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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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]
| 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]
| 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]
| 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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Telugu cinema industry loses 300 crores in 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pawan Kalyan set to beat Ram Charan?
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gabbar Singh 50 days collections list
- ↑ 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 - ↑ Pawan Kalyan leading the No: 1 race
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ram Charan's Racha crosses 50 crore mark
- ↑ Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (CGTR) 1 week collections
- ↑ Can Mahesh Babu succeed again in 2014 Sankranti
- ↑ 'Yevadu' Nearing ₹50-crore Mark Worldwide; '1 Nenokkadine' Rocks US BO
- ↑ http://www.metromasti.com/tollywood/gossip/Yevadu-collection-Yevadu-total-income-earnings-till-now/38003
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Of colossal hits and flops
- ↑ Allu Arjun’s Julayi joins 40 cr club
- ↑ Prabhas’ Mirchi touches 40 cr collections
- ↑ http://www.metromasti.com/tollywood/gossip/Attarintiki-Daredi-BO-collections-5-weeks-AD-Box-Office-total/34000.html
- ↑ Gabbar Singh highest grosser in south
- ↑ Eega gross collections 125 crores
- ↑ Dookudu touches the one billion mark
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Tolly's bigger than Bolly
- ↑ A year of mixed fortunes
- ↑ Pawan Kalyan beats Mahesh Babu
- ↑ Year of family entertainers
- ↑ Tollywood's report card of 2009
- ↑ Year of the no-hero movie
- ↑ Star power goes phut
- ↑ Pokiri tops 2006
- ↑ Year 2004 a flashback
- ↑ Attarintiki Daredi collects 20 cr in overseas
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Can Jr NTR beat Mahesh Babu?
- ↑ Dookudu set to beat Magadheera
- ↑ Mahesh to beat his own record?
- ↑ Box Office Collection: 'Yevadu' Enters ₹40-crore Club; '1 Nenokkadine' Mints $1.2 Million in US - International Business Times
- ↑ Julayi movie's one week collections
- ↑ Attarintiki Daredi collections crossed Magadheera
- ↑ Magadheera is the highest share until AD broke the record
- ↑ The Mahesh Babu-starrer raked in Rs. 40 crores
- ↑ First Telugu film to gross Rs. 100 million - Times Of India
- ↑ Pawan’s Attarintiki Daredi breaks all records
- ↑ NTR beats Ram Charan
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Ramayya Vasthavayya two day collections
- ↑ Ramayya Vasthavayya 5 Days collections
- ↑ Mahesh 1: Nenokkadine movie collections
- ↑ Gabbar Singh vs Dammu: Box Office Collections
- ↑ Yevadu first day collections
- ↑ Julayi movie first day collections
- ↑ Attarintiki Daredi first week collections - All time record
- ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/534920/20140118/yevadu-box-office-collection-1-nenokkadine-ramcharan.htm
- ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/535086/20140120/yevadu-attarintiki-daredi-top-10-telugu-films.htm
- ↑ Gabbar Singh First Week Collections
- ↑ NTR's Baadshah one week collections
- ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/534861/20140117/yevadu-box-office-collection-1-nenokkadine-svsc.htm
- ↑ Racha breaks Businessman's opening week collections
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Can Gabbar Singh Break Magadheera, Dookudu Collections?
- ↑ Ramayya Vasthavayya first week collections
- ↑ ‘Julayi’ collects 21 crores share in four days
See also[edit]
- List of highest-grossing films
- List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwide
- List of highest-grossing Bollywood films
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