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.

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(FDB) officially introduced the digital

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system in cinema halls across the

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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

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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

'' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' 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 '' Avatar: The Way of Water'' 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 ''Kusume Rumal'' ( ne, कुसुमे रुमाल; ) is a 1985 Nepali romantic film written and directed by Tulsi Ghimire. It was produced by Sumitra Paudel under the banner of Sayapatri Films. The film featured Bhuwan K.C, Tripti Nadaka ...

'' (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

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for exceeding crore in Nepal . These records were broken by action-thriller ''

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'' (2014), which is considered Nepal's first

for exceeding crore in Nepal, and domestically outperforming

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films. These figures were surpassed by comedies ''

Chhakka Panja Chhakka Panja ( ne, छक्का पञ्जा) () is a 2016 Nepalese comedy drama film directed and produced by Deepa Shree Niraula. The film is Niraula's directorial debut and features an ensemble cast of Priyanka Karki, Deepak Raj Giri, J ...

'' (2016) with रु 15 crore gross and ''

Chhakka Panja 3 ''Chhakka Panja 3'' ( ne, छक्का पन्जा ३) is a Nepalese comedy film from 2018, directed by Deepa Shree Niraula, and produced by Deepa Shree Niraula, Deepak Raj Giri, Kedar Ghimire and Jeetu Nepal for Aama Sarswoti Movies. It ...

'' (2018) with gross of रु 16 crore in the country. In 2022, '' Kabaddi 4: The Final Match'' amassed more than रु 17.6 crore in its second week 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.

Foreign films

Top highest grossing foreign films within Nepal are listed here.

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.

Highest grossing films by year

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

Highest grossing film by month

Highest grossing franchises and film series

Notes

References

{{Cinema of Nepal Highest-grossing

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