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.
| * | Denotes films still playing in theatres |
| * | Denotes bilingual films |
Worldwide gross collection
The first Indian film to gross Template:INR2 billion worldwide was the 2008 Tamil film Dasavathaaram, in which one of India's most prolific actors Kamal Haasan portrayed ten different roles.[1]
Tamil films which have grossed a minimum of Template:INR2 billion worldwide are listed here. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Opening day gross collection
The top 10 Tamil films based on the worldwide opening day gross collections are listed here.
| Rank | Film | Gross Template:INR (Template:Estimation) | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Template:Crore | 2017 | [5] |
| 2 | 2.0 | Template:Crore | 2018 | [6] |
| 3 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Template:Crore | 2022 | [7] |
| 4 | Sarkar | Template:CroreTemplate:En dashTemplate:Crore | 2018 | Template:Efn |
| 5 | Vikram | Template:Crore | 2022 | [8] |
| 6 | Beast | Template:CroreTemplate:En dashTemplate:Crore | 2022 | Template:Efn |
| 7 | Baahubali: The Beginning | Template:Crore | 2015 | [9] |
| 8 | Bigil | Template:Crore | 2019 | [10] |
| 9 | Master | Template:Crore | 2021 | [11] |
| 10 | Kabali | Template:CroreTemplate:En dashTemplate:Crore | 2016 | Template:Efn |
See also
References
- ↑ Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films. NDTV.com.
- ↑ பொன்னியின் செல்வன் 2 வசூலை முறியடிக்கும் ஆதிபுருஷ்? விமர்சனங்களை ஓரம் கட்டும் கலெக்ஷன்!. News18 Tamil(19 June 2023). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Five non-Hindi films that smashed records at the box office. Hindustan Times(3 August 2015).
- ↑ சூர்யா படம் மீண்டும் ஒ.டி.டி.யில் ரிலீசா?. Dailythanthi.com(2022-03-31). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ↑ Baahubali 2 box office collection day 1: SS Rajamouli film shatters records, earns Rs 217 cr worldwide. The Indian Express(2017-04-29). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ↑ 2.0 box office collection crosses Rs 100 crore on opening day. India Today.
- ↑ 'Ponniyin Selvan' Box office collection day 1: Mani Ratnam's directorial gets a massive opening. The Times of India(2022-10-02). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ↑ உலகளவில் விக்ரம் படத்தின் முதல் நாள் இமாலய வசூல் சாதனை ! எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?. Cineulagam. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Baahubali 2 day one box office collections predicted to be around Rs 100 crore-Entertainment News , Firstpost. Firstpost(29 April 2017).
- ↑ Bigil box office collection day 1: Vijay-starrer collects ₹55 crore on first day of release. Hindustan Times(2019-10-27). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ↑ Master grosses over ₹50 crore on first day. Hindustan Times(2021-01-15). Retrieved 2023-06-13.