List of highest-grossing Telugu movies

Telugu cinema, consisting primarily of movies in the Telugu language in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is popularly called as Tollywood. It is one of the largest movie production centers in India. 1992 film Gharana Mogudu, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, is the first Telugu film to gross over ₹ 10 crore at the box office.^[1]

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

Background color       indicates movies playing on 21 May 2025 in theaters around the world

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

Worldwide Collections

Gross Collections

Rank	Peak	Title	Year	Studio(s)	Worldwide Gross	Ref(s)
1	1	Baahubali : The Conclusion	2017	Arka Media Works	₹1,742 crore (US$230 million)	[2]
2	1	Baahubali : The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹602 crore (US$79 million)	[3][4]
3	3	Saaho	2019	UV Creations	₹408 crore (US$54 million)	[5]
4	4	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	2020	Haarika & Hassine Creations, Geetha Arts	₹263 crore (US$35 million)	[6]
5	4	Syeraa Narasimha Reddy	2019	Konidela Productions	₹225 crore (US$30 million)	[7]
6	3	Rangasthalam	2018	Mythri Movie Makers	₹214 crore (US$28 million)	[8]
7	7	Sarileru Neekevvaru	2020	Sri Venkateswara Creations, AK Entertainments	₹206 crore (US$27 million)	[9]
8	4	Maharshi	2019	SVC, PVP Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies	₹168 crore (US$22 million)	[10]
9	2	Khaidi No. 150	2017	Konidela Productions	₹164 crore (US$22 million)	[11]
10	5	Bharat Ane Nenu	2018	DVV Entertainments	₹150 - ₹160 crore (US$21 million)	[a]
11	6	Aravindha Sametha	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	₹144 - ₹159 crore (US$21 million)	[b]
12	2	Srimanthudu	2015	Mythri Movie Makers	₹144 crore (US$19 million)	[16]
13	1	Magadheera	2009	Geetha Arts	₹136 crore (US$18 million)	[17]
14	9	F2 (Fun & Frustration)	2019	Sri Venkateswara Creations	₹135 crore (US$18 million)	[18]
15	2	Attarintiki Daredi	2013	Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	₹131 crore (US$17 million)	[19]
16	5	Janatha Garage	2016	Mythri Movie Makers	₹125 crore (US$16 million)	[20]
17	5	Sarainodu	2016	Geetha Arts	₹125 crore (US$16 million)	[21]
18	9	Jai Lava Kusa	2017	NTR Arts	₹124 crore (US$16 million)	[22]
19	12	Geetha Govindam	2018	GA2 Pictures	₹124 crore (US$16 million)	[23]
20	9	DJ	2017	Sri Venkateswara Creations	₹115 crore (US$15 million)	[24]

Share Collections

The worldwide distributor share figures are given here after adding dubbed versions of Tollywood movies. The distributor shares are net gross [worldwide gross (total tickets sold x ticket rate)-GST] minus theater 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	Peak	Title	Year	Studio	Worldwide Share	ref(s)
1	1	Baahubali : The Conclusion	2017	Arka Media Works	₹813 crore (US$110 million)	[2]
2	1	Baahubali : The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹311 crore (US$41 million)	[3][4]
3	3	Saaho	2019	UV Creations	₹213 crore (US$28 million)	[25]
4	4	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	2020	Geetha Arts	₹161 crore (US$21 million)	[26]
5	4	Syeraa Narasimha Reddy	2019	Konidela Productions	₹145 crore (US$19 million)	[27]
6	6	Sarileru Neekevvaru	2020	AK Entertainments	₹132 crore (US$17 million)	[28]
7	3	Rangasthalam	2018	Mythri Movie Makers	₹122 crore (US$16 million)	[29]
8	2	Khaidi No.150	2017	Konidela Productions	₹104 crore (US$14 million)	[30]
9	5	Maharshi	2019	Sri Venkateswara Creations, PVP Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies	₹101 crore (US$13 million)	[31]
10	5	Bharat Ane Nenu	2018	DVV Entertainments	₹92 - ₹98 crore (US$13 million)	[c]
11	6	Aravindha Sametha	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	₹89 - ₹95 crore (US$12 million)	[d]
12	2	Srimanthudu	2015	Mythri Movie Makers	₹85 crore (US$11 million)	[35]
13	1	Magadheera	2009	Geetha Arts	₹83 crore (US$11 million)	[36][37]
14	9	F2 (Fun & Frustration)	2019	Sri Venkateswara Creations	₹82 crore (US$11 million)	[38]
15	4	Janatha Garage	2016	Mythri Movie Makers	₹81 crore (US$11 million)	[39]
16	2	Attarintiki Daredi	2013	Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	₹74 crore (US$9.7 million)	[40]
17	5	Sarainodu	2016	Geetha Arts	₹73 crore (US$9.6 million)	[41]
18	9	Jai Lava Kusa	2017	NTR Arts	₹73 crore (US$9.6 million)	[42]
19	9	DJ	2017	Sri Venkateswara creations	₹70 crore (US$9.2 million)	[43]
20	13	Geetha Govindam	2018	GA2 Pictures	₹68 crore (US$8.9 million)	[44]

