore | 2023 | [t] |
3 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹126.32 crore | 2024 | [107] |
4 | 2.0 | ₹100 crore | 2018 | [108] |
5 | Kabali | ₹87.5 crore | 2016 | [109] |
6 | Jailer | ₹70–87 crore | 2023 | [u] |
7 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹78.29 core | 2022 | [112] |
8 | Sarkar | ₹69–75 crore | 2018 | [v] |
9 | Beast | ₹72.67 crore | 2022 | [115] |
10 | Vikram | ₹66 crore | 2022 | [116] |
Month | Title | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref. |
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January | Varisu | ₹290–293 crore | 2023 | [w] |
February | Vishwaroopam [r] | ₹220 crore | 2013 | [68] |
March | Etharkkum Thunindhavan | ₹100 crore | 2022 | [119] |
April | Ponniyin Selvan: II | ₹345 crore | 2023 | [28] |
May | 24 | ₹110 crore | 2016 | [120] |
June | Vikram | ₹435–500 crore | 2022 | [h] |
July | Kabali | ₹305 crore | 2016 | [121] |
August | Jailer | ₹605–650 crore | 2023 | [c] |
September | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | 2022 | [f] |
October | Leo | ₹595–615 crore | 2023 | [d] |
November | 2.0 | ₹666–800 crore | 2018 | [b] |
December | Lingaa | ₹158 crore | 2014 | [122] |
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Year | Title | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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2010 | Enthiran | ₹290–305 crore | [j] |
2011 | 7 Aum Arivu | ₹105 crore | [123] [124] [125] |
2012 | Thuppakki | ₹121 crore | [126] [127] |
2013 | Vishwaroopam [r] | ₹220 crore | [68] |
2014 | Lingaa | ₹158 crore | |
2015 | I | ₹239 crore | [128] |
2016 | Kabali | ₹305 crore | [129] |
2017 | Mersal | ₹220 crore | [69] |
2018 | 2.0 | ₹700–800 crore | [b] |
2019 | Bigil | ₹285–300 crore | [k] |
2020 | Darbar | ₹250 crore | [61] |
2021 | Master | ₹220–300 crore | [x] |
2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | ₹450–500 crore | [f] |
2023 | Jailer | ₹605–650 crore | [c] |
2024 | The Greatest of All Time | ₹440–460 crore | [g] |
2025 | Coolie | ₹514–675 crore | [e] |
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கிட்டதட்ட 450 கோடிக்கு மேல் படம் வசூலித்தது.
It collected Rs 424 crore worldwide.
Vikram has occupied the 2nd spot with Rs. 435 crore gross.
At the end of its theatrical run, the film registered a record footfall and grossed over ₹500 crore worldwide.
இந்த ஆண்டு எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட மற்றொரு பெரிய படமான பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 திரைப்படம் 345 கோடி வசூல் செய்திருந்ததாகவும் விரைவில் ஆதிபுருஷ் படம் பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 பட வசூலை முறியடிக்கும் எனவும் தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.
It is also less than the Tamil film released a couple a month back Greatest Of All Time which did around 440 crore worldwide thanks to a huge $18.50 million overseas.
Seven Screen Studio produced Leo raked in ₹148.50 crore at the global box office on its first day which marks the biggest opener for a Tamil film both in the domestic and international markets, surpassing all previous records by a big margin