Industries / Mollywood / 2026
Mollywood hits and flops, 2026
Every Mollywood film released in 2026 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 8 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vaazha II2026-04-02 | $1M | $21M | 19.6× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Bethlehem Kudumba Unit2026-08-21 | $3M | $38M | 13.1× | Blockbuster |
| 3 |  Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam2026-04-10 | $636K | $6M | 9.5× | Blockbuster |
| 4 |  Prakambanam2026-01-30 | $462K | $2M | 5.2× | Blockbuster |
| 5 |  Athiradi2026-05-14 | $3M | $8M | 2.4× | Hit |
| 6 |  Drishyam 32026-05-21 | $21M | $27M | 1.3× | Average |
| 7 |  Patriot2026-05-01 | $16M | $9M | 0.6× | Flop |
| 8 |  Kattalan2026-05-14 | $6M | $2M | 0.3× | Flop |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.