List of highest-grossing Kannada films

Kannada cinema produces films in Kannada language. The 1965 film Satya Harishchandra was the first Kannada film to cross ₹1 crore.^[1] The 1995 film Om was the first Kannada film to cross ₹10 crores.^[1] Mungaru Male was the first Kannada film to cross ₹50 crores.^[2] Raajakumara was the first Kannada movie to cross ₹75 crore mark.^[3] KGF: Chapter 1 was the first Kannada film to gross ₹100, ₹150, ₹200 and ₹250 crores.^[4][5][6] Its sequel KGF: Chapter 2 was the first Kannada film to gross ₹500, ₹750, ₹1000 and ₹1250 crores respectively.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Highest-grossing films worldwide

Not adjusted for inflation

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Rank	Peak	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1	1	KGF: Chapter 2	₹1,200–1,250 crore	2022	[lower-alpha 1]
2	2	Kantara	₹400–450 crore		[lower-alpha 2]
3	1	KGF: Chapter 1	₹250 crore	2018	[6]
4	3	Vikrant Rona	₹158.5–210 crore	2022	[lower-alpha 3]
5	2	James	₹151 crore		[43][44]
6	4	777 Charlie	₹105–115 crore
7	2	Kurukshetra	₹90 crore	2019	[6]
8	1	Raajakumara	₹75 crore	2017	[45]
9	1	Mungaru Male	₹70.70 crore - ₹75 crore	2006	[46][47]
10	10	Kaatera	₹67 crore - ₹200 crore	2023	[lower-alpha 4][49][50][51]

Adjusted for inflation

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Rank	Title	Initial Gross (in crores)	Adjusted gross (in crores)	Year	Ref.
1	KGF: Chapter 2	₹1,200 (equivalent to ₹1,272 in 2023)–₹1,250 (equivalent to ₹1,325 in 2023)	₹1,272–1,325	2022	[lower-alpha 5]
2	Kantara	₹400 (equivalent to ₹423.84 in 2023)–₹450 (equivalent to ₹476.82 in 2023)	₹424–477		[lower-alpha 6]
3	KGF: Chapter 1	₹250 (equivalent to ₹334.46 in 2023)	₹334	2018	[6]
4	Mungaru Male	₹70.7 (equivalent to ₹227.1 in 2023) - ₹75 (equivalent to ₹240.91 in 2023)	₹227 - ₹241	2006	[56][47]
5	Vikrant Rona	₹158.5 (equivalent to ₹167.95 in 2023)–₹210 (equivalent to ₹222.52 in 2023)	₹168–223	2022	[35][57][41]
6	James	₹151 (equivalent to ₹160 in 2023)	₹160		[43]
7	Kurukshetra	₹90 (equivalent to ₹111.84 in 2023)	₹112	2019	[6]
8	777 Charlie	₹105 (equivalent to ₹111.26 in 2023)–₹115 (equivalent to ₹121.86 in 2023)	₹111–122	2022	[43][44]
9	Raajakumara	₹75 (equivalent to ₹105.2 in 2023)	₹105	2017	[45]
10	Shankar Guru	₹3.26 (equivalent to ₹89.21 in 2023)	₹89	1978	[58]

Timeline

The films with a minimum worldwide gross of ₹10 crore are only considered.

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Rank	Title	Year	Worldwide gross	Ref.
1	Om	1995	₹10 crore	[1] [59] [60] [45] [61] [62]
2	Janumada Jodi	1996	₹12.5 crore
3	A	1998	₹20 crore
	Yajamana	2000
	Apthamitra	2004
6	Jogi	2005	₹30 crore
7	Mungaru Male	2006	₹70.7 crore
8	Raajakumara	2017	₹75 crore
9	KGF: Chapter 1	2018	₹250 crore
10	KGF: Chapter 2	2022	₹1,200–1,250 crore	[lower-alpha 7]

High-grossing films by year

Note: Since there are no official figures for gross collections of Kannada movies, only releases since 1950 which were mentioned as blockbusters or hits or successful or popular in majority of the sources, have been considered for this section.

