Top Sandalwood films

Ranked on reported gross, return on cost, momentum and audience rating, each measured against other Sandalwood releases rather than against Hollywood. 97 of 370 Sandalwood films have reported figures.

#	Film	Gross	Return	Audience	Score
1	K.G.F: Chapter 22022	$156Mon $13M	12.3×	7.4233 votes	98
2	Kantara2022	$54Mon $2M	20×	7.2160 votes	97
3	Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 12025	$100Mon $14M	7.1×	7.399 votes	96
4	Su from So2025	$15Mon $643K	20×	7.524 votes	94
5	K.G.F: Chapter 12018	$37Mon $12M	3.1×	7.5309 votes	88
6	James2022	$19Mon $8M	2.5×	5.811 votes	86
7	Vikrant Rona2022	$23Mon $12M	1.9×	6.138 votes	84
8	The Devil2025	$9M	—	—2 votes	83
9	Roberrt2021	$9M	—	—3 votes	80
10	Kirik Party2016	$7Mon $595K	12.5×	7.630 votes	79
11	Mr & Mrs Ramachari2014	$8Mon $1M	6.3×	6.211 votes	78
12	Mark2025	$6Mon $2M	3.4×	—1 votes	78
13	Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups2026	$38Mon $60M	0.6×	7.879 votes	77
14	Avane Srimannarayana2019	$8Mon $3M	2.5×	7.432 votes	77
15	MAX2024	$7M	—	—7 votes	77
16	Rangi Taranga2015	$7Mon $234K	20×	6.926 votes	76
17	Raajakumara2017	$12M	—	—5 votes	76
18	Mufti2017	$8Mon $3M	2.5×	—8 votes	72
19	Googly2013	$7Mon $683K	10×	6.412 votes	72
20	Uppi 22015	$6Mon $730K	8.5×	—8 votes	71
21	Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu2018	$5Mon $282K	17.5×	—9 votes	71
22	Kotigobba 32021	$6Mon $3M	1.8×	—6 votes	69
23	City Lights2026	$4Mon $2M	2.8×	—	68
24	Kranti2023	$5M	—	—5 votes	68
25	Pailwaan2019	$7Mon $6M	1.3×	6.011 votes	66
26	The Villain2018	$8Mon $6M	1.3×	—9 votes	65
27	Pogaru2021	$6Mon $4M	1.6×	—5 votes	64
28	Power2014	$6M	—	—5 votes	63
29	UI2024	$6Mon $10M	0.6×	5.717 votes	61
30	Gajakessari2014	$5Mon $902K	5.5×	—6 votes	61
31	Raambo 22018	$4Mon $1M	3.9×	—3 votes	60
32	Shivalinga2016	$6M	—	—7 votes	60
33	Yuvarathnaa2021	$4M	—	4.811 votes	60
34	Mr. Airavata2015	$6Mon $4M	1.6×	—7 votes	59
35	Maanikya2014	$6Mon $3M	2×	—5 votes	59
36	Ghost2023	$4Mon $2M	2.1×	—4 votes	59
37	Masterpiece2015	$5M	—	—8 votes	59
38	Kraanthiveera Sangolli Raayanna2012	$7Mon $4M	1.6×	—2 votes	58
39	Dandupalya2012	$5Mon $562K	8.3×	—1 votes	58
40	Love Mocktail 22022	$4M	—	—7 votes	58
41	Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare2023	$4M	—	—6 votes	58
42	Kotigobba 22016	$5Mon $3M	1.8×	—4 votes	57
43	Ugramm2014	$4Mon $564K	7.5×	6.616 votes	57
44	Addhuri2012	$5Mon $843K	5.6×	—3 votes	56
45	Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi2024	$3M	—	—5 votes	55
46	Bhairathi Ranagal2024	$4Mon $2M	1.6×	—3 votes	54
47	452025	$2M	—	—2 votes	53
48	Ranna2015	$5Mon $3M	1.7×	—7 votes	52
49	Hebbuli2017	$5Mon $3M	1.5×	5.515 votes	52
50	Bagheera2024	$4Mon $2M	1.5×	5.524 votes	52

The method, in full

How this is scored

Reported gross: Worldwide box office as reported on TMDB, as a percentile of the industry.
Return on budget: Gross against budget, capped so a tiny budget cannot outrank a real blockbuster.
Audience rating (off): TMDB user rating, trusted more the more people have voted.
Momentum: Gross discounted by age, so a hit this year outweighs the same gross from a decade ago.
Resono members (off): Watches, favourites and written takes from members here.

Gross and rating are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, which are crowd-sourced and can lag or disagree with studio statements. Treat them as indicative rather than audited.