Top Grossing Malayalam Films of all time: Tovino Thomas set to top Mohanlal; 2018, Pulimurugan & Lucifer

Tovino Thomas led 2018, directed by Jude Anthany Joseph has gross Rs 100 crores worldwide. It will soon emerge as the highest grossing Mollywood film.

By Rishil Jogani

Updated on May 16, 2023 | 06:54 PM IST | 1M

2018 will soon emerge as the highest grossing Mollywood film (Credit: Aashirvad Cinemas, Mulakupadam Films, Kavya Film Company)

On Monday, 15th of May, 2023, 2018, led by Tovino Thomas and directed by Jude Anthany Joseph became the third Mollywood film to enter the Rs 100 crore gross worldwide club. It also became the quickest film to enter the Rs 100 crore gross club, that is just in 11 days. The Rs 100 crore gross worldwide club was dominated by 2 Mohanlal films Pulimurugan and Lucifer with Pulimurugan also being the all time highest grossing Mollywood film. After 7 years, 2018, owing to its phenomenal box office trend worldwide, is on course to become the highest grossing Mollywood film.

2018 Is Soon Going To Top Pulimurugan To Become The Highest Grossing Mollywood Film

Mohanlal's Pulimurugan had grossed around Rs 135 crores and Lucifer had collected around Rs 125 crores at the worldwide box office. 2018 after 11 days stands at Rs 100 crores and going by the trend, it should become the highest Mollywood grosser worldwide in the third week or latest by fourth weekend. Currently, it is difficult to predict where the film will close since it is still recording more collections than it did on its first day, and that too by a 2 times margin.

Mollywood Finally Is Getting An All Time Grosser After 7 Years

Almost every industry has had an all time grosser post pandemic and finally Mollywood is also about to have one with 2018. Since Mollywood films are getting bigger, it is hoped that there are more films that enter the elite Rs 100 crore club.

Here Is A Comparitive Study Of Pulimurugan, Lucifer and 2018

	Pulimurugan	Lucifer	2018
Kerala	Rs 78.50 cr	Rs 64 cr	Rs 44 cr
Tamil Nadu	Rs 5 cr	Rs 2.60 cr	Rs 1.35 cr
Karnataka	Rs 3 cr	Rs 4.70 cr	Rs 4.30 cr
AP/Nizam	Rs 9.75 cr	Rs 1.50 cr	Rs 0.45 cr
North India	Rs 1.25 cr	Rs 2 cr	Rs 1.30 cr
India	Rs 97.50 cr	Rs 74.80 cr	Rs 51.50 cr (11D)

UAE, KSA, GCC	4.6 million dollars	5.66 million dollars	4.31 million dollars
North America	500k dollars	700k dollars	460k dollars
United Kingdom	200k dollars	350k dollars	538k dollars
Aus and NZ	175k dollars	225k dollars	196k dollars
Europe	100k dollars	175k dollars	140k dollars
Rest	-	100k dollars	40k dollars
Overseas	5.575 million dollars	7.21 million dollars	5.683 million dollars
Overseas (in Rupees)	Rs 37.35 cr	Rs 50.47 cr	46.74 cr (10D)
			Rs 98.24 cr
Worldwide	Rs 134.85 cr	Rs 125.27 cr	Rs 100 cr (11D)

Following is the list of highest grossing Mollywood films worldwide, currently.

1. Pulimurugan - Rs 134.85 cr
2. Lucifer - Rs 125.27 cr
3. 2018 - Rs 100 cr (after 11 days. Heading towards all time grosser)
4. Bheeshma Parvam - Rs 85 cr
5. Kurup - Rs 81 cr

Which Mollywood films do you think will enter the Rs 100 crore gross worldwide club?

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