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Year	Title	Ref.
1950	Shaneeshwara Mahatme
1951	Jaganmohini	[63][64]
1952	Sri Srinivasa Kalyana
1953	Gunasagari	[65]
1954	Bedara Kannappa	[66]
1955	Mahakavi Kalidasa	[67]
1956	Bhakta Vijaya	[1]
1957	Rathnagiri Rahasya	[68][69]
1958	School Master	[70]
1959	Mahishasura Mardini	[71]
1960	Ranadheera Kanteerava	[72]
1961	Kittur Chennamma	[73][69]
1962	Rathna Manjari	[74]
1963	Veera Kesari	[75]
1964	Chandavalliya Thota	[76]
1965	Satya Harishchandra	[77]
1966	Mantralaya Mahatme	[78][79]
1967	Belli Moda	[80]
1968	Jedara Bale	[81][82]
1969	Mayor Muthanna	[83]
1970	Sri Krishnadevaraya	[69]
1971	Kasturi Nivasa	[84]
1972	Bangaarada Manushya	[85]
1973	Gandhada Gudi	[86]
1974	Sampathige Savaal	[87]
1975	Mayura	[88]
1976	Naa Ninna Mareyalare	[89]
1977	Sanaadi Appanna	[90]
1978	Shankar Guru	[91]
1979	Huliya Haalina Mevu	[92]
1980	Auto Raja	[93]
1981	Antha	[94]
1982	Chalisuva Modagalu	[95]
1983	Kaviratna Kalidasa	[96]
1984	Bandhana	[97]
1985	Nee Bareda Kadambari	[98]
1986	Anuraga Aralithu	[99]
1987	Premaloka	[100]
1988	Ranadheera	[101]
1989	Nanjundi Kalyana	[102]
1990	Rani Maharani	[103]
1991	Ramachaari	[104]
1992	Jeevana Chaitra	[105]
1993	Aakasmika	[106]
1994	Odahuttidavaru
1995	Om	[107][108]
1996	Janumada Jodi	[109]
1997	Amrutha Varshini	[110]
1998	A	[59]
1999	Surya Vamsha	[111]
2000	Yajamana	[60]
2001	Nanna Preethiya Hudugi	[112]
2002	Thavarige Baa Thangi	[113][114]
2003	Raktha Kanneeru	[115]
2004	Apthamitra	[116][61]
2005	Jogi	[117][61][118]
2006	Mungaru Male	[56]
2007	Cheluvina Chittara	[119]
2008	Buddhivantha	[120]
2009	Raaj The Showman	[121]
2010	Jackie	[122]
2011	Saarathi	[123]
2012	Sangolli Rayanna	[124]
2013	Bulbul	[125]
2014	Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari	[126]
2015	Uppi 2	[127]
2016	Kirik Party	[128]
2017	Raajakumara	[45]
2018	KGF: Chapter 1	[6]
2019	Kurukshetra
2020	Popcorn Monkey Tiger	[129]
2021	Roberrt	[130]
2022	KGF: Chapter 2	[62]
2023	Kaatera	[131]
2024	Martin	[132]

Highest-grossing films by month

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Month	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
January	Kranti	₹41 crore	2023	[133]
February	Pogaru	₹45 crore	2021	[130]
March	James	₹151 crore	2022	[43]
April	KGF: Chapter 2	₹1,200–1,250 crore		[lower-alpha 8]
May	Maanikya	₹35 crore	2014	[134]
June	777 Charlie	₹105–115 crore	2022	[43][44]
July	Vikrant Rona	₹158.5–210 crore		[35][57][41]
August	Kurukshetra	₹90 crore	2019	[6]
September	Kantara	₹400–450 crore	2022	[lower-alpha 9]
October	The Villain	₹60 crore	2018	[135]
November	Sangolli Rayanna	₹40 crore	2012	[136]
December	KGF: Chapter 1	₹250 crore	2018	[6]

Worldwide opening records

Biggest worldwide opening day collections

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Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1	KGF: Chapter 2	₹165.37 crore	2022	[137]
2	Vikrant Rona	₹35.35 crore		[138][139]
3	James	₹32 crore		[140]
4	KGF: Chapter 1	₹25 crore	2018	[141]
5	The Villain	₹20 crore		[142]
6	Kaatera	₹19.78 crore	2023	[143]
7	Roberrt	₹17.24 crore	2021	[144]
8	Gaalipata 2	₹15 crore	2022	[145][146]
9	Kurukshetra	₹13 crore	2019	[147]
10	Kotigobba 3	₹12 crore	2021	[148]

