List of highest-grossing films in Nepal

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 43.40 crore (434 million NPR). The highest grossing Indian film in Nepal is Baahubali 2: The Conclusion with gross of रु 23 crore (230 million NPR). The highest-grossing Hollywood film in Nepal is Avatar: The Way of Water 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 (est. 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, Kabaddi 4: The Final Match 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
Rank Peak Film Year Director Total gross Ref.
1 1 Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi * 2024 Saroj Poudel रु 43.40 crore [7]
2 1 12 Gaun * 2024 Biraj Bhatta रु 25.50 crore [8]
3 1 Kabaddi 4: The Final Match 2022 Ram Babu Gurung रु 21.39 crore [9][10]
4 3 Chhakka Panja 5 2024 Deepa Shree Niraula रु 19.81 crore [11][12]
5 2 Chhakka Panja 4 2023 Hem Raj BC रु 17.53 crore [13][14]
6 3 Jaari 2023 Upendra Subba रु 17.18 crore [15][16]
7 4 Mahajatra 2024 Pradip Bhattarai रु 16.08 crore [17][18]
8 1 Chhakka Panja 3 2018 Deepa Shree Niraula रु 16 crore [19][20]
9 1 Chhakka Panja 2016 Deepa Shree Niraula रु 15 crore [21]
10 2 Chhakka Panja 2 2017 Deepa Shree Niraula रु 14 crore [21]
11 4 Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi 2019 Ram Babu Gurung रु 13 crore [22][23]
12 3 Shatru Gate 2018 Pradip Bhattarai रु 12.50 crore [24]
13 1 Kohinoor 2014 Aakash Adhikari रु 11 crore [25]
14 11 Boksi Ko Ghar 2024 Sulakshyan Bharati रु 10.20 crore [26]
15 11 Dimag Kharab 2023 Nischal Basnet रु 10.10 crore [27]
16 8 Prem Geet 3 2022 Chhetan Gurung रु 10 crore [16]
17 7 Chha Maya Chhapakkai 2019 Dipendra Lama रु 9.40 crore [24]
18 6 A Mero Hajur 3 2019 Jharana Thapa रु 8.80 crore [24]
19 13 Pashupati Prasad 2: Bhasme Don 2023 Dipendra K. Khanal रु 8.50 crore [28]
20 3 Loot 2 2017 Nischal Basnet रु 8.35 crore [29]

Foreign films

Top highest grossing foreign films within Nepal are listed here.

* Denotes film is still running in theatres
Rank Film Year Director Language Total gross Ref.
1 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 2017 S. S. Rajamouli Telugu रु 23 crore [30][31]
2 Kalki 2898 AD 2024 Nag Ashwin Telugu रु 20.25 crore [32]
3 KGF: Chapter 2 2022 Prashanth Neel Kannada रु 19.30 crore [10][13]
4 RRR 2022 S.S. Rajamouli Telugu रु 13.50 crore [33][34]
5 Pathaan 2023 Siddharth Anand Hindi रु 13.28 crore [14]
6 Jawan 2023 Atlee Kumar Hindi रु 12.68 crore [35]
7 Dangal 2016 Nitesh Tiwari Hindi रु 12.25 crore [36][37]
8 Animal 2023 Sandeep Reddy Vanga Hindi रु 10.65 crore [38]
9 PK 2014 Rajkumar Hirani Hindi रु 10.15 crore [37]
10 Sultan 2016 Ali Abbas Zafar Hindi रु 10 crore [37]
11 Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire 2023 Prashanth Neel Telugu रु 8.50 crore [39][40]
12 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 James Cameron English रु 8.31 crore [16]
13 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 Jon Watts English रु 7.30 crore [41][42]
14 Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2015 Kabir Khan Hindi रु 7.20 crore [36][43]
15 Dhoom 3 2013 Vijay Krishna Acharya Hindi रु 6.70 crore [44]

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
Rank Film Year Gross Ref.
1 Kabaddi 4: The Final Match 2022 रु 2.90 crore [45]
2 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 2017 रु 2.70 crore [46][47]
3 KGF: Chapter 2 2022 रु 2.50 crore [48]
4 Pashupati Prasad 2: Bhasme Don 2023 रु 2.40 crore [49]
5 Prem Geet 3 2022 रु 2.05 crore [50]
6 Jaari 2023 रु 2.01 crore [51]
7 Chhakka Panja 5 2024 रु 1.95 crore [52][53]
8 Chhakka Panja 2 2017 रु 1.80 crore [54]
9 Jawan 2023 रु 1.60 crore [55]
10 Loot 2 2017 रु 1.52 crore [56]

Highest-grossing films by year

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

Denotes a foreign film
Year Film Studio Box Office
2012 Loot Black Horse Pictures रु 5.20 crore
2013 Dhoom 3 Yash Raj Films रु 6.70 crore
2014 Kohinoor Nepa Movies रु 11 crore
2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Salman Khan Films रु 7.20 crore
2016 Chhakka Panja Aama Saraswoti Movies रु 15 crore
2017 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Arka Media Works रु 23 crore
2018 Chhakka Panja 3 Aama Saraswoti Movies रु 16 crore
2019 Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi Cinema Arts रु 13.5 crore
2020 Senti Virus Subihani Films रु 4.20 crore
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Columbia Pictures रु 7.30 crore
2022 Kabaddi 4: The Final Match Baasuri Films रु 21.39 crore
2023 Chakka Panja 4 Aama Saraswoti Movies रु 17.53 crore
2024 Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi Seven Seas Cinema रु 43.40 crore

Highest-grossing film by month

Denotes a foreign film
Month Film Release Date Box Office
January Pathaan 25 Jan 2023 रु 13.28 crore
February Loot 2 24 Feb 2017 रु 8.35 crore
March Chhakka Panja 4 03 Mar 2023 रु 17.53 crore
April Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 28 Apr 2017 रु 23 crore
May Kabaddi 4: The Final Match 27 May 2022 रु 21.39 crore
June Kalki 2898 AD 27 Jun 2024 रु 20.25 crore
July Sultan 06 Jul 2016 रु 10 crore
August Kohinoor 08 Aug 2014 रु 11 crore
September Chhakka Panja 09 Sep 2016 रु 15 crore
October Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi 31 Oct 2024 रु 43.40 crore
November Dimag Kharab 10 Nov 2023 रु 10.10 crore
December Dangal 23 Dec 2016 रु 12.25 crore

Highest grossing franchises and film series

Highest-grossing franchises[§]
Rank Franchise Total collection (Crores) No. of films Average of films (Crores) Highest-grossing film (crore)

See also

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