List of highest-grossing Nepali films
Although there are no definitive box office figures for Nepalese cinema, the following list of highest-grossing Nepali films is based on figures provided by producers, distributors and some news portals, for prominent films since 2070 BS (2013 CE).
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. These gradually built a film industry infrastructure and enabled private productions. The romance Kusume Rumal (1985) held the box-office record until this was surpassed in 2001 by the musical Darpan Chaya (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 and erotic thriller Chapali Height. These were broken by action-thriller Kohinoor (2014), which is considered Nepal's first blockbuster for exceeding रू 10 crore (100 million Nepalese rupees) worldwide,[1] and domestically outperforming Bollywood films. This record was then broken by the comedies Chhakka Panja (2014) and Chhakka Panja 3 (2018), installments of a trilogy which currently holds the top three positions with a combined worldwide gross of रू 48.5 crore (485 million Nepalese rupees).
Current records
- The highest-grossing film in Nepal is the Indian film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion with an estimated gross of रू 20 crore (200 million Nepalese rupees).
- The highest-grossing Nepalese film in Nepal is Chhakka Panja 3 with gross of रू 18 crore (180 million Nepalese rupees). The best-performing Nepalese film overseas is The Black Hen (Nepalese: Kalo Pothi) with रू 4.5 crore (45 million Nepalese rupees).
- The highest-grossing Hollywood film in Nepal is Avengers: Endgame with estimated box office collection of रू 5.2 crore (52 million Nepalese rupees).
- The biggest domestic opening day by a Nepalese movie is रू 1.62 crore (16.2 million Nepalese rupees) by Chhakka Panja 2.
- The biggest single-day box office receipts in Nepal is रू 2 crore (20 million Nepalese rupees) for Chhakka Panja 3 and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
- K.G.F: Chapter 1, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and Avengers: Endgame are only foreign movies from 2010 to 2019 to have a release which exceeded 50 days in Nepalese theatres.
Highest-grossing Nepali films in Nepal
- " ** " indicates that film's collection is based on figures given by production company; otherwise they are based on figures through various online medias and web magazines.
Rank | Movie name | Nepali year (Bikram Sambat) |
Director | Studio(s) | Primary language(s) |
Worldwide gross | Source | |
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Roman script | Devanagari | |||||||
1 | Chhakka Panja 3 | छक्का पन्जा -३ | 2075 | Deepa Shree Niraula | Aama Saraswati Movies | Nepali | रु 30.50 crore | |
2 | Chhakka Panja | छक्का पन्जा | 2071 | Deepa Shree Niraula | Aama Saraswati Movies | Nepali | रु 25 crore | [2][1] |
3 | Chhakka Panja 2 | छक्का पन्जा २ | 2074 | Deepa Shree Niraula | Aama Saraswoti Movies | Nepali | रु 28 crore | [1] |
4 | Shatru Gate | शत्रु गते | 2074 | Pradeep Bhattrai | Maha Sanchar | Nepali, Maithili | रु 24 crore | [3] |
5 | Kohinoor | कोहिनूर | 2071 | Aakash Adhikari | The Sky Movies | Nepali | रु 22.2 crore | [1] |
6 | Loot 2 | लूट २ | 2073 | Nischal Basnet | Princess Movies
Black Horse Pictures |
Nepali | रु 23.5 crore | [1] |
7 | Kabaddi Kabaddi | कबड्डि कबड्डि | 2072 | Ram Babu Gurung | Cinema Arts | Nepali | रु 10 crore | |
8 | A Mero Hajur 2 | ए मेरो हजुर २ | 2074 | Jharana Thapa | Suhana Entertainment | Nepali | रु 8.3 crore | [1] |
9 | Prem Geet 2 | प्रेम गीत २ | 2074 | Ram Sharan Pathak | Aasusen Films Production | Nepali | रु 8 crore | [1] |
10 | Ma Yesto Geet Gauchu | म यस्तो गीत गाउँछु | 2074 | Sudarshan Thapa | Sudarshan Thapa Productions | Nepali | रु 7.20 crore | [1] |
11 | Kanchhi | कान्छी | 2074 | Akash Adhikari | Kaya Films | Nepali | रु 6.80 crore | [1] |
Highest opening day receipts of Nepali films in Nepal
- This purely based on the box office reports provided by various online media and distributors of respective movies enlisted.
Rank | Movie name | Nepali year (Bikram Sambat) |
Director | Studio(s) | Primary language(s) |
Worldwide gross | Source | |
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Roman script | Devanagari | |||||||
1 | Chhakka Panja 2 | छक्का पन्जा २ | 2074 | Deepa Shree Niraula | Aama Saraswari Movies | Nepali | रु 1.30 crore | |
2 | Chhakka Panja | छक्का पन्जा | 2071 | Deepa Shree Niraula | Aama Saraswari Movies | रु 1.5 crore | ||
3 | Chhakka Panja 3 | छक्का पन्जा | 2075 | Deepa Shree Niraula | Aama Saraswati Movies | रु 1.10 crore | ||
4 | Shatru Gate | सत्रु गते | 2074 | Pradeep Bhattarai | Maha Sanchar | रु 1.06 crore | ||
5 | Loot 2 | लुट २ | 2073 | Nischal Basnet | Princess Movies
Black Horse Pictures |
रु 0.85 crore | ||
6 | Kri | कृ | 2074 | Surendra Paudel | Super Kajal Films
Subas Entertaniment Production |
रु 0.80 crore | ||
Ma Yesto Geet Gauchu | म यस्तो गीत गाउँछु | 2074 | Sudarshan Thapa | Sudarshan Thapa Productions | ||||
8 | Prem Geet 2 | प्रेम गीत २ | 2074 | Ram Sharan Pathak | Aasusen Films Production | रु 0.74 crore | ||
9 | A Mero Hajur 2 | ए मेरो हजुर ३ | Jharana Thapa | Suhana Entertainment | रु 0.73 crore | |||
10 | A Mero Hajur 3 | ए मेरो हजुर ३ | 2075 | Jharana Thapa | Suhana Entertainment | रु 0.70 crore | ||
Highest grossing foreign movies in Nepal
- Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is the highest grossing film ever in Nepal.
Rank | Movie | Country | Year (AD) | Director | Studio(s) | Language released | Gross in Nepal |
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1 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | India | 2017 | S. S. Rajamouli |
|
Hindi | रु 25 crore |
2 | Sultan | India | 2016 | Ali Abbas Zafar | रु 14 crore | ||
3 | Dangal | India | 2016 | Nitesh Tiwari |
|
रु 12 crore | |
4 | PK | India | 2014 | Rajkumar Hirani |
|
रु 11.2 crore | |
5 | Dhoom 3 | India | 2013 | Vijay Krishna Acharya | रु 9 crore | ||
Chennai Express | Rohit Shetty | ||||||
6 | Padmaavat | India | 2018 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
|
रु 9 crore | |
7 | Avengers: Endgame | United States | 2019 |
|
|
English | रु 5.2 crore |
8 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | India | 2015 | Kabir Khan |
|
Hindi | रु 4.58 crore |
9 | Tiger Zinda Hai | India | 2017 | Ali Abbas Zafar |
|
रु 4 crore | |
10 | Avengers: Infinity War | United States | 2018 |
|
रु 3.70 crore | ||
Top 2 highest grossing franchises
The highest-grossing Nepali film series is Chhakka Panja franchise.
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