The statistics on international films' Box Office in Malaysia has started in 2008. Box Office Mojo is the only website that provides the box office numbers for international films released in Malaysia. However, this does not include the numbers for local films.[1] For top local films gross, please view Cinema of Malaysia. Box Office - Yahoo! Malaysia and Cinema Online Malaysia are two current websites that show the ranking of films weekly inclusive of local films, but not providing any box office number.[2] Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) also provide only the ranking of both local and international films weekly, based on the popularity at its own cinema theatres. The ranking can be accessed at the right bottom corner of GSC's website.
Highest grossing international films in Malaysia
Below is the list of top 10 highest grossing international films ever in Malaysia.
- Note: All grosses are based on the final week of the film in local theatres and taken in estimation of local currency, as different rates between USD and Ringgit Malaysia applied every week.
List of grossing international films
As of May 2016, Furious 7 is currently the highest-grossing film of all-times in Malaysia and holds several records - Highest-grossing film in 2015, highest opening records of all-times and the only film to gross above RM 60 million.
Rank | Film | Gross (RM) | Year |
1 | Furious 7 | 60,659,547 | 2015 |
2 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 51,190,838 | 2015 |
3 | Jurassic World | 48,511,938 | 2015 |
4 | Iron Man 3 | 45,268,519 | 2013 |
5 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | 44,081,548 | 2014 |
6 | Captain America: Civil War | 43,381,100 | 2016 |
7 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 34,661,020 (37,252,441)^ | 2011 |
8 | The Avengers | 33,983,208 | 2012 |
9 | Fast & Furious 6 | 31,462,780 | 2013 |
10 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | 30,450,300 | 2016 |
11 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 29,893,163 | 2014 |
12 | Ant-Man | 29,639,008 | 2015 |
13 | Thor: The Dark World | 29,541,110 | 2013 |
14 | The Mermaid | 28,523,000 | 2016 |
15 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 28,154,004 | 2009 |
16 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 27,529,999 | 2015 |
17 | Ip Man 3 | 27,206,291 | 2015 |
18 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 27,083,626 | 2014 |
19 | Avatar | 26,581,739^^ | 2009/2010 |
20 | Ip Man 3 | 26,569,100 | 2015 |
21 | San Andreas | 25,508,810 | 2015 |
22 | 2012 | 25,317,483 | 2009 |
23 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 25,124,472 | 2015 |
24 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 24,123,320 | 2014 |
25 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | 23,505,517 | 2015 |
26 | The Jungle Book | 23,081,100 | 2016 |
27 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | 22,436,465 | 2014 |
28 | Big Hero 6 | 22,300,566 | 2014 |
29 | Spectre | 22,194,776 | 2015 |
30 | The Amazing Spider-Man | 21,993,313 | 2012 |
31 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | 21,459,840 | 2013 |
32 | Minions | 21,409,466 | 2015 |
33 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 21,110,400 | 2014 |
34 | Terminator Genisys | 20,825,069 | 2015 |
35 | Man of Steel | 20,653,640 | 2013 |
36 | Deadpool | 21,489,100 | 2016 |
37 | Maleficent | 20,529,879 | 2014 |
38 | Skyfall | 20,325,814 | 2012 |
39 | CZ12 | 20,278,439 | 2012 |
40 | Battleship | 19,999,042 | 2012 |
41 | Robocop | 19,292,658 | 2014 |
42 | Godzilla | 19,286,434 | 2014 |
43 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 19,000,633 | 2014 |
44 | The Maze Runner | 18,796,654 | 2014 |
45 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | 18,622,212 | 2015 |
46 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 18,048,666 | 2011 |
47 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 17,926,377 | 2013 |
48 | Annabelle | 17,699,207 | 2014 |
^ Note 1: Transformers: Dark of the Moon grossed RM34,661,020 but due to the exchange rates, United International Pictures claimed that the film banked in a total of RM37,252,441.
^^ Note 2: Including the total gross of re-release of special edition.
- Note 3: Films that are currently running in theaters nationwide.
Highest opening weekend films in history
Rank | Film | Gross (RM) | Year |
1 | Furious 7 | 26,623,534^ | 2015 |
2 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | 21,421,683 | 2014 |
3 | Captain America: Civil War | 19,890,000 (estimate) | 2016 |
4 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 19,351,790^^ | 2015 |
5 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | 16,500,000 (estimate) | 2016 |
6 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 14,947,576 | 2014 |
7 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 14,799,941^^^ | 2011 |
8 | Iron Man 3 | 14,263,206^^^ | 2013 |
9 | Fast & Furious 6 | 13,310,553 | 2013 |
10 | Deadpool | 12,390,814 | 2016 |
11 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 11,652,772 | 2015 |
12 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 11,650,329 | 2014 |
13 | Thor: The Dark World | 11,460,528 | 2009 |
14 | Godzilla | 10,916,373 | 2014 |
15 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | 10,153,634 | 2013 |
16 | Spectre | 10,122,318 | 2015 |
17 | The Amazing Spider-Man | 10,107,973 | 2012 |
18 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 10,063,585 | 2015 |
19 | The Avengers | 10,050,983 | 2012 |
20 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 9,967,602 | 2014 |
21 | Man of Steel | 9,882,898 | 2013 |
22 | Ant-Man | 9,771,329 | 2015 |
23 | The Mermaid | 9,622,081 | 2016 |
24 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 9,204,177 | 2014 |
25 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 9,002,082 | 2009 |
26 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 8,787,173 | 2014 |
27 | The Jungle Book | 8,763,589 (estimate) | 2016 |
28 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | 8,506,608 | 2015 |
29 | San Andreas | 8,351,271 | 2015 |
30 | Minions | 8,277,072 | 2015 |
^ Note 1: Furious 7 grossed RM20,769,458 on its opening weekend from Thursday to Sunday. However, if include sneak previews from 9pm onward on Wednesday, it opened to a total of RM26,623,534.
