List of highest-grossing Telugu films

Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, consists primarily of motion pictures produced in the Telugu language in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Known for being commercially consistent,[1] Telugu cinema, one of the largest film producers in India, had its influence over commercial cinema in India.[2] 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, is the first Telugu film to gross over INR 10 crore at the box office.[3]

The following is a list of the highest grossing Telugu films (including dubbed versions) based on world wide collections (gross and distributors share).

Background color       indicates movies playing on 1 May 2015 in theaters around the world

Worldwide Gross

Highest-grossing Telugu films of all time
S.No Title Year Studio(s) Worldwide Gross
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra INR181 crore (US$29 million)[4]
2 Gabbar Singh 2012 Parameswara Art Productions INR150 crore (US$24 million)[5]
3 Eega 2012 Varahi Chalana Chitram INR125 crore (US$20 million)[6]
4 Magadheera 2009 Geetha Arts INR104 crore (US$17 million)[7]
5 Dookudu 2011 14 Reels Entertainment INR101 crore (US$16 million)[8]

Worldwide Share

S.No. Title Year Studio Worldwide Share ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra INR74 cr [9]
2 Magadheera 2009 Geetha Arts INR73 cr [10]
3 Gabbar Singh 2012 Parameswara Art Productions INR63 cr [11]
4 Race Gurram 2014 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions INR59 cr [12]
5 Dookudu 2011 14 Reels Entertainment INR56 cr [13]
6 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 Sri Venkateswara Creations INR51 cr [9][14]
7 Mirchi 2013 UV creations INR47 cr [9]
8 Yevadu 2014 Sri Venkateswara Creations INR47 cr [15]
9 Baadshah 2013 Parameswara Art Productions INR47 cr [9]
10 S/O Satyamurthy 2015 Haarika & Hassine creations INR47 cr [16]

Overseas

The overseas (US) gross figures of Top 5 Telugu movies is given here.

S.No. Title Year Studio Overseas collection ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra US$1.9 million [17]
2 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 Sri Venkateswara Creations US$1.6 million [18]
3 Dookudu 2011 14 Reels Entertainment US$1.5 million [19]
4 Manam 2014 Annapurna Studios US$1.5 million [20]
5 Aagadu 2014 14 Reels Entertainment US$1.4 million [21]

Biggest opening day

S.No. Movie Year Studio(s) AP/Nizam Share ref(s) Day of Week
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra INR10.7 cr [22] Friday
2 Aagadu 2014 14 Reels Entertainment INR9.7 cr [23] Friday
3 Temper 2015 Parameswara Art Productions INR9.6 cr [24] Friday
4 S/O Satyamurthy 2015 Haarika & Hassine creations INR9.2 cr [25] Thursday
5 Baadshah 2013 Parameswara Art Productions INR9.2 cr [26][27] Friday
6 Gopala Gopala 2015 Suresh Productions INR9.2 cr [28] Saturday
7 Rabhasa 2014 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions INR8.8 cr [29] Friday
8 Ramayya Vasthavayya 2013 Sri Venkateswara Creations INR8.7 cr [30] Friday
9 Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu 2012 Universal Media INR8.6 cr [27] Thursday
10 Yevadu 2014 Sri Venkateswara Creations INR8.6 cr [31] Sunday

Biggest opening week

S.No. Movie Year Studio(s) AP/Nizam Share ref(s)
1 Attarintiki Daredi 2013 Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra INR35.0 cr [32]
2 Yevadu 2014 Sri Venkateswara Creations INR30.5 cr [33]
3 Govindudu Andarivadele 2014 Parameswara Art Productions INR27.6 cr [34]
4 S/O Satyamurthy 2015 Haarika & Hassine creations INR26.3 cr [35]
5 Gopala Gopala 2015 Suresh Productions INR26.1 cr [36]
6 Temper 2015 Parameswara Art Productions INR25.4 cr [37]
7 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2013 Sri Venkateswara Creations INR25.2 cr [33]
8 Gabbar Singh 2012 Parameswara Art Productions INR25.0 cr [33]
9 Baadshah 2013 Parameswara Art Productions INR24.5 cr [33]
10 Race Gurram 2014 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions INR24.5 cr [38]