Biggest worldwide opening week gross

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Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref.
1	KGF: Chapter 2	₹719 crore	2022	[149]
2	Vikrant Rona	₹150 crore		[150]
3	James	₹127 crore		[151]
4	KGF: Chapter 1	₹113 crore	2018	[152]
5	Kaatera	₹104.58 crore	2023	[51]
6	Roberrt	₹78.36 crore	2021	[153]
7	The Villain	₹60 crore	2018	[135]
8	Kantara	₹50 crore	2022	[154]
9	Avane Srimannarayana		2019	[155]
10	777 Charlie	₹47.25 crore	2022	[156]

Highest footfalls for Kannada films

Rank	Title	year	Footfalls	Ref
1	K.G.F: Chapter 2	2022	50.5 million	[157]
2	Kantara		10 million	[158]
3	K.G.F: Chapter 1	2018	7.5 million	[159]
4	Raajakumara	2017	6.5 million

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

NOTE: Since Kannada film collection figures have no certain sources, figures are provided on the basis of many sources. Though figures contradict with some reliable sources in some cases, figures which are cited in most sources are only described .

Highest-grossing franchises and film series^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)

Rank Series Total worldwide box office (crore INR) No. of films Average of films (crore INR) Highest-grossing film

1 KGF ₹1,500 2 ₹750 KGF: Chapter 2 (₹1,250 crore) 1 KGF: Chapter 1 (2018)[6] ₹250 2 KGF: Chapter 2 (2022)[62] ₹1,250

2 Mungaru Male ₹90.7 2 ₹45 Mungaru Male (₹70.7 crore) 1 Mungaru Male (2006)[160] ₹70.7 2 Mungaru Male 2 (2016)[56] ₹20

3 Kotigobba ₹88.32 3 ₹29 Kotigobba 3 (₹45.32 crore) 1 Kotigobba (2000) ₹5 2 Kotigobba 2 (2016)[161] ₹38 3 Kotigobba 3 (2021)[130] ₹45.32

4 Dandupalya ₹54 3 ₹18 Dandupalya (₹40 crore) 1 Dandupalya (2012)[162] ₹40 2 Dandupalya 2 (2017) ₹10 3 Dandupalya 3 (2018) ₹4

5 Upendra ₹49 2 ₹25 Uppi 2 (₹40 crore) 1 Upendra (1999)[163] ₹9 2 Uppi 2 (2015)[164] ₹40

6 Gaalipata ₹47 2 ₹24 Gaalipata 2 (₹35 crore) 1 Gaalipata (2008)[120] ₹12 2 Gaalipata 2 (2022)[165] ₹35

7 Nagavalli ₹45 2 ₹23 Aptharakshaka (₹25 crore) 1 Apthamitra (2004)[61] ₹20 2 Aptharakshaka (2010) ₹25

8 Jogi ₹38 2 ₹19 Jogi (₹30 crore) 1 Jogi (2005)[61] ₹30 2 Jogayya (2011)[123] ₹8

9 Rambo ₹32 2 ₹16 Rambo 2 (₹27 crore) 1 Rambo (2012)[166] ₹5 2 Raambo 2 (2018)[167] ₹27

10 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello ₹31.03 2 ₹16 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A (₹20.30 crore) 1 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A (2023) ₹20.30 2 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B (2023) ₹10.73

11 Kalpana ₹26 2 ₹13 Kalpana 2 (₹15 crore) 1 Kalpana (2012)[168] ₹11 2 Kalpana 2 (2016)[169] ₹15

12 Love Mocktail ₹20.35 2 ₹10 Love Mocktail 2 (₹16.05 crore) 1 Love Mocktail (2020) ₹4.3 2 Love Mocktail 2 (2022) ₹16.05

13 Adyaksha ₹19.36 3 ₹6 Adyaksha (₹8.5 crore) 1 Adyaksha (2014)[170] ₹8.5 2 Adyaksha in America (2019) ₹2.85 3 Upadhyaksha (2024)[171] ₹8.01

14 Rakhta Kanneeru ₹19 2 ₹10 Katariveera Surasundarangi (₹16 crore) 1 Raktha Kanneeru (2003) ₹3 2 Katariveera Surasundarangi (2012)[168] ₹16

15 Drishya ₹16 2 ₹8 Drishya (₹16 crore) 1 Drishya (2014) ₹14 2 Drishya 2 (2021) ₹2

16 Shivaji Surathkal ₹11.75 2 ₹6 Shivaji Surathkal (₹10 crore) 1 Shivaji Surathkal (2020) ₹10 2 Shivaji Surathkal 2 (2023)[172] ₹1.75

