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2026 Highest Grossing Films: South cinema films are ruling the box office in the beginning of 2026. Of the four highest grossing films in the month of January, three are from South and one is from Bollywood. Let us tell you which are the films which are being watched a lot in theaters this year and who has the record of highest earning. We will also know which are the biggest opener films of 2026.
‘The Raja Saab’
Prabhas’s ‘The Raja Saab’ holds the record of the biggest opener film of 2026. This horror comedy film, released on January 9, 2026, earned Rs 62.9 crore at the domestic box office on the first day. This film is still earning well.
Due to ‘Dhurandhar’ the Hindi version is not earning well but the earnings of Tamil, Telugu and Kannada are strong. According to Sacknik, this film will be available on the net in India within 11 days of its release. 140.50 crores Has earned.
Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu
At the same time, Chiranjeevi’s Telugu film ‘Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu’ which got the second highest opening in 2026. This action comedy film, which released in theaters on January 12, got an opening of Rs 41.6 crores. At present this film is also earning well. According to Sacknik, this film has earned net Rs 165.9 crore in India in 8 days of its release.
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Tamil film Parasakthi is at number three in the biggest opener. This film, released on January 10, managed to earn Rs 12.35 crore on the first day. This film of Sivakarthikeyan has earned Rs 49.45 crore in 10 days.
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Bollywood film ‘Ikkis’ is at number four. On the occasion of New Year, Agastya Nanda’s film Ikkis was released on January 1, which got an opening of Rs 7.28 crore. Has earned 31.5 crores.
Biggest box office opener films in 2026
- The Raja Saab – 62.9 crores
- Man Shankar’s Prasad Garu – 41.6 crores
- Parashakti- 12.35 crores
- Twenty one- 7.28 crores
Border 2 can break the record
According to Koimoi.com, Sunny Deol’s ‘Border 2’ will definitely cross the earning mark of at least Rs 25 crore. Released on around 5000 screens, this film is getting good response in pre-sales and on this basis this multi-starrer film can earn up to Rs 35 crores. If the film earns this much then it can become the third biggest opener in 2026.
(Note- Box office figures from koimoi.com and sacnilk.com are taken from)