Top grossers by year

Films directed by S. S. Rajamouli have been the highest-grossing film of the year on four occasions, and on three occasions have been the highest-grossing film of all time.

Year	Title	Studio	ref(s)
2020	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	Geetha Arts	[45]
2019	Saaho	UV Creations	[45]
2018	Rangasthalam	Mythri Movie Makers	[29][45]
2017	Baahubali : The Conclusion	Arka Media Works	[2]
2016	Janatha Garage	Mythri Movie Makers	[39]
2015	Baahubali : The Beginning	Arka Media Works	[46]
2014	Race Gurram	Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions	[47][48]
2013	Attarintiki Daredi	Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	[49]
2012	Gabbar Singh	Parameswara Art Productions	[50][51]
2011	Dookudu	14 Reels Entertainment	[52]
2010	Simha	United Movies	[53][54]
2009	Magadheera	Geetha Arts	[55]
2008	Jalsa	Geetha Arts	[56]
2007	Yamadonga	Vishwamithra creations	[57]
2006	Pokiri	Vaishno Academy, Indira Productions	[58]
2005	Andarivadu	Geetha Arts	[59]
2004	Shankar Dada MBBS	Gemini Film Circuit	[60]
2003	Tagore	Leo Projects Private Limited	[61]
2002	Indra	Vyjayanthi Movies	[62]
2001	Narasimha Naidu	Sri Venkataramana Productions	[63]

USA collections

The USA gross figures of Top-20 tollywood movies are given here.

Rank	Peak	Title	Year	Studio	USA Gross	ref(s)
1	1	Baahubali : The Conclusion	2017	Arka Media Works	US$20.77 million	[64]
2	1	Baahubali : The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	US$7.51 million	[65]
3	3	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	2020	Geetha Arts	US$3.61 million	[64]
4	3	Rangasthalam	2018	Mythri Movie Makers	US$3.51 million	[64]
5	4	Bharat Ane Nenu	2018	DVV Entertainments	US$3.42 million	[64]
6	2	Srimanthudu	2015	Mythri Movie Makers	US$2.89 million	[66]
7	6	Saaho	2019	UV Creations	US$2.76 million	[64]
8	6	Mahanati	2018	Vyjayanthi Movies, Swapna Cinema	US$2.59 million	[64]
9	8	Syeraa Narasimha Reddy	2019	Konidela Productions	US$2.50 million	[64]
10	7	Geetha Govindam	2018	Geetha Arts	US$2.45 million	[64]
11	3	A..Aa..	2016	Haaria & Hassine Creations	US$2.45 million	[64]
12	4	Khaidi No. 150	2017	Konidela Productions	US$2.45 million	[64]
13	13	Sarileru Neekevvaru	2020	AK Entertainments	US$2.27 million	[64]
14	10	Aravindha Sametha	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	US$2.18 million	[64]
15	11	F2 (Fun & Frustration)	2019	Sri Venkateswara Creations	US$2.14 million	[64]
16	6	Fidaa	2017	Sri Venkateswara Creations	US$2.07 million	[64]
17	7	Agnyaathavaasi	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	US$2.06 million	[64]
18	3	Nannaku Prematho	2016	Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	US$2.02 million	[67]
19	1	Attarintiki Daredi	2013	Reliance Entertainment, Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra	US$1.90 million	[68][69]
20	16	Maharshi	2019	SV Creations, PVP Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies	US$1.89 million	[64]

