List of highest-grossing films in Nepal explained

The following is a list of highest-grossing films in Nepal, with gross revenue in Nepali Rupees. The prominent films released in Nepal before 2075 BS (2018 CE) had no official tracking of figures and thus contains generally accepted figures provided by producers, distributors and media reports.Film Development Board (FDB) officially introduced the digital box office system in cinema halls across the Kathmandu Valley on July 18, 2018 and about a year later in remaining theaters outside the valley.[1] The box office figures of films released thereafter are based on the official reports provided by Central Cinema Management System (CCMS) under the board.

Despite a full-fledged box office system around the country in operation, there's still some incongruity in box office figures between distributors and FDB, due to manual ticketing adopted by some theaters despite e-ticketing system in place.[2]

Overview

holds the record of highest grossing film in Nepal with gross of  crore (230 million Nepalese rupees). Despite being a foreign film, it was an industry hit in 2017 and not even the domestic films in Nepal have been able to surpass this record yet. The highest-grossing Nepali film in Nepal is Kabadi 4: The Final Match with gross of  crore (213.9 million Nepalese rupees). The highest-grossing Hollywood film in Nepal is with gross of  crore (83.1 million Nepalese rupees).

The Nepalese film industry is relatively young. Many early films were produced by the Royal Nepal Film Corporation ( 1971) for the government, which was more concerned with the country's cultural heritage than commercial success. They gradually built a film industry infrastructure and enabled private productions. Kusume Rumal (1985) held the record of highest grossing film at the box-office until this was surpassed in 2001 by the musical Darpan Chhaya (these films would contend for the current box office record if figures were adjusted for inflation). New records were set in 2012 with the critically acclaimed crime thriller Loot which is considered Nepal's biggest blockbuster for exceeding  crore in Nepal . These records were broken by action-thriller Kohinoor [3] (2014), which is considered Nepal's first blockbuster for exceeding  crore in Nepal,[4] and domestically outperforming Indian films. These figures were surpassed by comedies Chhakka Panja (2016) with रु 15 crore gross and Chhakka Panja 3 (2018) with gross of रु 16 crore in the country. In 2022, amassed more than रु 17.6 crore in its second week[5] becoming highest grossing Nepali film of all time. Eventually, it grossed more than रु 20 crore in Nepal box office, being the first and only Nepali film to achieve this feat. The Chhakka Panja (franchise) is the highest grossing franchise in Nepal after collecting close to रु 63 crore in total as of 2023.

Domestic films

The list contains Nepali films with highest domestic gross figures only.

Denotes films still running in theatres
RankPeakFilmYearDirectorTotal gross
112022Ram Babu Gurungरु 21.39 crore[6] [7]
22Chhakka Panja 42023Hem Raj BCरु 17.53 crore[8] [9]
33JaariUpendra Subbaरु 17.18 crore[10] [11]
44Mahajatra 2024Pradip Bhattaraiरु 16.08 crore[12] [13]
51Chhakka Panja 32018Deepa Shree Niraulaरु 16 crore[14] [15]
61Chhakka Panja2016रु 15 crore[16]
72Chhakka Panja 22017रु 14 crore
84Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi2019Ram Babu Gurungरु 13 crore[17] [18]
93Shatru Gate2018Pradip Bhattaraiरु 12.50 crore[19]
101Kohinoor2014Aakash Adhikariरु 11 crore[20]
1111Boksi Ko Ghar2024Sulakshyan Bharatiरु 10.20 crore[21]
1211Dimag Kharab2023Nischal Basnetरु 10.10 crore[22]
139Prem Geet 32022Chhetan Gurung & Santosh Senरु 10 crore
148Chha Maya Chhapakkai2019Dipendra Lamaरु 9.40 crore
157A Mero Hajur 3Jharana Thapaरु 8.80 crore
16142023Dipendra K. Khanalरु 8.50 crore[23]
173Loot 22017Nischal Basnetरु 8.35 crore[24]
187Kri2018Surendra Poudelरु 7.50 crore[25]
1913Mahapurush2022Pradip Bhattaraiरु 7.39 crore
209Jatrai Jatra2019रु 7.30 crore

Foreign films

Top highest grossing foreign films within Nepal are listed here.

