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List of highest-grossing Tollywood (Telugu) films

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The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, consisting primarily of films in the Telugu language and popularly called as Tollywood, is one of the largest film production centres in India. The following is a list of the highest grossing Telugu films based on world wide collections, and annual lists based on gross and distributors share.

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Total worldwide share[edit]

The biggest wwide grossers in the history of Telugu film industry are listed below. The worldwide gross (total tickets sold x ticket rate) figures is given here after adding dubbed versions of Tollywood films.The distributor shares are nett gross (Total gross-Entertainment tax) minus theatre rentals. The theater rentals vary. Multiplexes give 50% in week one, 42.5% in week two, 37.5% in week three and 30% thereafter to the distributor.

Rank Title Year Studio Worldwide Share ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 B.V.S.N. Prasad 85 crore (US$12 million) [1]
2 Magadheera 2009 Allu Aravind 73 crore (US$10 million) [2]
3 Gabbar Singh 2012 Bandla Ganesh 64 crore (US$8.9 million) [3]
4 Eega 2012 Sai Korrapati 57 crore (US$7.9 million) [4]
5 Dookudu 2011 14 Reels Entertainment 56 crore (US$7.8 million) [5]
Racha 2012 R. B. Choudary 53 crore (US$7.4 million) [6]
Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu 2012 D.V.V.Daanayya 52 crore (US$7.2 million) [7]
Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 Dil Raju 50 crore (US$7.0 million) [8]
Yevadu 2014 Dil Raju 47.32 crore (US$6.6 million) [9][10]
Arundhati 2009 Shyam Prasad Reddy 45 crore (US$6.3 million) [11]
Businessman 2012 R. R. Venkat 44 crore (US$6.1 million) [4]
Naayak 2013 D.V.V.Danayya 40 crore (US$5.6 million) [1]
Baadshah 2013 Bandla Ganesh 40 crore (US$5.6 million) [1]
Julai 2012 S.Radha Krishna 40 crore (US$5.6 million) [12]
Mirchi 2013 V. Vamshi Krishna Reddy 40 crore (US$5.6 million) [13]

Total worldwide gross[edit]

Rank Title Year Studio Worldwide Gross ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 B.V.S.N. Prasad 190 crore (US$26 million) [14]
2 Gabbar Singh 2012 Bandla Ganesh 150 crore (US$21 million) [15]
3 Eega 2012 Sai Korrapati 125 crore (US$17 million) [16]
4 Dookudu 2011 14 Reels Entertainment 101 crore (US$14 million) [17]
Magadheera 2009 Allu Aravind 80 crore (US$11 million) [18]
Arundhati 2009 Shyam Prasad Reddy 61 crore (US$8.5 million) [18]

By year[edit]

Highest-grossing Tollywood films by year
Year ref(s) Title Studio
2013 [1] Attarintiki Daredi B.V.S.N. Prasad
2012 [19][20] Gabbar Singh Bandla Ganesh
2011 [21] Dookudu Ram Achanta, Anil Sunkara
2010
2009 [22] Magadheera Allu Aravind
2008 [23] Kotha Bangaru Lokam Dil Raju
2007 [24] Happy Days Sekhar Kammula
2006 [25] Pokiri Puri Jagannadh,Manjula Ghattamaneni
2005
2004 [26] Shankar Dada MBBS Akkineni Ravi Shankara Prasad

Overseas collections[edit]

Rank Title Year Studio Overseas collection ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 B.V.S.N.Prasad US$1.9 million [27]
2 SVSC 2013 Dil Raju US$1.64 million [28]
3 Dookudu 2011 14 Reels Entertainment US$1.1 million# [29][30]
4 Gabbar Singh 2012 Bandla Ganesh US$1.4 million [3]
5 1:Nenokkadine 2014 Ram Achanta, Anil Sunkara US$1.2 million [31]
Baadshah 2013 Bandla Ganesh US$1.0 million [28]
Julai 2012 S.Radha Krishna US$1.0 million [32]
Eega 2012 Sai Korrapati US$0.92 million [4]
Racha 2012 R. B. Choudary US$0.76 million [6]
Mirchi 2013 V. Vamshi Krishna Reddy US$0.64 million [28]
Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu 2012 D.V.V.Daanayya US$0.53 million [28]
Naayak 2013 D.V.V.Daanayya US$0.50 million [28]

- '#' represents 2 days collections only

Records[edit]

Industrial records[edit]

These are the all-time record distributor shares of Tollywood films. The distributor shares are nett gross minus theatre rentals. The theater rentals vary. Multiplexes give 50% in week one, 42.5% in week two, 37.5% in week three and 30% thereafter to the distributor.

Year Title Studio Worldwide Share ref(s)
2013 Attarintiki Daredi B.V.S.N. Prasad 85 crore (US$12 million) [33]
2009 Magadheera Allu Aravind 73 crore (US$10 million) [2][34]
2009 Arundhati Shyam Prasad Reddy 45 crore (US$6.3 million) [11]
2006 Pokiri Puri Jagannadh, Manjula Ghattamaneni 40 crore (US$5.6 million) [35]
1992 Gharana Mogudu K. Devi Vara Prasad 10 crore (US$1.4 million) [36]

Biggest opening day[edit]

