This list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year. The order is as per revenue collected. There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.

The first 24 are hits and rest films in this list below were declared as box office flops in India and in few as average grossers . all the films listed are regarded as classics except Agniparvatham, Irumbazhikal, Prabhu, Radha Enna Penkutty