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

Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi holds the record of highest-grossing film in Nepal with gross of रु 45.74 crore (457.4 million NPR). The highest grossing Indian film in Nepal is with gross of रु 23 crore (230 million NPR). The highest-grossing Hollywood film in Nepal is with gross of रु 8.31 crore (83.1 million NPR).

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 रु 5 crore in Nepal . These records were broken by action-thriller Kohinoor [3] (2014), which is considered Nepal's first blockbuster for exceeding रु 10 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 रु 21.39 crore becoming highest grossing Nepali film of all time, while also being the first Nepali film to surpass रु 20 crore in Nepal box office.[5] Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi set new benchmarks in 2024 with an unprecedented business at the Nepal box office history, smashing रु 30 crore milestone in just 16 days, becoming the first and only film to do so and embarking a new era in Nepali Cinema.[6]

Domestic films

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

Denotes films still running in theatres
RankPeakFilmYearDirectorTotal gross
11Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi *2024Saroj Poudelरु 45.74 crore[7] [8]
2112 Gaun 2024Biraj Bhattaरु 25.50 crore[9]
312022Ram Babu Gurungरु 21.39 crore[10] [11]
43Chhakka Panja 5 2024Deepa Shree Niraulaरु 19.81 crore[12] [13]
52Chhakka Panja 42023Hem Raj BCरु 17.53 crore[14] [15]
63Jaari2023Upendra Subbaरु 17.18 crore[16] [17]
74Mahajatra2024Pradip Bhattaraiरु 16.08 crore[18] [19]
81Chhakka Panja 32018Deepa Shree Niraulaरु 16 crore[20] [21]
91Chhakka Panja2016Deepa Shree Niraulaरु 15 crore[22]
102Chhakka Panja 22017Deepa Shree Niraulaरु 14 crore
114Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi2019Ram Babu Gurungरु 13 crore[23] [24]
123Shatru Gate2018Pradip Bhattaraiरु 12.50 crore[25]
131Kohinoor2014Aakash Adhikariरु 11 crore[26]
1411Boksi Ko Ghar2024Sulakshyan Bharatiरु 10.20 crore[27]
1511Dimag Kharab2023Nischal Basnetरु 10.10 crore[28]
168Prem Geet 32022Chhetan Gurungरु 10 crore
177Chha Maya Chhapakkai2019Dipendra Lamaरु 9.40 crore
186A Mero Hajur 32019Jharana Thapaरु 8.80 crore
19132023Dipendra K. Khanalरु 8.50 crore[29]
203Loot 22017Nischal Basnetरु 8.35 crore[30]

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[31] [32]
2Kalki 2898 AD2024Nag AshwinTeluguरु 20.65 crore[33]
3 2022Prashanth NeelKannadaरु 19.30 crore[34]
4RRR2022S.S. RajamouliTeluguरु 13.50 crore[35] [36]
5Pathaan2023Siddharth AnandHindiरु 13.28 crore[37]
6Jawan2023Atlee KumarHindiरु 12.68 crore[38]
7Dangal2016Nitesh TiwariHindiरु 12.25 crore[39] [40]
8Animal2023Sandeep Reddy VangaHindiरु 10.65 crore[41]
9PK2014Rajkumar HiraniHindiरु 10.15 crore
10Sultan2016Ali Abbas ZafarHindiरु 10 crore
112023Prashanth NeelTeluguरु 8.50 crore[42] [43]
122022James CameronEnglishरु 8.31 crore[44]
132021Jon WattsEnglishरु 7.30 crore[45] [46]
14Bajrangi Bhaijaan2015Kabir KhanHindiरु 7.20 crore[47]
15Dhoom 32013Vijay Krishna AcharyaHindiरु 6.70 crore[48]

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
RankFilmYearGross
12022रु 2.90 crore[49]
22017रु 2.70 crore[50] [51]
32022रु 2.50 crore[52]
42023रु 2.40 crore[53]
5Prem Geet 32022रु 2.05 crore[54]
6Jaari2023रु 2.01 crore[55]
7Chhakka Panja 52024रु 1.95 crore[56] [57]
8Chhakka Panja 22017रु 1.80 crore[58]
9Jawan2023रु 1.60 crore[59]
10Loot 22017रु 1.52 crore[60]

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 13.5 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
2024Purna Bahadur Ko SarangiSeven Seas Cinema रु 45.74 crore

Highest-grossing film by month

Denotes a foreign film
MonthFilmRelease DateBox Office
JanuaryPathaan25 Jan 2023रु 13.28 crore
FebruaryLoot 224 Feb 2017रु 8.35 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 20.25 crore
JulySultan06 Jul 2016रु 10 crore
AugustKohinoor08 Aug 2014रु 11 crore
SeptemberChhakka Panja09 Sep 2016रु 15 crore
OctoberPurna Bahadur Ko Sarangi31 Oct 2024रु 45.74 crore
NovemberDimag Kharab10 Nov 2023रु 10.10 crore
DecemberDangal23 Dec 2016रु 12.25 crore

See also

Notes and References

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