KATHMANDU: The film ‘kabaddi 5’, released during the Dashain festival, has emerged as a top performer at the box office. Released on Oct. 22, the film surpassed the 100 million mark within 10 days of its screening. According to data released by the Film Development Board on Monday, the film has grossed 107.67 million rupees.
By Nov. 1, the film had sold 346,427 tickets, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of the year. It surpassed ‘pension patta’, which has recorded a total gross collection of 102.82 million rupees as of Sunday. Both films feature actor Dayahang Rai in lead roles.
‘a bata aama 2’ follows in second place among the Dashain releases, with a gross collection of 62.47 million rupees from the sale of 213,194 tickets as of Sunday. ‘chha maya chhapakkai 2′ holds the third position with 33.48 million rupees in gross earnings.
The action film ’12 gau 2’, directed by Biraj Bhatta, ranks fourth, grossing 22.96 million rupees from 74,803 tickets sold. Despite the first installment grossing nearly 200 million rupees at the domestic box office, the second part has seen a weaker commercial performance.
The board also released earnings for other films, noting that ‘gauthali’ has become the highest-grossing Nepali film of the year with 260.75 million rupees from 946,834 tickets sold. Meanwhile, ‘ba: ek yoddha’ has recorded a gross collection of 35.44 million rupees.
