Tamil cinema , popularly known as Kollywood, is the filmmaking industry based in Chennai , Tamil Nadu . The films are made primarily in Tamil language .
Haridas was the first Tamil film to be nationally distributed across India in 1944. Dasavathaaram was the first Tamil film as well as the first South Indian film to gross ₹200 crore worldwide in 2008 (equivalent to ₹552.17 crore in 2023).
All gross figures listed below are the highest estimates as published by reputable publications.
*
Denotes films still running in theatres.
Worldwide gross collection
Inflation adjustment has not been done for films released lesser than a year ago.
Opening day gross collection
Highest-grossing franchises
Rank
Franchise
Total global gross (crore)
No. of films
Average global gross (crore)
See also
References
^ "Hindustan Times ₹615.74 crore" .
^ "India Today ₹800 crore" .
^ "Vikram box office collection Day 27: Kamal Haasan's film refuses to slow down" . India Today . 1 July 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023 . Kamal Haasan's Vikram is showing no signs of slowing down at the box office. As of now, Vikram is marching towards Rs 500 crore at the worldwide box office.
^ "வெற்றிகரமாக 75 நாட்களை நிறைவு செய்த விக்ரம்..! இதுவரை வசூல் செய்தது மட்டும் எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?" . Asianet News Network (in Tamil). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022 . இதுவரை 500 கோடி ரூபாய் வசூல் சாதனை செய்துள்ளதாக தகவல் வெளியாகியுள்ளது.
^ "Kamal Haasan's Vikram finishes theatrical run as highest grossing film ever in Tamil Nadu, registers record footfall" . Hindustan Times . 22 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022 . At the end of its theatrical run, the film registered a record footfall and grossed over ₹500 crore worldwide.
^ "Hindustan Times ₹500 crore" .
^ "Times of India Tamil Samayam ₹304 crore" .
^ "Box Office India ₹305 crore" .
^ "Forbes ₹286—499 crore" .
^ "பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 வசூலை முறியடிக்கும் ஆதிபுருஷ்? விமர்சனங்களை ஓரம் கட்டும் கலெக்ஷன்!" . News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023 . 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.
^ "Times of India ₹250 crore" .
^ "Box Office India ₹320 crore" .
^ "Puthiya Thalaimurai ₹290 crore" .
^ "Times of India ₹310 crore" .
^ "Firstpost ₹285 crore" .
^ "Times of India ₹305 crore" .
^ "Indian Express ₹220 crore" .
^ "News Minute ₹300 crore" .
^ "Times of India ₹200 crore" .
^ "The Hans India ₹244.8 crore" .
^ "Times of India Tamil Samayam ₹260 crore" .
^ "Times of India Tamil Samayam ₹243.90 crore" .
^ "Indian Express ₹253 crore" .
^ "Times of India Tamil Samayam ₹260 crore" .
^ "Hindustan Times ₹250 crore" .
^ "Indian Express ₹210 crore" .
^ "Times of India ₹250.05 crore" .
^ " 'Varisu' and 'Thunivu's successful run in theatres for more than 25 days" . Times of India . 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .
^ "Times of India Tamil Samayam ₹227 crore" .
^ "Forbes ₹240 crore" .
^ "Hindustan Times ₹240 crore" .
^ "News Minute ₹200 crore" .
^ "News18 ₹240 crore" .
^ " 'Valimai' lifetime box office collection: This Ajith starrer film mints Rs.234 crore; turns the ninth highest grosser film in Tamil Nadu - Times of India" . The Times of India . Retrieved 30 April 2022 .
^ "Hindustan Times ₹220 crore" .
^ "Hindustan Times ₹200 crore" .
^ "Firstpost ₹185 crore" .
^ "Viswasam box office collection: Ajith starrer earns Rs 200 crore worldwide" . The Indian Express . 6 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021 .
^ "Ajith's Viswasam Movie Final Box Office Collections Report" . TheHansIndia . 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019 .
^ "சூர்யாவின் 'எதற்கும் துணிந்தவன்' படத்துக்கு இத்தனை கோடி வசூலா ? ஆச்சரிய தகவல்" . Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 April 2022 .
^ "சூர்யா படம் மீண்டும் ஒ.டி.டி.யில் ரிலீசா?" . Dailythanthi.com . 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022 .
^ " 'Nerkonda Paarvai' completes 50 days at the worldwide box office ₹181.45 crore" . The Times of India . 26 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021 .
^ "Vijay's Thuppakki makes 180 crore!" .
^ "Vivegam: Thala Ajith starrer emerges big flop, final collections lesser than opening weekend collections of Thalapathy Vijay's Mersal" . catchnews.com . Rajasthan Patrika . 12 November 2017.
^ "Except Baahubali: The Conclusion and Vivegam, no movie holds this box office record; find out" . Financial Express. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017 .
^ "New Indian Express ₹125 crore" .
^ "NDTV ₹148 crore" .
^ "Economic Times ₹160 crore" .
^ "Firstpost ₹159.56 crore" .
^ "India Today ₹149 crore" .
^ "NDTV ₹154 crore" .
^ "Foreign Return" . Indian Express .
^ "Firstpost ₹150 crore" .
^ "Tamil Star Suriya Aims To Take The 'Singam' Cop Franchise To New Horizons" . Forbes . 7 February 2017.
^ "Bigil, Petta, Viswasam, Kanchana 3, Nerkonda Paarvai, Kaithi power Kollywood's theatrical takings in 2019 to Rs 1000 cr" . Firstpost . 4 December 2019.
^ "NDTV ₹128 crore" .
^ "NDTV ₹124 crore" .
^ "Vivegam box-office collection: Ajith's film grosses Rs 150 crore worldwide" . India Today . Retrieved 20 November 2019 .
^ "Dhanush's 'Vaathi' makes Rs 118 crore at the box office in one month" . The Times of India . 18 March 2023.
^ " 'Maanaadu' lifetime box office collections: Silambarasan starrer collects Rs. 117 crore worldwide" . The Times of India .
^ "2.0 box office collection crosses Rs 100 crore on opening day" .
^ " 'Ponniyin Selvan' Box office collection day 1: Mani Ratnam's directorial gets a massive opening" . The Times of India . 2 October 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023 .
^ "DNA India ₹75 crore" .
^ "DNA India ₹72.67 crore" .
^ "Firstpost ₹50 crore" .
^ "India Today ₹70 crore" .
^ "உலகளவில் விக்ரம் படத்தின் முதல் நாள் இமாலய வசூல் சாதனை ! எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?" . Cineulagam (in Tamil). Retrieved 19 June 2023 . விக்ரம் திரைப்படம் உலகளவில் முதல் நாளில் மட்டும் ரு.66 கோடி வசூல் செய்து சாதனை படைத்திருக்கிறது.
^ "Bigil box office collection day 1: Vijay-starrer collects ₹55 crore on first day of release" . Hindustan Times . 27 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023 .
^ "DNA India ₹55 crore" .
^ "Master grosses over ₹50 crore on first day" . Hindustan Times . 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023 .
^ "News18" .
^ "Tamil Star Suriya Aims To Take The 'Singam' Cop Franchise To New Horizons" . Forbes . 7 February 2017.
^ "Times of India" .