23 Malayalam films of 2016 ranked by box office. #1: Pulimurugan (₹139 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulimurugan | Vyshakh | ₹25 crore | ₹139 crore | 5.56x | |
| 2 | Oppam | Priyadarshan | $1 million | ₹65 crore | ||
| 3 | Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol | Jibu Jacob | $1.3 million | ₹50 crore | ||
| 4 | Jacobinte Swargarajyam | Vineeth Sreenivasan | ₹3.5 crore | ₹42.9 crore | 12.26x | |
| 5 | Pavada | G. Marthandan | ₹34 crore | |||
| 6 | King Liar | Lal | ₹10.5 crore | ₹32 crore | 3.05x | |
| 7 | Welcome to Central Jail | Sundar Das | ₹25.4 crore | |||
| 8 | Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan | Vishnu Unnikrishnan | Nadirshah | ₹24 crore | ||
| 9 | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | Khalidh Rahman | ₹4.5 crore | ₹22 crore | 4.89x | |
| 9 | Thoppil Joppan | Johny Antony | ₹5.5 crore | ₹22 crore | 4.00x | |
| 11 | Parava | Soubin Shahir | ₹20.3 crore | |||
| 12 | Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela | Althaf Salim | ₹20 crore | |||
| 13 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Dileesh Pothan | ₹3.5 crore | ₹17.9 crore | 5.10x | |
| 14 | Oozham | Jeethu Joseph | ₹15.2 crore | |||
| 15 | Aanandam | Ganesh Raj | ₹4 crore | ₹15 crore | 3.75x | |
| 16 | Happy Wedding | Omar Lulu | ₹1.7 crore | ₹14.5 crore | 8.53x | |
| 17 | Kasaba | Nithin Renji Panicker | ₹7.8 crore | ₹14.4 crore | 1.84x | |
| 18 | Pretham | Ranjith Sankar | ₹12.4 crore | |||
| 19 | Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya | Sajan K. Mathew | ₹3.5 crore | ₹8 crore | 2.29x | |
| Kali | Sanal Kumar Sasidharan | $2.4 million | ||||
| Annmaria Kalippilanu | Midhun Manuel Thomas | $1.5 million | ||||
| Georgettan's Pooram | K. Biju | $850,000 | $1.5 million | 1.76x | ||
| Ayaal Sassi | Sajin Baabu | $150,000 | $20,000 | 0.13x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.