17 Avatara Purusha ₹5.36 2 ₹3 Avatara Purusha (₹3.75 crore) 1 Avatara Purusha (2022) ₹3.75 2 Avatara Purusha 2 (2024) ₹1.61

18 Totapuri ₹1.63 2 ₹1 Totapuri: Chapter 1 (₹1.10 crore) 1 Totapuri: Chapter 1 (2022) ₹1.10 2 Thothapuri: Chapter 2 (2023) ₹0.53

See also

• List of highest-grossing Indian films
• List of highest-grossing South Indian films
• List of highest-grossing films in India

Notes

1. While Indulge Express reported that the worldwide collection was more than ₹1,200 crore,^[11]News 18 mentioned that the collection was ₹1,240 crore.^[12] The Times Of India,^[13] Vijaya Karnataka,^[14] TV9 Kannada^[15] and Asianet News ^[16] reported that the movie grossed ₹1250 crores. However, India Today mentioned a higher figure of ₹1,300 crore.^[17]
2. While many sources – India Today,^[18] The Times of India,^[19] Udayavani,^[20] Firstpost,^[21] International Business Times,^[22] The Financial Express,^[23] Times Now,^[24] ABP News,^[25] Asianet,^[26] DNA^[27] and Bollywood Hungama^[28] –reported the collections to be ₹400 crore, other sources – Hindustan Times,^[29] WION,^[30] Outlook,^[31] The New Indian Express^[32] Dainik Bhaskar^[33] and Udayavani^[34] have reported it to be around ₹450 crore.
3. Zee Business reported that the movie collected ₹158.50 crore^[35] But The Hindustan Times mentioned the collection as ₹159 crore.^[36] While Times Of India,^[37] India Today,^[38] DNA^[39] and ABP Marathi^[40] stated the collection to be ₹200 crore, Zee News^[41] and WION^[42] reported the collection to be ₹210 crore.
4. Contrasting reports pegged the final collection to be between ₹67 crores to ₹200 crores. Trade speculated that the makers were spreading inflated numbers.^[48] There is a varying degree of reporting of collections from first day itself. Refer "Box Office" section of the movie page for details in difference between official figures announced and the trade estimates which was as high as 130% by the end of first week.
5. While Indulge Express reported that the worldwide collection was more than ₹1,200 crore,^[11]News 18 mentioned that the collection was ₹1,240 crore.^[12] The Times Of India,^[13] Vijaya Karnataka,^[14] TV9 Kannada^[15] and Asianet News ^[16] reported that the movie grossed ₹1250 crores. However, India Today mentioned a higher figure of ₹1,300 crore.^[17]
6. India Today,^[18] The Times of India,^[19] Udayavani,^[20] Firstpost,^[21] International Business Times,^[22] The Financial Express,^[23] Times Now,^[24] ABP News,^[25] Asianet,^[26] DNA,^[27] Bollywood Hungama^[28] News 18,^[52] The Economic Times,^[53] The Indian Express,^[54] GQ India^[55]
7. While Indulge Express reported that the worldwide collection was more than ₹1,200 crore,^[11]News 18 mentioned that the collection was ₹1,240 crore.^[12] The Times Of India,^[13] Vijaya Karnataka,^[14] TV9 Kannada^[15] and Asianet News ^[16] reported that the movie grossed ₹1250 crores. However, India Today mentioned a higher figure of ₹1,300 crore.^[17]
8. While Indulge Express reported that the worldwide collection was more than ₹1,200 crore,^[11]News 18 mentioned that the collection was ₹1,240 crore.^[12] The Times Of India,^[13] Vijaya Karnataka,^[14] TV9 Kannada^[15] and Asianet News ^[16] reported that the movie grossed ₹1250 crores. However, India Today mentioned a higher figure of ₹1,300 crore.^[17]
9. India Today,^[18] The Times of India,^[19] Udayavani,^[20] Firstpost,^[21] International Business Times,^[22] The Financial Express,^[23] Times Now,^[24] ABP News,^[25] Asianet,^[26] DNA,^[27] Bollywood Hungama^[28] News 18,^[52] The Economic Times,^[53] The Indian Express,^[54] GQ India^[55]

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