^^ Note 2: Avengers: Age of Ultron grossed RM17,876,018 on its opening weekend from Thursday to Sunday. If include sneak previews from Wednesday midnight onward, it opened to RM19,351,790.
^^^ Note 3: Iron Man 3 was considered to have higher opening weekend as it was a 3-day opening weekend compared to Transformers: Dark of the Moon 4-day opening weekend. The list ranks the films according to the total gross of opening weekend regardless of total days of opening weekend.
List of highest grossing Tamil films
Below are the ranking of highest grossing Tamil language movie in Malaysia. This list not include other Indian language movie like the Bollywood. Telugu, Punjabi and Malayalam. Dilwale emerge as highest grossing Indian movie in Malaysia with a gross of $3,533,374.
Rank | Film | Genre | Gross (USD) | Year |
1 | Kabali | Mobster | 3,106,891 [3] | 2016 |
2 | Enthiran | Science Fiction | 3,048,246 | 2010 |
3 | Sivaji | Action | 2,435,416 | 2007 |
4 | Vedalam | Action-Masala | 2,058,439 | 2015 |
5 | I | Science Fiction | 1,918,042 [3] | 2015 |
6 | Kaththi | Action Thriller | 1,910,456 | 2014 |
7 | Singam 2 | Action-Masala | 1,789,629 | 2013 |
8 | Lingaa | Action Drama | 1,778,331 | 2014 |
9 | Thuppaki | Action Thriller | 1,732,792 | 2012 |
10 | Dasavathaaram | Science Fiction - Disaster film | 1,721,109 | 2008 |
11 | Kanchana 2 | Comedy Horror | 1,586,048 | 2015 |
12 | Arrambam | Thriller Drama | 1,497,452 | 2013 |
13 | Singam | Action Masala | 1,471,508 | 2010 |
14 | Theri | Action Thriller | 1,467,794 | 2016 |
15 | Aadhavan | Action-Crime | 1,456,618 | 2009 |
16 | Masss | Horror film | 1,462,385 | 2015 |
17 | Anjaan | Mobster | 1,363,367 | 2014 |
18 | Vettaikaran | Action Thriller | 1,329,428 | 2009 |
19 | Velaiyilla Pattathari | Comedy-drama | 1,294,539 | 2014 |
20 | Thalaivaa | Mobster | 1,287,486 | 2013 |
21 | Yennai Arindhaal | Drama-Thriller | 1,265,894 | 2015 |
22 | Maattrraan | Science Fiction | 1,124,812 | 2012 |
23 | Mankatha | Action Thriller | 1,104,911 | 2011 |
24 | 24 | Science Fiction | 1,096,171 | 2016 |
25 | Kanthaswamy | Drama | 1,077,658 | 2009 |
26 | Puli | Fantasy | 1,076,066 | 2015 |
27 | Aranmanai 2 | Horror Comedy | 1,074,794 | 2016 |
28 | 7aum Arivu | Science Fiction | 1,068,841 | 2011 |
29 | Ayan | Action | 1,046,027 | 2009 |
^ Note : Kabali which released in All-Time record number of 133 screens in Malaysia has taken a historical opening in Malaysia. The movie has collected 6,642,913 MYR in just 3 days. It's the highest opening weekend gross for any Indian Movie in Malaysia.However, Kabali Fails to beat all time Box office collection of Dilwale(Bollywood) in Malaysia.
Year to year international films box office in Malaysia
For list of highest grossing local production films in history: Highest-grossing local production films.
