List of highest-grossing Tamil films

Tamil cinema is the filmmaking industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The films are made primarily in Tamil language. Haridas was the first Tamil film to be nationally distributed across India in 1944.

Highest-grossing films worldwide
The top 25 highest grossing Tamil films worldwide are listed here. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

Biggest worldwide opening day gross
The top 10 Tamil films based on the worldwide opening day gross collections are listed here.

Tamil Nadu
The top 15 films based on final gross collections in Tamil Nadu are listed here.

Highest-grossing franchises and film series
The top 10 Tamil film franchises based on the total gross collections are listed here.