17 Malayalam films of 2023 ranked by box office. #1: 2018 (₹180 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Tovino Thomas | Jude Anthany Joseph | ₹26 crore | ₹180 crore | 6.92x |
| 2 | Kannur Squad | Mammootty | Roby Varghese Raj | ₹26 crore | ₹100 crore | 3.85x |
| 3 | Neru | Mohanlal | Jeethu Joseph | $1.8 million | ₹86 crore | |
| 4 | RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | Shane Nigam | Nahas Hidayath | ₹84.5 crore | ||
| 5 | Romancham | Soubin Shahir | Jithu Madhavan | ₹1.8 crore | ₹70 crore | 40.00x |
| 6 | Christopher | Mammootty | B. Unnikrishnan | ₹18.7 crore | ₹38.5 crore | 2.06x |
| 7 | King of Kotha | Dulquer Salmaan | Abhilash Joshiy | ₹40 crore | ₹38 crore | 0.95x |
| 8 | Garudan | Suresh Gopi | Arun Raj Varma | ₹7 crore | ₹27.4 crore | 3.91x |
| 9 | Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum | Fahadh Faasil | Akhil Sathyan | ₹17.2 crore | ||
| 10 | Kaathal: The Core | Mammootty | Jeo Baby | ₹14.5 crore | ||
| 11 | Neymar | Mathew Thomas | Sudhi Maddison | ₹10 crore | ||
| 11 | Madhura Manohara Moham | Sharafudheen | Stephy Zaviour | ₹4 crore | ₹10 crore | 2.50x |
| 13 | Bandra | Dileep (Gopalakrishnan P Pillai) | Arun Gopy | ₹35 crore | ₹6 crore | 0.17x |
| 14 | Dhoomam | Fahadh Faasil | Pawan Kumar | ₹2.2 crore | ||
| 15 | Alone | Shaji Kailas | ₹2.5 crore | ₹1.1 crore | 0.44x | |
| Voice Of Sathyanathan | Dileep (Gopalakrishnan P Pillai) | Raffi | $2.7 million | |||
| Jawanum Mullapoovum | Sshivada | $600,000 | $400,000 | 0.67x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.