The historical box office record in Malaysia was made by Furious 7 in April 2015, which held the 4-day opening record of RM26,623,534 and the highest-grossing film of RM60,659,547. In 2012, while The Avengers broke the best Friday opening day gross of all-time, it was unable to break Transformers: Dark of the Moon 4-day weekend opening record gross, making RM10,050,983 from 26–29 April 2012.[4] On 28 April 2014, Iron Man 3 broke a new 3-day opening record by grossing RM14,263,206. The film later surpassed Transformers: Dark of the Moon to be the highest-grossing film of all time, earning a gross of RM45,268,519 [5] until Furious 7 took the crown after becoming the first film to gross over RM50 million. Transformers: Dark of the Moon was the first film to break USD $10 million in Malaysia - $10,881,761. The film was retained in the cinema for 15 weeks.[6][7]
Year 2007
Transformers grossed more than $5 million in cinemas. It was retained in cinemas for a total of 14 weeks. No Chinese movies made the top 10 list whereas Sivaji became the only Tamil movie to make in the top 10 list.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Gross (RM) |
1 | 28 Jun | Transformers | 16,651,000 |
2 | 1 May | Spider-Man 3 | 15,398,800 |
3 | 24 May | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 12,444,300 |
4 | 15 Jul | Ghost Rider | 8,720,420 |
5 | 9 Aug | Rush Hour 3 | 8,113,060 |
6 | 15 Jun | Sivaji | 7,574,460 |
7 | 27 Dec | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | 7,451,510 |
8 | 12 Jul | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 7,377,420 |
9 | 22 Mar | Mr. Bean's Holiday | 6,993,870 |
10 | 20 Dec | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | 6,936,120 |
List of highest-grossing Tamil language film (2007)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 15 Jun | Sivaji | 2,435,416 |
2 | 8 Nov | Billa | 982,059 |
3 | 8 Nov | Vel | 868,850 |
4 | 14 Dec | Azhagiya Tamil Magan | 756,334 |
5 | 12 Jan | Pokkiri | 650,000 |
6 | 14 Apr | Unnale Unnale | 250,905 |
7 | 28 Sep | Malaikottai | 173,125 |
8 | 7 Sep | Marudhamalai | 123,609 |
9 | 20 Jul | Kireedam | 103,521 |
10 | 10 Aug | Arya | 91,389 |
Year 2008
The top film in Malaysia for year 2008 was CJ7 Cheung Gong 7 Hou which grossed RM11,715,385. This was the only year when a non-Hollywood movie became the highest-grossing film in Malaysia.[8]
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Gross (RM) |
1 | 7 Feb | CJ7 | 11,715,385 |
2 | 6 Nov | Quantum of Solace | 11,496,806 |
3 | 31 Jul | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 11,388,032 |
4 | 30 Apr | Iron Man | 11,226,006 |
5 | 17 Jul | The Dark Knight | 9,350,711 |
6 | 22 May | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 9,174,836 |
7 | 13 Nov | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 9,125,635 |
8 | 6 Jun | Kung Fu Panda | 9,030,498 |
9 | 15 May | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 8,954,936 |
10 | 17 Apr | The Forbidden Kingdom | 8,642,787 |
List of highest-grossing Chinese language film (2008)
Rank | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | CJ7 | 3,695,033 |
2 | The Forbidden Kingdom | 2,662,783 |
3 | Kung Fu Dunk | 1,858,974 |
4 | Ah Long Pte Ltd | 1,378,946 |
5 | Money No Enough 2 | 1,342,065 |
6 | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | 670,030 |
7 | Red Cliff: Part 1 | 645,025 |
8 | Painted Skin | 626,440 |
9 | Long Tor Tai | 520,711 |
10 | Art of the Devil 3 | 393,914 |
List of highest-grossing Tamil language film (2008)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 12 Jun | Dasavatharam | 1,721,109 |
2 | 13 Nov | Vaaranam Aayiram | 796,297 |
3 | 1 May | Kuruvi | 754,201 |
4 | 31 Jul | Kuselan | 569,967 |
5 | 23 Oct | Aegan | 486,419 |
6 | 17 Jan | Bheema | 483,854 |
7 | 31 Jan | Indiralohathil Na Azhagappan | 451,753 |
8 | 28 Aug | Dhaam Dhoom | 347,297 |
9 | 14 Aug | Sathyam | 266,702 |
10 | 30 Oct | Seval | 247,934 |
Year 2009
In 2009, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen topped the box office, grossing RM28,154,004, which was a record in Malaysia box office. It was latter surpassed by its own sequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 2011.[9]
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) |
1 | 24 Jun | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | United International Pictures | 28,154,004 |
2 | 17 Dec | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | 26,581,739 |
3 | 12 Nov | 2012 | Sony Pictures | 25,317,483 |
4 | 28 May | Terminator Salvation | Sony Pictures | 13,684,170 |
5 | 2 Apr | Fast & Furious | United International Pictures | 10,474,751 |
6 | 21 May | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | 20th Century Fox | 10,089,399 |
7 | 6 Aug | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | United International Pictures | 9,880,034 |
8 | 2 Jul | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox | 8,649,171 |
9 | 16 Jul | Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince | Warner Brothers | 8,310,303 |
10 | 2 Jul | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | 8,210,239 |
List of highest-grossing Chinese language film (2009)
Rank | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | The Storm Warriors | 1,891,453 |
2 | All's Well, Ends Well 2009 | 1,655,109 |
3 | Where Got Ghost? | 1,515,577 |
4 | Shinjuku Incident | 1,112,234 |
5 | Bodyguards and Assassins | 997,751 |