Denotes film is still running in theatres
RankFilmYearDirectorTotal gross
12017S. S. RajamouliTeluguरु 23 crore[26] [27]
2 2022Prashanth NeelKannadaरु 19.30 crore[28]
3RRR2022S.S. RajamouliTeluguरु 13.50 crore[29] [30]
4Pathaan2023Siddharth AnandHindiरु 13.28 crore[31]
5Jawan2023Atlee Kumarरु 12.68 crore[32]
6Dangal2016Nitesh Tiwariरु 12.25 crore[33] [34]
7Animal2023Sandeep Reddy Vangaरु 10.50 crore[35]
8PK2014Rajkumar Hiraniरु 10 crore
9Sultan2016Ali Abbas Zafarरु 10 crore
102023Prashanth NeelTeluguरु 8.50 crore[36] [37]
112022James CameronEnglishरु 8.31 crore[38]
122021Jon Wattsरु 7.30 crore[39] [40]
13Bajrangi Bhaijaan2015Kabir KhanHindiरु 7.20 crore[41]
14Dhoom 32013Vijay Krishna Acharyaरु 6.70 crore[42]
15Gadar 22023Anil Sharmaरु 6.13 crore[43]

Opening records

Biggest opening day in Nepal

The list contains 10 biggest opening day records in Nepal. Films in Nepal usually open on Fridays but some films may release on a different day depending on the holidays.

Denotes a foreign film
RankFilmYearStudioBox Office
12022Baasuri Filmsरु 2.90 crore[44]
22017Arka Media Worksरु 2.70 crore[45] [46]
32022Hombale Filmsरु 2.50 crore[47]
42023Tukee Artsरु 2.40 crore[48]
5Prem Geet 32022Aasusen Films Productionरु 2.05 crore[49]
6Jaari2023Baasuri Filmsरु 2.01 crore[50]
7Chhakka Panja 22017Aama Saraswoti Moviesरु 1.80 crore[51]
8Jawan2023Red Chillies Entertainmentरु 1.60 crore[52]
9Loot 22017Black Horse Picturesरु 1.52 crore[53]
10Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi2019Cinema Artsरु 1.47 crore[54]

Highest grossing films by year

Only the films released after 2012 (2068 BS) are listed here.

Denotes a foreign film
YearFilmStudioBox Office
2012LootBlack Horse Picturesरु 5.20 crore
2013Dhoom 3Yash Raj Filmsरु 6.70 crore
2014KohinoorNepa Moviesरु 11 crore
2015Bajrangi BhaijaanSalman Khan Filmsरु 7.20 crore
2016Chhakka PanjaAama Saraswoti Moviesरु 15 crore
2017Arka Media Worksरु 23 crore
2018Chhakka Panja 3Aama Saraswoti Moviesरु 16 crore
2019Kabaddi Kabaddi KabaddiCinema Artsरु 13 crore
2020Senti VirusSubihani Filmsरु 4.20 crore
2021Columbia Picturesरु 7.30 crore
2022Baasuri Filmsरु 21.39 crore
2023Chakka Panja 4Aama Saraswoti Moviesरु 17.53 crore
2024MahajatraShatkon Arts रु 16.08 crore

Highest grossing film by month

Denotes a foreign film
MonthFilmRelease DateBox Office
JanuaryPathaan25 Jan 2023रु 13.28 crore
FebruaryLoot 224 Feb 2017रु 7.85 crore
MarchChhakka Panja 403 Mar 2023रु 17.53 crore
April28 Apr 2017रु 23 crore
May27 May 2022रु 21.39 crore
JuneKalki 2898 AD27 Jun 2024रु 15.35 crore
JulySultan06 Jul 2016रु 10 crore
AugustKohinoor08 Aug 2014रु 11 crore
SeptemberChhakka Panja09 Sep 2016रु 15 crore
OctoberChhakka Panja 301 Oct 2018रु 16 crore
NovemberDimag Kharab10 Nov 2023रु 10.10 crore
DecemberDangal23 Dec 2016रु 12.25 crore

See also

Notes and References

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