24 Malayalam films of 2018 ranked by box office. #1: Kayamkulam Kochunni (₹70 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayamkulam Kochunni | Rosshan Andrrews | ₹45 crore | ₹70 crore | 1.56x | |
| 2 | Odiyan | V. A. Shrikumar Menon | $7.8 million | ₹54 crore | ||
| 3 | Njan Prakashan | Sathyan Anthikad | ₹52 crore | |||
| 4 | Aadhi | Jeethu Joseph | ₹50 crore | |||
| 5 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | Haneef Adeni | ₹40 crore | |||
| 6 | Varathan | Amal Neerad | ₹33 crore | |||
| 7 | Shikkari Shambhu | Sugeeth | ₹23 crore | |||
| 8 | Aravindante Athidhikal | M. Mohanan | ₹22 crore | |||
| 9 | Maradona | Vishnu Narayan | ₹4 crore | ₹7 crore | 1.75x | |
| 10 | Oru Kuttanadan Blog | Sethu | ₹8 crore | ₹3.5 crore | 0.44x | |
| Sudani from Nigeria | Zakariya Mohammed | ₹90 lakh | $3.6 million | |||
| Panchavarnathatha | Ramesh Pisharody | $2.1 million | ||||
| Kuttanadan Marpappa | Sreejith Vijayan | $1.4 million | ||||
| Hey Jude | Shyamaprasad | $800,800 | ||||
| Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil | Tinu Pappachan | $660,390 | ||||
| Captain | Prajesh Sen | $2.3 million | $577,500 | 0.25x | ||
| Street Lights | Shamdat | $548,000 | ||||
| Ira | Saiju S S | $491,800 | ||||
| Rosapoo | Vinu Joseph | $238,800 | ||||
| Diwanjimoola Grand Prix | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | $164,400 | ||||
| Orayiram Kinakkalal | Pramod Mohan | $154,500 | ||||
| Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam | Salim Kumar | $140,000 | ||||
| Eeda | B. Ajithkumar | $126,500 | ||||
| The Boat | Joe Azzopardi | Winston Azzopardi | $5 million | $98,559 | 0.02x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.