Top Sandalwood films

Ranked on reported gross, return on cost, momentum and audience rating, each measured against other Sandalwood releases rather than against Hollywood. 32 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	97
2	Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 12025	$100Mon $14M	7.1×	7.399 votes	93
3	Kantara2022	$54Mon $2M	20×	7.2160 votes	90
4	Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups2026	$38Mon $60M	0.6×	7.879 votes	83
5	Su from So2025	$15Mon $643K	20×	7.524 votes	80
6	Vikrant Rona2022	$23Mon $12M	1.9×	6.138 votes	73
7	The Devil2025	$9M	—	—2 votes	71
8	Mark2025	$6Mon $2M	3.4×	—1 votes	70
9	James2022	$19Mon $8M	2.5×	5.811 votes	69
10	MAX2024	$7M	—	—7 votes	66
11	City Lights2026	$4Mon $2M	2.8×	—	63
12	Kranti2023	$5M	—	—5 votes	55
13	Bhairathi Ranagal2024	$4Mon $2M	1.6×	—3 votes	52
14	UI2024	$6Mon $10M	0.6×	5.717 votes	51
15	Kotigobba 32021	$6Mon $3M	1.8×	—6 votes	51
16	Ghost2023	$4Mon $2M	2.1×	—4 votes	46
17	Bagheera2024	$4Mon $2M	1.5×	5.524 votes	43
18	452025	$2M	—	—2 votes	43
19	Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare2023	$4M	—	—6 votes	42
20	Love Mocktail 22022	$4M	—	—7 votes	41
21	Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi2024	$3M	—	—5 votes	40
22	Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A2023	$3M	—	8.143 votes	38
23	Martin2024	$3Mon $14M	0.2×	4.339 votes	34
24	Madhagaja2021	$4Mon $3M	1.2×	—3 votes	33
25	Yuva2024	$2M	—	—2 votes	31
26	Vedha2022	$3M	—	—7 votes	29
27	Badava Rascal2021	$2M	—	—3 votes	24
28	Brat2025	$1Mon $936K	1.3×	—2 votes	22
29	Theertharoopa Thandeyavarige2026	$615Kon $240K	2.6×	—1 votes	22
30	Koli Taal2021	$122Kon $45K	2.7×	—3 votes	18
31	Daredevil Musthafa2023	$212Kon $151K	1.4×	—7 votes	16
32	Manduka2026	—on null	1.7×	—	14

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: 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.