6 | Red Cliff | 920,257 |
7 | Love Matters | 874,663 |
8 | Haeundae | 847,853 |
9 | The Wedding Game | 829,474 |
10 | The Treasure Hunter | 741,811 |
List of highest-grossing Tamil language film (2009)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 15 Oct | Aadhavan | 1,456,618 |
2 | 17 Dec | Vettaikaran | 1,329,428 |
3 | 20 Aug | Kanthaswamy | 1,077,658 |
4 | 2 Apr | Ayan | 1,046,027 |
5 | 15 Jan | Villu | 639,236 |
6 | 5 Feb | Naan Kadavul | 380,756 |
7 | 15 Oct | Peranmai | 194,835 |
8 | 14 May | Sarvam | 116,299 |
9 | 28 May | Thoranai | 103,480 |
10 | 5 Mar | 1977 | 66,013 |
Year 2010
In year 2010, the top film was Avatar, which made RM26,159,953 including RM1,123,320 of its 3D-reissued on 25 August 2010. Not counting the re-released version, the original film was one of the film that was retained the most longest in cinema, for a total of 29 weeks.[10][11] Meanwhile, Tamil movie Enthiran became the first Tamil movie to be #1 for two consecutive weeks.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) |
1 | 29 Apr | Iron Man 2 | United International Pictures | 15,176,953 |
2 | 10 June | The Karate Kid | Sony Pictures | 13,460,360 |
3 | 9 Dec | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 20th Century Fox | 12,734,700 |
4 | 1 Apr | Clash of the Titans | Warner Brothers | 12,502,677 |
5 | 27 May | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Walt Disney Pictures | 12,283,284 |
6 | 1 Oct | Enthiran | Sun Pictures | 12,268,732 |
7 | 4 March | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Pictures | 11,562,895 |
8 | 29 Apr | Ip Man 2 | Golden Screen Cinemas | 11,414,916 |
9 | 10 Sep | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Sony Pictures | 11,061,721 |
10 | 18 Nov | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Warner Brothers | 10,943,856 |
List of highest-grossing Chinese language film (2010)
Rank | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | Ip Man 2 | 3,488,158 |
2 | Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | 2,049,033 |
3 | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | 1,885,887 |
4 | Little Big Soldier | 1,512,361 |
5 | The Child's Eye | 1,487,116 |
6 | All's Well, Ends Well | 1,172,656 |
7 | 14 Blades | 1,007,827 |
8 | Yuet Gwong Bo Hup | 910,000 |
9 | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | 887,808 |
10 | The Legend Is Born – Ip Man | 873,806 |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language film (2010)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 30 Sep | Enthiran | 3,048,246 |
2 | 27 May | Singam | 1,471,508 |
3 | 17 Jun | Raavanan | 906,396 |
4 | 23 Dec | Manmadan Ambu | 653,942 |
5 | 14 Jan | Aayirathil Oruvan | 443,008 |
6 | 1 Apr | Paiyaa | 434,202 |
7 | 4 Feb | Asal | 377,228 |
8 | 29 Apr | Sura | 297,497 |
9 | 22 Jul | Thillalangadi | 318,633 |
10 | 19 Aug | Naan Mahaan Alla | 302,309 |
Year 2011
The highest-grossing film was Transformers: Dark of the Moon that made RM34,661,020, which was one of the biggest record in Malaysia's film industry. It was also the only film that made over $10 million (USD) in 2011 and in Malaysia's Box Office history. Followed by this were Kung Fu Panda 2 and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol grossing RM18,048,666 and RM17,297,093 respectively.[7] In 2012, The Avengers became the second film after Transformers: Dark of the Moon to earn more than $10 million (USD) in Malaysia's Box Office.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) | Note |
1 | 30 Jun | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | United International Pictures | 34,661,020* | Transformers: Dark of the Moon opened at RM14,799,941 for its first 4 days opening weekend and became the top opening weekend gross film for 2011 in Malaysia. It was also the top-grossing film of the year.[12] |
2 | 26 May | Kung Fu Panda 2 | United International Pictures | 18,048,666 | Kung Fu Panda 2 is the highest grossing animated film in Malaysia for the year 2011. It doubled the box office of Kung Fu Panda back in 2008. |
3 | 15 Dec | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | United International Pictures | 17,297,093 | |
4 | 19 May | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Walt Disney Pictures | 16,566,061 | |
5 | 5 May | Fast Five | United International Pictures | 16,535,815 | |
6 | 15 Sep | Johnny English Reborn | United International Pictures | 16,430,754 | |
7 | 13 Oct | Real Steel | Walt Disney Pictures | 15,112,861 | |
8 | 14 Jul | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Warner Brothers | 13,681,954 | |
9 | 18 Apr | Thor | United International Pictures | 11,198,842 | Actual ranking including local film KL Gangster put Thor at number 10, which grossed USD 4,321,809 (13,804,200). |
10 | 2 Jun | X-Men: First Class | 20th Century Fox | 10,628,635 | |
- Note: The final actual grossing of Transformers: Dark of the Moon was RM 37,252,441 (claimed by United International Pictures Malaysia), but the number was adjusted at week 14 release of the film due to difference in currency exchange, leading to official number of RM 34,661,020 stated in Box Office Mojo. Including local film KL Gangster which grossed about RM 12,978,352, it should be ranking #9 just above Thor.
List of highest-grossing Chinese language film (2011)
Below are list of highest grossing Chinese/ Cantonese language films from overseas in Malaysia.
