Kollywood Box Office Collection 2018:
It’s a cat and mouse game, sometimes you win and sometimes you don’t. That’s the reality of the world of Cinema. Big budgets, supported by bigger star casts and effects, but nothing can determine whether a movie will be a hit or not. 2018 was a mixed bag for many in Kollywood. As the year draws to a close its time to assess the box office collections and analysis of the Tamil movies that rocked 2018:
2.0
The biggest blockbuster that continues to break records globally.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain.
Budget : 540cr
Worldwide Gross: 474.7cr (still running)
Worldwide Share: 231.1cr (still running)
Domestic Nett: 288.1cr (still running)
Sarkar
An engaging political drama.
Director: A.R. Murugadoss | Stars: Joseph Vijay, Keerthi Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Elyssa Erhardt
Budget : 115cr
Worldwide Gross: 257cr
Worldwide Share: 139cr
Domestic Nett: 150.8cr
Kaala
An action-packed thriller that keeps you entertained throughout. Kaala is about the life of Nellai / Tirunelveli based Tamils who live in large number in Mumbai.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Easwari Rao, Huma Qureshi
Budget : 135cr
Worldwide Gross: 168cr
Worldwide Share: 85.5cr
Domestic Nett: 93.4cr
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
An action-packed movie interspersed with comedy and crime.
Director: Vignesh Shivan | Stars: Suriya, Keerthi Suresh, Karthik, Ramya Krishnan
Budget : 50cr
Worldwide Gross: 95cr
Worldwide Share: 48.4cr
Domestic Nett: 57.6cr
Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
An action thriller packed with drama.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Arvind Swamy, T.R. Silambarasan, Arun Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi
Budget: 35cr
Worldwide Gross: 92.5cr
Worldwide Share: 47.9cr
Domestic Nett: 49.6cr
Kadaikutty Singam
An action drama about a loving farmer.
Director: Pandiraj | Stars: Karthi, Sathyaraj, Sayyeshaa Saigal, Priya Bhavani Shankar
Budget : 25cr
Worldwide Gross: 70cr
Worldwide Share: 37cr
Domestic Nett: 51.7cr
Irumbu Thirai
An action thriller about a soldier who takes on a gang of cyber criminals.
Director: P.S. Mithran | Stars: Vishal, Arjun, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Delhi Ganesh
Budget : 25cr
Worldwide Gross: 62.5cr
Worldwide Share: 32.2cr
Domestic Nett: 43.5cr
Vada Chennai
An action-packed movie about a carrom player caught between 2 gangs.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Radha Ravi, Daniel Balaji
Budget : 50cr
Worldwide Gross: 62.5cr
Worldwide Share: 32.5cr
Domestic Nett: 38.7cr
Seema Raja
An engaging action drama.
Director: Ponram | Stars: Sivakarthikeyan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Soori, Simran
Budget : 40cr
Worldwide Gross: 57cr
Worldwide Share: 29.8cr
Domestic Nett: 36.1cr
96
A sweet romantic love story.
Director: C. Prem Kumar | Stars: Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha Krishnan, Varsha Bollamma, Adithya Bhaskar
Budget: 15cr
Worldwide Gross: 55.5cr
Worldwide Share: 28.6cr
Domestic Nett: 34.2cr
Thamizh Padam 2
A comedy to tickle your funny bones.
Director: C.S. Amudhan | Stars: Jiiva, Manobala, Nizhalgal Ravi, Santhana Bharathi
Budget : 10cr
Worldwide Gross: 51.3cr
Worldwide Share: 26.6cr
Domestic Nett: 33.6cr
Kolamavu Kokila
A crime drama with a dash of comedy.
Director: Nelson | Stars: Nayanthara, Saranya Ponvannan, Saravanan, Yogi Babu
Budget : 10cr
Worldwide Gross: 47.1cr
Worldwide Share: 24.6cr
Domestic Nett: 27.9cr
Imaikkaa Nodigal
A movie with all the masala of drama, romance and action.
Director: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | Stars: Nayanthara, Atharvaa Murali, Anurag Kashyap, Raashi Khanna
Budget : 10cr
Worldwide Gross: 41.5cr
Worldwide Share: 21.6cr
Domestic Nett: 25.6cr
Tik Tik Tik
A Sci-Fi movie full of action and adventure.
Director: Shakti Soundar Rajan | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Nivetha Pethuraj, V. Jayaprakash, Rethika Srinivas
Budget : 20cr
Worldwide Gross: 41cr
Worldwide Share: 21cr
Domestic Nett: 26.9cr
Ratsasan
A movie about romance, drama, and action.
Director: Ram Kumar | Stars: Radha Ravi, Sangili Murugan, Nizhalgal Ravi, Saravanan
Budget: 15cr
Worldwide Gross: 34.5cr
Worldwide Share: 17.8cr
Domestic Nett: 24.2cr
Whether it was a hit or a miss, these movies have been entertaining the masses.