Records

Highest grossing(share) movies by month

Month	Movie	Year	Share collections	Studio	Ref(s)
January	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	2020	₹161 cr	Geetha Arts	[26]
February	Mirchi	2013	₹47 cr	UV creations	[70]
March	Rangasthalam	2018	₹122 cr	Mythri Movie Makers	[29]
April	Baahubali : The Conclusion	2017	₹813 cr	Arka Media Works	[2]
May	Maharshi	2019	₹101 cr	Sri Venkateswara Creations, PVP Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies	[31]
June	DJ	2017	₹70 cr	Sri Venkateswara Creations	[43]
July	Baahubali : The Beginning	2015	₹311 cr	Arka Media Works	[3][4]
August	Saaho	2019	₹213 cr	UV Creations	[25]
September	Janatha Garage	2016	₹81 cr	Mythri Movie Makers	[39]
October	Syeraa Narasimha Reddy	2019	₹145 cr	Kondiela Productions	[27]
November	Damarukam	2012	₹26 cr	RR Movie Makers	[71]
December	Dhruva	2016	₹55 cr	Geetha Arts	[72]

Biggest opening day

Rank	Peak	Movie	Year	Studio(s)	AP/Nizam Share	ref(s)	Release Day
1	1	Baahubali : The Conclusion	2017	Arka Media Works	₹42.8 cr	[73]	Friday
2	2	Syeraa Narasimha Reddy	2019	Konidela Production Company	₹37.7 cr	[74]	Wednesday
3	2	Saaho	2019	UV Creations	₹36.2 cr	[75]	Friday
4	4	Sarileru Neekevvaru	2020	AK Entertainments	₹30.6 cr	[76]	Saturday
5	2	Agnyaathavaasi	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	₹26.3 cr	[77]	Wednesday
5	2	Aravinda Sametha	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	₹26.3 cr	[78]	Thursday
7	4	Vinaya Vidheya Rama	2019	DVV Entertainments	₹26.1 cr	[79]	Friday
8	5	Maharshi	2019	SVC, PVP Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies	₹24.0 cr	[80]	Thursday
9	1	Katama Rayudu	2017	North Star Entertainments	₹20.7 - ₹23.3 cr	[e]	Friday
10	1	Khaidi No. 150	2017	Konidela Productions	₹23.2 cr	[83]	Wednesday

Biggest opening week

Rank	Peak	Movie	Year	Studio(s)	AP/Nizam Share	ref(s)
1	1	Baahubali : The Conclusion	2017	Arka Media Works	₹117.5 cr	[73]
2	2	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo	2020	Geetha Arts	₹84.9 cr	[84]
3	2	Syeraa Narasimha Reddy	2019	Konidela Productions	₹83.0 cr	[85]
4	3	Sarileru Neekevvaru	2020	AK Entertainments	₹80.7 cr	[86]
5	2	Saaho	2019	UV Creations	₹73.8 cr	[75]
6	1	Baahubali : The Beginning	2015	Arka Media Works	₹61.3 cr	[87]
7	3	Rangasthalam	2018	Mythri Movie Makers	₹58.6 cr	[88]
8	4	Maharshi	2019	Sri Venkateswara Creations, PVP Cinema, Vyjayanthi Movies	₹58.3 cr	[80]
9	2	Khaidi No.150	2017	Konidela Productions	₹56.4 cr	[30]
10	5	Aravinda Sametha	2018	Haarika & Hassine Creations	₹55.6 cr	[89]

Notes

1. Andhra Box Office estimates the film's gross as ₹150 crore (US$20 million).^[12] Indian Movie Stats estimates the film's gross as ₹160 crore (US$21 million).^[13]
2. Andhra Box Office estimates the film's gross as ₹159 crore (US$21 million).^[14] Cinetrak estimates the film's gross as ₹144 crore (US$19 million).^[15]
3. Andhra Box Office estimates the film's share to be ₹92 crore (US$12 million).^[12] Box Office Andhra estimates the film's share to be ₹98.0 crore (US$13 million).^[32]
4. Box Office Andhra estimates the film's share to be ₹89 crore (US$12 million).^[33] Andhra Box Office estimates the film's share to be ₹95.0 crore (US$12 million).^[34]
5. Tolly Revenue estimates the film's share to be ₹20.7 crore (US$2.7 million).^[81] Box Office Andhra estimates the film's share to be ₹23.3 crore (US$3.1 million).^[82]