Rank | Film | Language | Gross ($USD) |
1 | All's Well, Ends Well 2011[13] (Hong Kong) | Cantonese | 2,307,095 |
2 | I Love Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Cantonese | 2,237,346 |
3 | Shaolin (film) (Hong Kong) | Cantonese | 2,207,445 |
4 | The Sorcerer and the White Snake (Hong Kong) | Mandarin | 1,336,639 |
5 | The Lost Bladesman (Hong Kong) | Cantonese | 1,335,682 |
6 | The Ghosts Must Be Crazy (Singapore) | Mandarin, Hokkien, English, Tamil and Malay | 1,141,073 |
7 | San Kei Hap Lui (China) | Mandarin | 1,128,343 |
8 | Wu Xia/Dragon (China) | Mandarin | 843,606 |
9 | A Chinese Ghost Story (China and Hong Kong) | Mandarin | 764,210 |
10 | Wo Zhi Nu Run Xin | | 590,315 |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language film (2011)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 1 Sep | Mankatha | 1,104,911 |
2 | 25 Oct | 7aum Arivu | 1,068,841 |
3 | 14 Jul | Deiva Thirumagal | 733,169 |
4 | 13 Jan | Siruthai | 552,074 |
5 | 16 Jun | Avan Ivan | 528,597 |
6 | 23 Dec | Rajapattai | 370,550 |
7 | 25 Nov | Mayakkam Enna | 339,603 |
8 | 21 Apr | Ko | 281,481 |
9 | 7 Jul | Venghai | 191,088 |
10 | 3 Mar | Singam Puli | 104,740 |
Year 2012
In 2012, the top film was The Avengers which grossed RM33,983,208, followed by The Amazing Spider-Man, grossing RM21,993,313. On 8 July, The Amazing Spider-Man surpassed The Avengers (RM10,050,983) to score the best opening weekend this year with RM10,107,973.[14] However, The Avengers still scored the biggest Friday's single opening day gross of the year. Both are still unable to top Transformers: Dark of the Moon with advance ticketing sales and more addition of midnight shows.[15] The Avengers was retained in cinema for 15 weeks. On 22 July, The Dark Knight Rises[16] opened to RM6,972,371, which is more than double the debut of The Dark Knight, RM3,249,930 back in 2008.[17] The Dark Knight Rises was the second film retained the longest in cinema for 17 weeks while Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was the animated film retained the longest in cinema for 24 weeks in 2012.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) | Note |
1 | 27 Apr | The Avengers | Walt Disney Pictures | 33,983,028 | The Avengers scored the second best Friday's opening day in 2012 and became the top 4-day opening weekend gross for the year 2012 until it is surpassed by The Amazing Spider-Man. It is the second best opening of all-time in Malaysia for the films released by Walt Disney Pictures until the record was taken over by other MCU films.[18] In second week, The Avengers dropped by just 25.6%, grossing RM7,410,498 and became the highest-grossing film in 2012. At week 4 release in Malaysia, it became the second film to surpass USD $10 million in Malaysia.[19] It was retained in cinema for 15 weeks. |
2 | 5 July | The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 21,993,313 | Scored the highest opening weekend in 2012 surpassing The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man is the 2nd highest-grossing film in Malaysia for the year 2012. |
3 | 1 Nov | Skyfall | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 20,325,814 | Skyfall opened at RM7,595,365 during its first weekend to claim the third highest opening weekend in 2012. Skyfall's overall gross surpassed Quantum of Solace's total gross of RM11,496,806. It was also the third film of the year to surpass RM20 million. |
4 | 20 Dec | CZ12 | Golden Screen Cinemas | 20,278,439 | The first ever Chinese film to top the box office at #1 for three consecutive weeks. |
5 | 12 April | Battleship | United International Pictures | 19,999,042 | Battleship opened at RM7,394,405 for its first 4 days opening weekend and became the fourth highest opening weekend gross film for 2012.[20] |
6 | 19 Jul | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Brothers | 17,477,430 | The Dark Knight Rises opened at RM6,972,371, which doubled the opening weekend gross of its predecessor back in 2008. The opening weekend gross was already 66% of overall gross of The Dark Knight. Using the currency rates in 2012, box office of The Dark Knight Rises is 60% ahead of The Dark Knight, while 65% if using the currency rates in 2008. It was retained at IMAX theatre for 8 weeks, which was the longest record for any other films. As for normal halls, it was retained for 17 weeks, behind Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted's 24 weeks record. |
7 | 24 May | Men in Black 3 | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 16,055,988 | |
8 | 16 Aug | The Expendables 2 | N/A | 15,128,364 | The Expendables doubled The Expendables total gross of RM6,518,821 back in 2010. |
9 | 13 Dec | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Warner Brothers | 15,100,342 | No box office record of The Lord of the Rings trilogy so no comparison could be done with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It could be assumed that with 10 years of inflation, the latter grossed more than any of the trilogy. |
10 | 19 Jan | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Warner Brothers | 13,568,921 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island tripled the overall gross of Journey to the Center of the Earth back in 2008. |
List of Highest Grossing Chinese Language Films (2012)
Rank | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | CZ12 | 6,533,781 |
2 | Cold War | 2,144,883 |
3 | I Love Hong Kong 2012 | 1,869,065 |
4 | The Viral Factor | 1,798,028 |
5 | All's Well, Ends Well | 1,549,033 |
6 | We Not Naughty | 1,294,814 |
7 | The Wedding Diary | 1,258,537 |
8 | Motorway | 766,200 |
9 | Ah Boys to Men | 663,015 |
