Highest-grossing films worldwide
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Highest-grossing films by year
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Highest-grossing films by month
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Worldwide opening records
Worldwide opening week collections
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Worldwide opening day collections
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Highest-grossing franchises and film series
NOTE : Since Malayalam 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 (gross in crore INR(₹ ))
See also
Notes
^ The New Indian Express, Mint, News 18, Telangana Today, Kerala Kaumudi and Asianet News reported the worldwide gross as ₹ 152 crore [ 34] [ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 12]
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