References

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  2. ↑ "Tamil, Telugu film industries outshine Bollywood". Business Standard. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  3. ↑ "First Telugu film to gross 100 million – Times Of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-08-17.
  4. ↑ Attarintiki Daredi 39th Day Box Office Collections, Giant Business Continues
  5. ↑ Gabbar Singh highest grosser in south - India Today Retrieved 6 February 2015 Dated 19 July 2012
  6. ↑ "DCHL bankruptcy threat: PVP Ventures in fray to buy IPL team Deccan Chargers". The Economic Times.
  7. ↑ "Movies for masses". The Hindu. 27 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Dookudu touches the one billion mark". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Top Worldwide Share (Telugu): 'Yevadu', 'SVSC', 'Attarintiki Daredi', 'Mirchi' and Other Films-The International Business Times
  10. ↑ Pawan Kalyan set to beat Ram Charan? - The Times of India
  11. ↑ Gabbar Singh 50 days collections list - The Times of India
  12. ↑ Race Gurram Total worldwide collections - The Times of India
  13. ↑ Pawan Kalyan leading the No: 1 race - The Times of India
  14. ↑ Can Mahesh Babu succeed again in 2014 Sankranti - The Times of India
  15. ↑ Ram Charan’s Yevadu total collections - The Times of India 16 February 2014
  16. ↑ S/o Satyamurthy 18 Days Collection at Box Office: Allu Arjun Starrer Grosses ₹77 Crore - International Business Times dated 27 April 2015 accessdate 1 May 2015
  17. ↑ Attarintiki Daredi collects 20 cr in overseas - Times of India 29 October 2013
  18. ↑ Can Jr NTR beat Mahesh Babu? - Times of India 8 April 2013
  19. ↑ Mahesh to beat his own record? - Times of India 15 January 2013
  20. ↑ 'Manam' Box Office Collection: Akkineni Starrer Crosses $1.5 Million Mark in US - International Business Times 17 June 2014
  21. ↑ 'Govindudu Andarivadele' Box Office Collection: Ram Charan Film Fares Decently in US - International Business Times 7 October 2014
  22. ↑ Pawan’s Attarintiki Daredi breaks all records - The Times of India
  23. ↑ Box Office Collection: 'Aagadu' Breaks 'Attarintiki Daaredi' Record in US - International Business Times - The International Business Times
  24. ↑ Shekhar H Hooli (13 January 2015). "'Temper' First Day Collection At Box Office: Jr NTR Starrer Beats 'Gopala Gopala' Record; Turns Biggest Opener of 2015". International Business Times. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  25. ↑ 'S/O Satyamurthy' 3 Days Collection at Box Office: Allu Arjun Starrer Crosses 25-Crore Mark on Saturday - International Business Times 12 April 2015
  26. ↑ NTR beats Ram Charan - The Times of India
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 '1 Nenokkadine' Box Office Collection: Mahesh Babu Starrer Fails to Break 'Attarintiki Daredi' Day 1 AP Figures - The International Business Times
  28. ↑ 'Gopala Gopala' First Day Box Office Collection: Pawan-Venky Movie Fails to Beat 'Attarintiki Daaredi', 'Aagadu' in AP/Nizam - The International Business Times
  29. ↑ Box Office Collection: 'Rabhasa' Beats 'Yevadu', 'RV' Opening Day Share - The International Business Times
  30. ↑ Ramayya Vasthavayya two day collections - The Times of India
  31. ↑ Box Office: Ram Charan's 'Yevadu' 3-Day Collections in Andhra Pradesh - The International Business Times
  32. ↑ Attarintiki Daredi first week collections All time record - The Times of India
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Top Worldwide Week 1 Share (Telugu): 'Yevadu', 'Attarintiki Daredi', 'Gabbar Singh ' Among Other Films - The International Business Times
  34. ↑ Box Office Collection: 'Govindudu Andarivadele' Beats 'SVSC', 'Race Gurram' First Week Figures - The International Business Times
  35. ↑ http://timesofap.com/cinema/news/s-o-satyamurthy-distributors-recovery-details.html - Times of AP 17 April 2015
  36. ↑ 'Gopala Gopala' 7-Day Box Office Collections: Pawan Kalyan Starrer Beats 'Gabbar Singh', 'Baadshah' 1st Week Figures - 'The International Business Times
  37. ↑ Temper First Week Collections - Times of AP
  38. ↑ 'Race Gurram' Box Office (1st Week): Allu Arjun's Film Beats 'Legend', 'RV', 'Business Man' in AP - The International Business Times