10 | Fierce Wife: Final Episode | 576,920 |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language Films (2012)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 13 Nov | Thuppakki | 1,732,792 |
2 | 12 Oct | Maattrraan | 1,124,812 |
3 | 13 Jul | Billa II | 947,634 |
4 | 12 Jan | Nanban | 872,498 |
5 | 13 Nov | Podaa Podi | 482,864 |
6 | 12 Jan | Vettai | 431,769 |
7 | 14 Dec | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | 429,264 |
8 | 23 Dec | Rajapattai | 370,550 [21] |
9 | 14 Sep | Sundarapandian | 46,597 |
Year 2013
Both CZ12 and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey continued their strength from last year holiday weekend to dominate the box office for several weeks consecutively. Heading into January, CZ12 broke record by becoming the second highest grossing Chinese film in Malaysia, earning RM20,278,439.[22] It is also the Jackie Chan's highest-grossing film in local box office. Meanwhile, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had grossed RM15,100,342. It was basically higher than The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The top film of the year in Malaysia was Iron Man 3, grossing RM45,268,519. It had officially become the first film ever to gross over RM40 million.[23] This was followed by Fast & Furious 6 which grossed a total of RM31,462,780. On 26 April, Iron Man 3 broke the highest opening day record previously hold by The Avengers. It also opened to RM14,263,206, which was the highest opening record for 3 days opening after advance ticketing showed a strong selling out.[24] On 4 July, Despicable Me 2 broke the highest opening weekend record for an animated film [25] which was previously hold by Kung Fu Panda 2. The minion comedy opened to RM5,596,983 even after a strong RM1,098,734 limited sneak previews from its previous weekend, which was higher than Kung Fu Panda 2 's RM5,025,339 back in 2011. Meanwhile, directed by Malaysian director James Wan, The Conjuring is the highest grossing horror film ever in Malaysia with RM11,800,000 [26] until it was later surpassed by its own spin-off Annabelle in 2014.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) | Note |
1 | 26 Apr | Iron Man 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | 45,268,519 | Scored the best 3 days opening record of RM14,243,206 million, the second highest opening weekend in comparison with gross, and the highest opening day surpassing The Avengers. * During its second weekend of release, it dropped only 42.3% and the cume had reached RM33,248,398, which was higher than Transformers: Dark of the Moon second weekend grossing of RM26,443,250.[27] On 19 May, Iron Man 3 surpassed Transformers: Dark of the Moon to become the highest-grossing film ever in Malaysia until the record was shattered by Furious 7.[5] The film was retained in cinema for 15 weeks. |
2 | 23 May | Fast & Furious 6 | United International Pictures | 31,462,780 | Scored the second highest opening weekend in 2013 with a total of RM13,310,553.[28] It was also the third film of the year to surpass RM 20 million and the forth film to cross RM30 million. |
3 | 31 Oct | Thor: The Dark World | Walt Disney Pictures | 29,541,110 | The sequel opened to a strong RM11,460,528 on its first weekend, scoring the third highest opening weekend of the year.[29] It was also the third highest-grossing film of the year, and grossed nearly 2.5 times higher than Thor (RM11,198,842) back in 2011. |
4 | 28 Mar | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | United International Pictures | 21,695,792 | Became the fourth best opening weekend of the year and it was the first film in 2013 to break RM 20 million. |
5 | 13 June | Man of Steel | Warner Brothers | 20,653,640 | Opened to RM9,882,898 which was higher than The Dark Knight Rises's opening weekend of RM6,972,371. It was the highest opening weekend film ever for Warner Brothers in Malaysia [30] and the fourth highest opening weekend film of the year until all records were taken by its sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. |
6 | 12 Dec | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Warner Brothers | 17,926,377 | Smaug opened to a strong RM7,200,077, about a 34% increase over The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012.[31] On second weekend, Smaug dropped 60.1%, which was steeper than Journey's 52.3% last year. However, it was still 28.1% ahead of its predecessor at the same time frame which grossed RM10,125,911. |
7 | 20 June | World War Z | United International Pictures | 16,654,256 | |
8 | 11 July | Pacific Rim | Warner Brothers | 16,005,340 | |
9 | 4 July | Despicable Me 2 | United International Pictures | 15,737,168 | Despicable Me 2 breaks the highest opening weekend record ever for any animation by grossing RM5,596,983. With the increasing popularity of minions, the sequel has already grossed 4 times higher than its predecessor Despicable Me's RM3,757,206 back in 2010. |
10 | 25 July | The Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | 12,083,818 | |
Note: By comparing opening gross, Transformers: Dark of the Moon still hold the best opening weekend with RM 14.8 million while Iron Man 3 trailed behind with RM 13.8 million. However, with inflation and IMAX boost, Iron Man 3 could be considered scoring the best opening weekend since it had already grossed RM 13.8 million in just 3 days. The opening record for Transformers: Dark of the Moon was a 4 days opening record. All of the records were later surpassed by Transformers: Age of Extinction, Furious 7 and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Meanwhile, in terms of US Dollar, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters grossed less than Oz: The Great and Powerful.
