Although there are no definitive box office figures for Nepalese cinema, the following list of highest-grossing films in Nepal 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 ( 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. ''

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 box-office record until this was surpassed in 2001 by the musical ''

Darpan Chaya Darpan Chaya ( Nepali: दर्पण छायाँ, English: The Illusory Mirror) is a 2001 Nepalese romantic drama film, written and directed by Tulsi Ghimire. The film is produced by Shrawan Ghimire under the banner of Siddhanta Films. Th ...

'' (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 (50 million Nepalese rupees) worldwide . These were broken by action-thriller ''

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

for exceeding crore (100 million Nepalese rupees) worldwide, and domestically outperforming

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films. The 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) and '' Chhakka Panja 3'' (2018) has a combined worldwide gross of crore. In 2022, '' Kabaddi 4: The Final Match'' collected more than रु 17.6 Crore in its first eleven days, according to its distributor and producers. and has become highest grossing Nepali film of all time in less than 20 days and becoming all time blockbuster.

Notable examples

: * The highest-grossing film in Nepal is ''

Prem Geet 3 ''Prem Geet 3'' ( ne, प्रेम गीत ३) is a 2022 Nepali language film, also dubbed & released in Hindi over Nepal & India, directed by Chhetan Gurung and Santosh Sen under the banner of Aasusen Films Production (Nepal), Reltic P ...

'' with gross of 40 crore * The highest-grossing Non-Nepalese film in Nepal is'' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' with gross of NRs. 25.1 crore *The best-performing Nepalese film overseas is '' Kabaddi 4: The Final Match'' with gross of crore (120 million Nepalese rupees) * The highest-grossing Hollywood film in Nepal is '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' with gross of crore * The biggest opening day by a Nepalese movie '' Kabaddi 4: The Final Match'' with box-office opening of crore (30.5 million Nepalese rupees) * The biggest domestic opening day by a foreign movie is '' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' with box-office opening of crore (3.01 million Nepalese rupees)

Highest-grossing Nepali films in Nepal

Highest grossing foreign films in Nepal

Highest grossing films in Nepal

Records

Highest Earnings on First Day

:*This purely based on the box office reports provided by various online media and distributors of respective films enlisted. .

Highest collection on first day by year

Highest grossing film by year

Highest Nepali Records Breakout

Highest Nepali Cinema Records

Highest grossing film by month

Highest grossing franchise and film series

Notes

References

{{Cinema of Nepal Lists of Nepalese films

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...