Biggest opening day AP share
Rank Movie Year Studio(s) Opening Day AP Share ref(s) Day of Week
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 B.V.S.N. Prasad 10.72 crore (US$1.5 million) [37] Friday
2 Baadshah 2013 Bandla Ganesh 9.25 crore (US$1.3 million) [38][39] Friday
3 Ramayya Vasthavayya 2013 Dil Raju 8.7 crore (US$1.2 million) [40][41] Friday
4 Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu 2012 D.V.V.Daanayya 8.65 crore (US$1.2 million) [39] Thursday
5 Naayak 2013 D.V.V.Daanayya 8.55 crore (US$1.2 million) [39] Wednesday
1: Nenokkadine 2014 Ram Achanta, Anil Sunkara 8.4 crore (US$1.2 million) [42] Friday
Gabbar Singh 2012 Bandla Ganesh 8.15 crore (US$1.1 million) [43] Friday
Dammu 2012 Alexander Vallabha 8.05 crore (US$1.1 million) [39] Friday
Yevadu 2014 Dil Raju 8.0 crore (US$1.1 million) [44] Sunday
Racha 2012 R. B. Choudary 7.86 crore (US$1.1 million) [39] Thursday
Oosaravelli 2011 Bhogavally Prasad 7.3 crore (US$1.0 million) [39] Thursday
Julayi 2012 S. Radha Krishna 6.32 crore (US$880,000) [45] Thursday

Biggest opening week[edit]

Biggest opening week
Rank Movie Year Studio(s) AP Share Worldwide Share ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 B.V.S.N. Prasad 35.0 crore (US$4.9 million) 47.0 crore (US$6.5 million) [46]
2 Yevadu 2014 Dil Raju 27.85 crore (US$3.9 million)* [47][48]
Gabbar Singh 2012 Bandla Ganesh 28.0 crore (US$3.9 million) 42.55 crore (US$5.9 million) [49]
Baadshah 2013 Bandla Ganesh 35.0 crore (US$4.9 million) [50]
SVSC 2013 Dil Raju 25.25 crore (US$3.5 million) [51]
Racha 2012 R. B. Choudary 24.42 crore (US$3.4 million) 26.92 crore (US$3.7 million) [52]
Dookudu 2011 Ram Achanta, Anil Sunkara 23.35 crore (US$3.2 million) [53]
Ramayya Vasthavayya 2013 Dil Raju 21.71 crore (US$3.0 million) 27.81 crore (US$3.9 million) [54]
Magadheera 2009 Allu Aravind 19.98 crore (US$2.8 million) [53]
Julayi 2012 S. Radha Krishna 14.65 crore (US$2.0 million)@ 21.29 crore (US$3.0 million)@ [55]

'*' indicates 6 days collections only

'@' indicates 4 days collections only

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Telugu cinema industry loses 300 crores in 2013
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pawan Kalyan set to beat Ram Charan?
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gabbar Singh 50 days collections list
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Eega beats Mahesh Babu’s Businessman collections Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "eega" defined multiple times with different content
  5. Pawan Kalyan leading the No: 1 race
  6. 6.0 6.1 Ram Charan's Racha crosses 50 crore mark
  7. Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (CGTR) 1 week collections
  8. Can Mahesh Babu succeed again in 2014 Sankranti
  9. 'Yevadu' Nearing ₹50-crore Mark Worldwide; '1 Nenokkadine' Rocks US BO
  10. http://www.metromasti.com/tollywood/gossip/Yevadu-collection-Yevadu-total-income-earnings-till-now/38003
  11. 11.0 11.1 Of colossal hits and flops
  12. Allu Arjun’s Julayi joins 40 cr club
  13. Prabhas’ Mirchi touches 40 cr collections
  14. http://www.metromasti.com/tollywood/gossip/Attarintiki-Daredi-BO-collections-5-weeks-AD-Box-Office-total/34000.html
  15. Gabbar Singh highest grosser in south
  16. Eega gross collections 125 crores
  17. Dookudu touches the one billion mark
  18. 18.0 18.1 Tolly's bigger than Bolly
  19. A year of mixed fortunes
  20. Pawan Kalyan beats Mahesh Babu
  21. Year of family entertainers
  22. Tollywood's report card of 2009
  23. Year of the no-hero movie
  24. Star power goes phut
  25. Pokiri tops 2006
  26. Year 2004 a flashback
  27. Attarintiki Daredi collects 20 cr in overseas
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Can Jr NTR beat Mahesh Babu?
  29. Dookudu set to beat Magadheera
  30. Mahesh to beat his own record?
  31. Box Office Collection: 'Yevadu' Enters ₹40-crore Club; '1 Nenokkadine' Mints $1.2 Million in US - International Business Times
  32. Julayi movie's one week collections
  33. Attarintiki Daredi collections crossed Magadheera
  34. Magadheera is the highest share until AD broke the record
  35. The Mahesh Babu-starrer raked in Rs. 40 crores
  36. First Telugu film to gross Rs. 100 million - Times Of India
  37. Pawan’s Attarintiki Daredi breaks all records
  38. NTR beats Ram Charan
  39. 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/533903/20140111/1-nenokkadine-box-office-collection-attarintiki-daredi.htm
  40. Ramayya Vasthavayya two day collections
  41. Ramayya Vasthavayya 5 Days collections
  42. Mahesh 1: Nenokkadine movie collections
  43. Gabbar Singh vs Dammu: Box Office Collections
  44. Yevadu first day collections
  45. Julayi movie first day collections
  46. Attarintiki Daredi first week collections - All time record
  47. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/534920/20140118/yevadu-box-office-collection-1-nenokkadine-ramcharan.htm
  48. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/535086/20140120/yevadu-attarintiki-daredi-top-10-telugu-films.htm
  49. Gabbar Singh First Week Collections
  50. NTR's Baadshah one week collections
  51. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/534861/20140117/yevadu-box-office-collection-1-nenokkadine-svsc.htm
  52. Racha breaks Businessman's opening week collections
  53. 53.0 53.1 Can Gabbar Singh Break Magadheera, Dookudu Collections?
  54. Ramayya Vasthavayya first week collections
  55. ‘Julayi’ collects 21 crores share in four days

See also[edit]


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