List of Highest Grossing Chinese Language Films (2013)
Rank | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | 3,192,253 |
2 | Hotel Deluxe | 2,191,991 |
3 | I Love Hong Kong | 1,824,376 |
4 | The Wedding Diary 2 | 1,374,560 |
5 | Ah Boys To Men - Part 2 | 1,150,585 |
6 | Saving General Yang | 1,039,709 |
7 | Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters | 930,716 |
8 | Taxi! Taxi! | 899,697 |
9 | Ip Man: The Final Fight | 728,764 |
10 | The Tower | 697,493 |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language Films (2013)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 5 Jul | Singam II | 1,789,629 |
2 | 31 Oct | Arrambam | 1,497,452 |
3 | 8 Aug | Thalaivaa | 1,287,486 |
4 | 27 Sep | Raja Rani | 738,363 |
5 | 20 Dec | Biriyani | 683,609 |
6 | 6 Sep | Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam | 539,369 |
7 | 1 Nov | All in All Azhagu Raja | 499,034 |
8 | 22 Nov | Irandam Ulagam | 421,122 |
9 | 1 May | Ethir Neechal | 406,486 |
10 | 18 Jul | Maryan | 326,902 |
Year 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction is the highest-grossing film of the year with a stunning gross of RM44,081,548. The robots adventure broke all of its predecessors' opening records, earning RM21,421,683 on its first weekend of release. The total gross of box office on that weekend was RM22,800,872, marking the biggest opening weekend of the year in local box office and has once again proven how popular is Transformers franchise here. It is followed by The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with a tremendous gross of RM29,893,163. It scored the second best opening weekend of the year, shattering the previous record held by Transformers: Dark of the Moon, grossing RM14,947,576, which was also a significant improvement over The Amazing Spider-Man's opening weekend of RM10,107,973. In third, Captain America: The Winter Soldier grossed a total of RM27,083,626, which was three times bigger than Captain America: The First Avenger back in 2011.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) | Note |
1 | 26 June | Transformers: Age of Extinction | United International Pictures | 44,081,548 | The autobots continued to show its popularity and strength by shattering all of the opening and total gross records of the previous three installments. It opened to RM21,421,683, the first film ever to open over RM20 million and a record of RM97,816 per screen average.[32] To compare, the box office sales of the movie was 72 percent more than Avatar, 55 percent more than Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 52 percent more than Thor: The Dark World and 27 percent more than The Avengers.[33] In comparison, it grossed 60% bigger than Transformers, 33% bigger than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and 12% more than Transformers: Dark of the Moon. It is the highest-grossing film of 2014. |
2 | 1 May | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 29,893,163 | It opened at RM14,947,576, which was the second highest opening weekend in 2014 surpassing Transformers: Dark of the Moon.[34] On its second weekend, it dropped a steep 62.6% and 75.2% in second and third weekend as compared to its predecessor's 50.1% and 72.6%, suggesting that it was much more front loaded. With opening of nearly RM14.95 million, it was a disappointing run considering it closed RM15 million behind Iron Man 3 but it was still overall an increase of 37% from The Amazing Spider-Man back in 2012. |
3 | 27 March | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Walt Disney Pictures | 27,083,626 | The sequel grossed 3 times bigger than Captain America: The First Avenger and it opened to RM11,650,329 which was the third highest opening weekend in 2014.[35] |
4 | 18 Dec | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Warner Brothers | 24,123,320 | The highest grossing entry in The Hobbit (film series) and the only middle earth installment that grosses RM20 million and above. |
5 | 25 Dec | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | 20th Century Fox | 22,436,465 | |
6 | 13 Nov | Big Hero 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | 22,300,566 | The highest grossing animation in Malaysia. |
7 | 22 May | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 20th Century Fox | 21,110,400 | It doubled the opening weekend of X-Men: First Class in 2011, grossing a total of RM9,967,602 during its opening weekend.[36] It also improved significantly from its predecessor which grossed a total of RM10,628,635. |
8 | 29 May | Maleficent | Walt Disney Pictures | 20,529,879 | The highest grossing fairy tale film released by Disney, bigger than all the installments of Pirates of the Caribbean. |
9 | 30 Jan | Robocop | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 19,292,658 | The first film of the year to gross over RM10 million. It was #1 for two consecutive weeks but was surpassed by local production The Journey on its third week of release. |
10 | 15 May | Godzilla | Warner Brothers | 19,286,434 | Scoring the forth best opening weekend in 2014 and grossed more than Emmerich's Godzilla in 1998. |
11 | 31 Jul | Guardians of the Galaxy | Walt Disney Pictures | 19,000,633 | Guardians are not a well-known superheroes franchise locally, but its opening weekend of RM8,787,173 which was the sixth largest of the year, considered impressive thanks to the branding of The Avengers. |
12 | 11 Sep | The Maze Runner | 20th Century Fox | 18,796,654 | |
13 | 2 Oct | Annabelle | Warner Brothers | 17,699,207 | Annabelle opened to RM7,957,820 on its opening weekend after the success of The Conjuring in 2013. |
14 | 7 Aug | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | United International Pictures | 17,232,925 | |
15 | 30 Jan | The Journey | Astro Shaw | 17,160,000 | On 23 Feb, local Chinese production The Journey has become the highest grossing local film ever in Malaysia's box office, grossing a RM12.92 million, not only beating Robocop on that weekend, but also surpassing the record previously held by KL Gangster's RM11.74 million.[37] The film has grossed a total of RM17.16 million.[38] The records were then refurnished by other local productions - Munafik and Polis Evo but it still remains as the highest grossing local Chinese film. |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language Films (2014)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 22 Oct | Kaththi | 1,918,042 |
2 | 12 Dec | Lingaa | 1,778,331 |
3 | 15 Aug | Anjaan | 1,363,367 |
4 | 18 Jul | Velaiyilla Pattathari | 1,294,447 |
5 | 22 May | Kochadaiiyaan | 961,689 |
6 | 9 Jan | Jilla | 932,285 |
7 | 4 Apr | Maan Karate | 916,653 |
8 | 9 Jan | Veeram | 878,961 |
9 | 22 Oct | Poojai | 746,353 |
10 | 19 Sep | Aranmanai | 738,852 |
Year 2015
The three top films were Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Jurassic World with each grossing above RM40 million for a combination total of RM160 million. Furious 7 surprised local box office by its outstanding performance, breaking all of the records held by Transformers and The Avengers franchise. It opened to RM20,769,458 on its opening weekend and RM26,623,534,[39] if inclusive of sneak previews beginning at 9pm on Wednesday. It is the highest-grossing film of the year with a shocking RM60,659,547, marking the first film to fly pass RM50 million in local box office history.[40] Avengers: Age of Ultron followed at #2, its opening weekend of RM17,816,018 was the second highest opening weekend of the year and nearly doubled of The Avengers's opening weekend back in 2012.[41] Coming in third is Jurassic World with a RM48,511,938.
