21 Malayalam films of 2026 ranked by box office. #1: Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (₹292.9 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethlehem Kudumba Unit | Nivin Pauly | Girish A. D. | ₹292.9 crore | ||
| 2 | Drishyam 3 | Mohanlal | Jeethu Joseph | ₹242 crore | ||
| 3 | Vaazha II : Biopic of a Billion Bros | Hashir | Savin Sa | ₹10 crore | ₹221.2 crore | 22.12x |
| 4 | Aadu 3 | Jayasurya Jayan | Midhun Manuel Thomas | ₹60 crore | ₹121.3 crore | 2.02x |
| 5 | Patriot | Mammootty | Mahesh Narayanan | ₹140 crore | ₹80 crore | 0.57x |
| 6 | Athiradi | Tovino Thomas | Arun Anirudhan | ₹30 crore | ₹71 crore | 2.37x |
| 7 | Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam | Saiju Kurup | Krishnadas Murali | ₹5 crore | ₹52 crore | 10.40x |
| 8 | Khalifa: The Ruler | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Vyshakh | ₹50 crore | ||
| 8 | Thudakkam | Vismaya Mohanlal | Jude Anthany Joseph | ₹50 crore | ||
| 10 | I'm Game | Dulquer Salmaan | Nahas Hidayath | ₹45.8 crore | ||
| 11 | Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies | Arjun Ashokan | Adhvaith Nayar | ₹35.5 crore | ||
| 12 | The Boy | Farzana Palathingal | Chidambaram | ₹33.5 crore | ||
| 13 | Prakambanam | Ganapathi S Poduval | Vijesh Panathur | ₹4 crore | ₹21 crore | 5.25x |
| 14 | Pallichattambi | Tovino Thomas | Dijo Jose Antony | ₹45 crore | ₹20 crore | 0.44x |
| 15 | Kattalan | Antony Varghese. | Paul George | ₹50 crore | ₹15 crore | 0.30x |
| 15 | Mollywood Times | Naslen K. Gafoor | Abhinav Sunder Nayak | ₹15 crore | ||
| 17 | Madhuvidhu | Sharafudheen | Vishnu Aravind | ₹11.4 crore | ||
| 18 | Chinna Chinna Aasai | Indrans | Varsha Vasudev | ₹3 crore | ||
| 19 | Baby Girl | Nivin Pauly | Arun Raj Varma | ₹1.7 crore | ||
| I, Nobody | Prithviraj Sukumaran | Nissam Basheer | $4.2 million | $1.6 million | 0.39x | |
| Ananthan Kaadu | Arya | Jiyen Krishnakumar | $47,185 |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.