16 Tamil films of 2026 ranked by box office. #1: Jana Nayagan (₹320 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jana Nayagan | Vijay | H. Vinoth | ₹300 crore | ₹320 crore | 1.07x |
| 2 | Karuppu | Suriya | RJ Balaji | ₹130 crore | ₹310 crore | 2.38x |
| 3 | Vishwanath & Sons | Suriya | Venky Atluri | ₹120 crore | ₹200 crore | 1.67x |
| 4 | DC | Lokesh Kanagaraj | Arun Matheswaran | ₹25 crore | ₹100 crore | 4.00x |
| 5 | Parasakthi | Sivakartikeyan | Sudha Kongara Prasad | ₹150 crore | ₹84 crore | 0.56x |
| 6 | Blast | Arjun Sarja | Subash K Raj | ₹18 crore | ₹75 crore | 4.17x |
| 7 | Thaai Kizhavi | Raadhika Sarathkumar | Sivakumar Murugesan | ₹10 crore | ₹72 crore | 7.20x |
| 8 | Youth | Ken Karunas | Ken Karunaas | ₹70 crore | ||
| 9 | Gatta Kusthi 2 | Vishnu Vishal | Chella Ayyavu | ₹55 crore | ||
| 10 | Kara | Dhanush | Vignesh Raja | ₹100 crore | ₹50 crore | 0.50x |
| 11 | Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil | Jiiva | Nithish Sahadev | ₹10 crore | ₹40 crore | 4.00x |
| 12 | With Love | Abishan Jeevinth | Madhan | ₹4 crore | ₹39 crore | 9.75x |
| 13 | Idhayam Murali | Atharvaa | Aakash Baskaran | ₹25 crore | ||
| 14 | Vaa Vaathiyaar | Karthik Siva kumar | Nalan Kumarasamy | ₹40 crore | ₹10 crore | 0.25x |
| 15 | Sardar 2 | Karthik Siva kumar | P.S Mithran | ₹120 crore | ₹6.8 crore | 0.06x |
| 16 | Leader | Shaam | R. S. Durai Senthilkumar | ₹6.5 crore |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.