The following is a list of highest-grossing films in Nepal, with
gross revenue
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in
Nepali Rupee
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s. 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
The Film Development Board is a government body responsible for the development and promotion of motion picture sector in Nepal. The board is under the Ministry of Information and Communication Nepal.
History
Film Development Board (FDB) was ...
(FDB) officially introduced the digital
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system in cinema halls across the
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley (), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley (, Newar language, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayas, Hima ...
on July 18, 2018 and about a year later in remaining theaters outside the valley.
The box office figures of films released thereafter are based on the official reports provided by Central Cinema Management System (CCMS) under the
board
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. 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.
Overview
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''
(2014), which is considered Nepal's first
blockbuster for exceeding रु 10 crore in Nepal,
and domestically outperforming
Indian films. These figures were surpassed by comedies ''
Chhakka Panja
Chhakka Panja () () is a 2016 Nepalese comedy-drama film directed and produced by Deepa Shree Niraula in her directorial debut. The film features an ensemble cast of Priyanka Karki, Deepak Raj Giri, Jeetu Nepal, Kedar Ghimire, Buddhi Tamang, ...
'' (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. ''
Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi'' set new benchmarks in 2024 with an unprecedented business at the Nepal box office history, smashing रु40 crore milestone, becoming the first and only film to do so and embarking a new era in Nepali Cinema.
Domestic films
This list contains domestic films with highest gross figures in Nepal.
Foreign films
Top 10 highest grossing foreign films in Nepal are listed here.
Highest-grossing films by year
Only the films released after 2012 (2068
BS) are listed here.
See also
*
List of Nepalese films
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List of Nepalese films of 2001
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List of Nepalese films of 2016
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List of Nepalese films of 2019
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Lists of highest-grossing films
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List of most expensive Nepali films
This is a list of the most expensive Cinema of Nepal, Nepali Films, with budgets given in Nepalese rupee, Nepali rupees and US dollars.
Most expensive Nepali films
See also
* List of highest-grossing Nepali films in overseas markets.
Referenc ...
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List of foreign films shot in Nepal
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List of Nepal Bhasa films
References
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Lists of Nepalese films
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...