14 Tamil films of 2016 ranked by box office. #1: Kabali (₹320 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabali | Pa Ranjith | ₹100 crore | ₹320 crore | 3.20x | |
| 2 | Theri | Atlee | ₹75 crore | ₹150 crore | 2.00x | |
| 3 | S3 | Hari | ₹110 crore | |||
| 4 | 24 | Vikram Kumar | ₹70 crore | ₹100 crore | 1.43x | |
| 5 | Iru Mugan | Anand Shankar | ₹40 crore | ₹95 crore | 2.38x | |
| 6 | Pichaikkaran | Sasi | ₹42.2 crore | |||
| 7 | Aruvi | Arun Prabu Purushothaman | ₹1 crore | ₹35 crore | 35.00x | |
| 8 | Bangalore Days | Bhaskar | ₹30 crore | |||
| 9 | Dharma Durai | Seenu Ramasamy | ₹13 crore | ₹26 crore | 2.00x | |
| 10 | Richie | Nivin Pauly | Gautham Ramachandran | ₹12.7 crore | ||
| 11 | Dhilluku Dhuddu | Rambhala | ₹12 crore | |||
| 12 | Oru Naal Koothu | Nelson Venkatesan | ₹4 crore | |||
| 13 | Simba | Patrick Gilmore | ₹50 lakh | |||
| Saithan | Pradeep Krishnamoorthy | $1.5 million | $6.9 million | 4.60x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.