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) | Note |
1 | 2 Apr | Furious 7 | United International Pictures | 60,659,547 | Furious 7 opened to RM20,769,458 on its opening weekend, beating the previous record holder Transformers: Age of Extinction. On its second week, it dropped 50.4%, grossing a total of RM47,392,755 which had already surpassed the overall gross of Fast & Furious 6 and Iron Man 3.[42] It was the first film to gross over RM50 million and the only film to gross over RM60 million in local box office history. |
2 | 23 Apr | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Walt Disney Pictures | 51,190,838 | It doubled the opening weekend of Avengers (RM10,050,983) and it already earned more than double the total gross of its predecessor. It was the second film to earn over RM50 million together with Furious 7. |
3 | 11 Jun | Jurassic World | United International Pictures | 48,511,938 | |
4 | 16 Jul | Ant-Man | Walt Disney Pictures | 29,639,008 | |
5 | 17 Dec | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Walt Disney Pictures | 27,529,999 | |
6 | 24 Dec | Ip Man 3 | Fivestar Pictures | 27,206,291 | The highest grossing foreign Chinese film and the highest grossing entry in the Ip Man film series. |
7 | 28 May | San Andreas | Warner Bros. | 25,508,810 | |
8 | 30 Jul | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | United International Pictures | 25,124,472 | |
9 | 10 Sep | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | 20th Century Fox | 23,505,517 | |
10 | 5 Nov | Spectre | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 22,194,776 | |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language Films (2015)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 10 Nov | Vedalam | 2,058,439[43] |
2 | 14 Jan | I | 1,910,456[3] |
3 | 17 Apr | Kanchana 2 | 1,586,048 |
4 | 29 May | Masss | 1,462,385 |
5 | 5 Feb | Yennai Arindhaal | 1,265,894 |
6 | 10 Oct | Puli | 1,109,602 [44] |
7 | 16 July | Maari | 1,018,748 |
8 | 27 Feb | Kaaki Sattai | 931,132 |
9 | 12 Feb | Anegan | 855,338 |
10 | 9 July | Baahubali: The Beginning | 839,584 |
Year 2016
Rank | Release Date | Film Title | Studio | Gross (RM) | Note |
1 | 28 Apr | Captain America: Civil War | Walt Disney Pictures | 43,381,100 | |
2 | 24 Mar | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Warner Bros. | 30,450,300 | |
3 | 11 Feb | The Mermaid | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 28,214,290 | |
4 | 7 Apr | The Jungle Book | Walt Disney Pictures | 23,081,100 | |
5 | 11 Feb | Deadpool | 20th Century Fox | 21,489,100 | |
6 | 4 Feb | From Vegas to Macau III | N/A | 16,005,200 | |
7 | 10 Mar | Kung Fu Panda 3 | 20th Century Fox | 14,407,000 | |
8 | 14 Apr | Train to Busan | | 13,994,500 | |
9 | 12 May | The Angry Birds Movie | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 13,377,800 | |
10 | 22 July | Kabali | V Creations | 13,160,600 | |
List of Highest Grossing Tamil Language Films (2016)
Rank | Release Date | Film | Gross ($USD) |
1 | 22 Jul | Kabali | 3,106,891 [3] |
2 | 14 Apr | Theri | 1,476,283 [44] |
3 | 6 May | 24 | 1,096,171 [44] |
4 | 29 Jan | Aranmanai 2 | 1,016,016 |
5 | 14 Jan | Rajini Murugan | 887,554 |
6 | 12 Jul | Dhilluku Dhuddu | 479,257 |
7 | 26 May | Idhu Namma Aalu | 355,472 [45] |
8 | 19 Feb | Miruthan | 303,352 |
9 | 25 Mac | Thozha | 224,179 |
10 | May 20 | Marudhu | 165,765 [45] |
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