33 Malayalam films of 2017 ranked by box office. #1: Ramaleela (₹55 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramaleela | Arun Gopy | ₹14 crore | ₹55 crore | 3.93x | |
| 2 | Ezra | Jay K | $1.5 million | ₹50 crore | ||
| 2 | The Great Father | Haneef Adeni | ₹6 crore | ₹50 crore | 8.33x | |
| 4 | Jomonte Suvisheshangal | Sathyan Anthikad | $1 million | ₹43.7 crore | ||
| 5 | Take Off | Mahesh Narayanan | $1.3 million | ₹25 crore | ||
| 6 | Chunkzz | Omar Lulu | ₹3.5 crore | ₹21.3 crore | 6.09x | |
| 7 | Oru Mexican Aparatha | Tom Emmatty | ₹2.7 crore | ₹21 crore | 7.84x | |
| 8 | Godha | Basil Joseph | $700,000 | ₹20 crore | ||
| 8 | Angamaly Diaries | Lijo Jose Pellissery | $610,000 | ₹20 crore | ||
| 10 | Adam Joan | Jinu Abraham | $2.3 million | ₹17.5 crore | ||
| 11 | Pullikkaran Staraa | Syamdhar | ₹13.8 crore | |||
| 12 | 1971: Beyond Borders | Major Ravi | ₹15 crore | ₹10.2 crore | 0.68x | |
| 13 | Puthan Panam | Ranjith | $930,000 | ₹8.3 crore | ||
| 14 | My Story | Roshni Dinaker | ₹18 crore | ₹2.3 crore | 0.13x | |
| Legend of the Naga Pearls | Yang Lei | $38 million | $16.4 million | 0.43x | ||
| Comrade in America | Amal Neerad | $1.4 million | $3.9 million | 2.79x | ||
| Sakhavu | Sidhartha Siva | $780,000 | $2.2 million | 2.82x | ||
| Sunday Holiday | Jis Joy | $625,000 | $2.2 million | 3.52x | ||
| Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu | Ranjan Pramod | $550,000 | $2 million | 3.64x | ||
| Tiyaan | Jiyen Krishnakumar | ₹9 crore | $2 million | |||
| Achayans | Kannan Thamarakkulam | $620,000 | $1.8 million | 2.90x | ||
| Queen | Saniya Iyyappan | Fernando Trueba | $562,000 | $1.3 million | 2.38x | |
| Fukri | Siddique | $870,000 | $1.3 million | 1.49x | ||
| Role Models | Raffi | $1.3 million | ||||
| Ramante Eden Thottam | Ranjith Sankar | $550,000 | $1.1 million | 2.00x | ||
| Oru Cinemakkaran | Leo Thaddeus | $620,000 | $940,000 | 1.52x | ||
| C/O Saira Banu | Antony Sony | $900,000 | ||||
| Honey Bee 2: Celebrations | Lal Jr. | $690,000 | $640,000 | 0.93x | ||
| Carbon | Venu | $583,100 | ||||
| Lakshyam | Anzar Khan | $630,000 | $540,000 | 0.86x | ||
| Poomaram | Abrid Shine | $252,900 | ||||
| Viswasapoorvam Mansoor | P. T. Kunju Muhammed | $65,000 | ||||
| Thank You Very Much | Sajin Lal | $17,104 |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.