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# Highest-grossing Tamil movies of all time, and the top film of every year
As of 1 Nov 2026, the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time is [Jailer 2](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jailer-2/) (2026, ₹808 cr), followed by [2.0](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/2-0-2018-tamil/) (₹699 cr) and [Jailer](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jailer-2023/) (₹605 cr).
Worldwide gross in nominal rupees, not inflation-adjusted. Year-by-year top-10 lists: [2025](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2025/) · [2024](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2024/) · [2023](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2023/) · [2022](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2022/) · [2019](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2019/) · [2018](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2018/) · [2016](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2016/) · [2015](https://boxofficeindex.co/records/tamil/2015/).
## Top 50 Tamil films of all time by worldwide collection
| # | Film | Year | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Jailer 2](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jailer-2/) | 2026 | ₹808 cr |
| 2 | [2.0](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/2-0-2018-tamil/) | 2018 | ₹699 cr |
| 3 | [Jailer](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jailer-2023/) | 2023 | ₹605 cr |
| 4 | [Leo](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/leo-2023/) | 2023 | ₹595 cr |
| 5 | [Coolie](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/coolie-2025/) | 2025 | ₹518 cr |
| 6 | [Ponniyin Selvan: I](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/ponniyin-selvan-i-2022/) | 2022 | ₹510 cr |
| 7 | [The Greatest of All Time](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/the-greatest-of-all-time-2024/) | 2024 | ₹457 cr |
| 8 | [Vikram](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/vikram-2022/) | 2022 | ₹435 cr |
| 9 | [Bigil](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/bigil-2019/) | 2019 | ₹350 cr |
| 10 | [Ponniyin Selvan: II](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/ponniyin-selvan-ii-2023/) | 2023 | ₹342 cr |
| 11 | [Amaran](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/amaran-2024/) | 2024 | ₹334 cr |
| 12 | [Mahavatar Narsimha](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/mahavatar-narsimha-2025/) | 2025 | ₹327 cr |
| 13 | [Jana Nayagan](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jana-nayagan/) | 2026 | ₹322 cr |
| 14 | [Kabali](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kabali-2016/) | 2016 | ₹320 cr |
| 15 | [Karuppu](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/karuppu-2026/) | 2026 | ₹310 cr |
| 16 | [Varisu](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/varisu-2023/) | 2023 | ₹290 cr |
| 17 | Enthiran | 2010 | ₹283 cr |
| 18 | [Vettaiyan](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/vettaiyan-2024/) | 2024 | ₹254 cr |
| 19 | [Sarkar](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/sarkar-2018/) | 2018 | ₹253 cr |
| 20 | [Mersal](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/mersal-2017/) | 2017 | ₹250 cr |
| 21 | [Darbar](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/darbar-2020/) | 2020 | ₹250 cr |
| 22 | [Good Bad Ugly](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/good-bad-ugly-2025/) | 2025 | ₹248 cr |
| 23 | Annatthe | 2021 | ₹240 cr |
| 24 | [I](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/i-2015/) | 2015 | ₹239 cr |
| 25 | [Master](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/master-2021/) | 2021 | ₹223 cr |
| 26 | [Vishwaroopam](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/vishwaroopam-2013-tamil/) | 2013 | ₹220 cr |
| 27 | [Beast](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/beast-2022/) | 2022 | ₹217 cr |
| 28 | [Petta](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/petta-2019/) | 2019 | ₹200 cr |
| 29 | [Vishwanath & Sons](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/vishwanath-sons-2026/) | 2026 | ₹200 cr |
| 30 | [Dasavathaaram](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/dasavathaaram-2008/) | 2008 | ₹200 cr |
| 31 | [Thunivu](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/thunivu-2023/) | 2023 | ₹200 cr |
| 32 | [Maharaja](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/maharaja-2024/) | 2024 | ₹199 cr |
| 33 | [Viswasam](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/viswasam-2019/) | 2019 | ₹185 cr |
| 34 | [Kaala](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kaala-2018/) | 2018 | ₹160 cr |
| 35 | [Raayan](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/raayan-2024/) | 2024 | ₹154 cr |
| 36 | [Dragon](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/dragon-2025/) | 2025 | ₹152 cr |
| 37 | [Theri](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/theri-2016/) | 2016 | ₹150 cr |
| 38 | [Asuran](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/asuran-2019/) | 2019 | ₹150 cr |
| 39 | [Indian 2](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/indian-2-2024/) | 2024 | ₹149 cr |
| 40 | [Kuberaa](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kuberaa-2025/) | 2025 | ₹138 cr |
| 41 | [Kanchana 3](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kanchana-3-2019/) | 2019 | ₹130 cr |
| 42 | [Valimai](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/valimai-2022/) | 2022 | ₹130 cr |
| 43 | [Nerkonda Paarvai](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/nerkonda-paarvai-2019/) | 2019 | ₹127 cr |
| 44 | Vedalam | 2015 | ₹125 cr |
| 45 | [Kanchana 2](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kanchana-2-2015/) | 2015 | ₹110 cr |
| 46 | [Kaithi](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kaithi-2019/) | 2019 | ₹110 cr |
| 47 | [Sardar](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/sardar-2022/) | 2022 | ₹110 cr |
| 48 | 24 | 2016 | ₹109 cr |
| 49 | Thani Oruvan | 2015 | ₹105 cr |
| 50 | [Love Today](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/love-today-2022/) | 2022 | ₹84 cr |

## Highest-grossing Tamil film of each year
| Year | Film | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | [Jailer 2](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jailer-2/) | ₹808 cr |
| 2025 | [Coolie](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/coolie-2025/) | ₹518 cr |
| 2024 | [The Greatest of All Time](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/the-greatest-of-all-time-2024/) | ₹457 cr |
| 2023 | [Jailer](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/jailer-2023/) | ₹605 cr |
| 2022 | [Ponniyin Selvan: I](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/ponniyin-selvan-i-2022/) | ₹510 cr |
| 2021 | [Master](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/master-2021/) | ₹223 cr |
| 2020 | [Darbar](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/darbar-2020/) | ₹250 cr |
| 2019 | [Bigil](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/bigil-2019/) | ₹350 cr |
| 2018 | [2.0](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/2-0-2018-tamil/) | ₹699 cr |
| 2017 | [Mersal](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/mersal-2017/) | ₹250 cr |
| 2016 | [Kabali](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/kabali-2016/) | ₹320 cr |
| 2015 | [I](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/i-2015/) | ₹239 cr |
| 2014 | Lingaa | ₹158 cr |
| 2013 | [Vishwaroopam](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/vishwaroopam-2013-tamil/) | ₹220 cr |
| 2012 | Thuppakki | ₹121 cr |
| 2011 | [7 Aum Arivu](https://boxofficeindex.co/film/7-aum-arivu-2011/) | ₹105 cr |
| 2010 | Enthiran | ₹283 cr |

Source: [Wikipedia lists of highest-grossing films (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-11-01](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Tamil_films). Facts only: title, year, reported gross. Current releases: [Tamil box office now](https://boxofficeindex.co/tamil/).
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