List of highest-grossing Pakistani films

This list charts the most successful Pakistani films screened at cinemas in Pakistan and overseas. Pakistani films generate income from several revenue streams including box office sales (admissions), theatrical exhibitions, television broadcast rights and merchandising. See List of highest-grossing films in Pakistan for domestic gross figures.

Global gross figures

With a worldwide box-office gross of more than Rs. 3 billion,[1] The Legend of Maula Jatt is the highest-grossing Pakistani film.

The following list shows Pakistan's top 24 highest-grossing films, which include films from all the Pakistani languages. These figures are not adjusted for ticket prices inflation.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in theaters around the world.
RankPeakTitleWorldwide gross in PKR (USD)YearLanguageDirectorProduction companyRef
1 1 The Legend of Maula Jatt † Rs. 3.7 billion (US$13 million) 2022 Punjabi Bilal Lashari Encyclomedia / Lashari Films / Geo Films [1]
2 1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Rs. 730 million (US$2.5 million) 2018 Urdu Nadeem Baig Six Sigma Plus
Salman Iqbal Films
ARY Films		 [2][3][4]
3 2 London Nahi Jaunga † Rs. 550 million (US$1.9 million) 2022 Urdu
Punjabi		 Six Sigma Plus [5]
4 1 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Rs. 516.5 million (US$1.8 million) 2017 Urdu
Punjabi		 Six Sigma Plus
Salman Iqbal Films
ARY Films		 [6]
6 4 Joyland † Rs. 501.3 million (US$1.7 million) 2022 Urdu

Punjabi

 Saim Sadiq All Caps

Khoosat Films Diversity Hire Ltd.

 [7]
5 3 Teefa in Trouble Rs. 500 million (US$1.7 million) 2018 Urdu
Punjabi		 Ahsan Rahim Lightingale Productions
Geo Films		 [8][9][10][11]
6 1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Rs. 494.4 million (US$1.7 million) 2015 Urdu Nadeem Baig Six Sigma Plus
ARY Films		 [12]
7 5 Parwaaz Hai Junoon Rs. 432 million (US$1.5 million) 2018 Urdu Haseeb Hassan Momina & Duraid Films
Hum Films		 [13]
8 7 Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad Rs. 420.5 million (US$1.5 million) 2022 Urdu Nabeel Qureshi Filmwala Pictures [14]
9 11 The Donkey King Rs. 402 million (US$1.4 million) 2018 Urdu Aziz Jindani Talisman Studios
Geo Films		 [15][16][17]
10 2 Bin Roye Rs. 400.5 million (US$1.4 million) 2015 Urdu Shahzad Kashmiri MD Films
Hum Films		 [18]
11 11 Money Back Guarantee † Rs. 366.7 million (US$1.3 million) 2023 Urdu Faisal Qureshi Zashko Films

Game Over Productions

 [19]
11 1 Waar Rs. 346.5 million (US$1.2 million) 2013 Urdu
English		 Bilal Lashari MindWorks Media
ARY Films		 [20][21]
12 3 Wrong No. Rs. 302.5 million (US$1.0 million) 2015 Urdu Yasir Nawaz YNH Films
ARY Films		 [12]
13 12 Superstar Rs. 300.5 million (US$1.0 million) 2019 Urdu Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Momina & Duraid Films
Hum Films		 [22]
14 5 Actor in Law Rs. 300 million (US$1.0 million) 2016 Urdu Nabeel Qureshi Filmwala Pictures [23]
15 6 Janaan Rs. 300 million (US$1.0 million) 2016 Urdu
Pashto		 Azfar Jafri IRK Films
ARY Films		 [24][25]
16 10 Parey Hut Love Rs. 300 million (US$1.0 million) 2019 Urdu Asim Raza The Vision Factory Films

ARY Films

 [26]
17 5 Ho Mann Jahaan Rs. 225 million (US$780,000) 2016 Urdu Asim Raza The Vision Factory Films
ARY Films		 [27]
18 12 Wrong No. 2 Rs. 216.5 million (US$750,000) 2019 Urdu Yasir Nawaz YNH Films
Geo Films		 [28]
19 8 Lahore Se Aagey Rs. 216 million (US$750,000) 2016 Urdu Wajahat Rauf AN Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Showcase Films
ARY Films		 [23]
20 10 Na Maloom Afraad 2 Rs. 210 million (US$730,000) 2017 Urdu Nabeel Qureshi Filmwala Pictures
Excellency Films		 [29][30]
21 9 Yalghaar Rs. 200 million (US$690,000) 2017 Urdu
English		 Hassan Rana MindWorks Media [23]
22 1 Choorian Rs. 200 million (US$690,000) 1998 Punjabi Syed Noor Pak Nishan Films [20][21][31]
23 18 Chhalawa Rs. 189 million (US$650,000) 2019 Urdu Wajahat Rauf Showcase Films
Hum Films		 [32]
24 20 Ghabrana Nahi Hai Rs. 166.5 million (US$580,000) 2022 Urdu Saqib Khan Mastermind Productions

JB Films Geo Films

 [33]

Domestic gross figures
See also: List of highest-grossing films in Pakistan

This is the list of top 11 highest-grossing Pakistani films within local Pakistani cinemas, which include films from all the Pakistani languages (business by foreign films in Pakistan is not included). These figures are not adjusted for ticket prices inflation.

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Rank Film Total gross Language Year Reference(s)
1 The Legend of Maula Jatt † Rs. 115.02 crore (US$4.0 million) Punjabi 2022 [34]
2 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Rs. 53.00 crore (US$1.8 million) Urdu 2018 [35][36]
3 Teefa in Trouble Rs. 36.00 crore (US$1.2 million) Urdu
Punjabi		 2018 [8]
4 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Rs. 35.85 crore (US$1.2 million) Urdu
Punjabi		 2017 [37][36]
5 Parwaaz Hai Junoon Rs. 35.00 crore (US$1.2 million) Urdu 2018 [35]
6 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Rs. 34.00 crore (US$1.2 million) Urdu 2015 [38][39][36]
7 London Nahi Jaunga Rs. 30.00 crore (US$1.0 million) Urdu 2022 [40]
8 The Donkey King Rs. 24.50 crore (US$850,000) Urdu 2018 [15][16]
9 Actor in Law Rs. 24.00 crore (US$830,000) Urdu 2016 [39][41]
10 Waar Rs. 23.00 crore (US$800,000) Urdu
English		 2013 [42][43]
11 Na Maloom Afraad 2 Rs. 21.00 crore (US$730,000) Urdu 2017 [29][30]

Highest-grossing opening weekends

The following list shows Pakistan's top 11 highest-grossing opening weekends worldwide, which include films from all the Pakistani languages. For opening weekends gross in Pakistan, see List of highest-grossing opening weekends in Pakistan

These figures are not adjusted for ticket prices inflation.

Rank Film Total gross Weekend days Year Reference(s)
1 The Legend of Maula Jatt Rs. 51.00 crore (US$1.8 million) 3 2022 [44]
2 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Rs. 25.02 crore (US$870,000) 5 2018 [45]
3 Parwaaz Hai Junoon Rs. 15.68 crore (US$540,000) 5 2018 [46]
4 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Rs. 15.00 crore (US$520,000) 3 2017 [47]
5 Parey Hut Love Rs. 12.15 crore (US$420,000) 3 2019 [48]
6 Superstar Rs. 11.40 crore (US$390,000) 3 2019 [49]
7 Chhalawa Rs. 10.80 crore (US$370,000) 5 2019 [50]
8 Wrong No. 2 Rs. 10.60 crore (US$370,000) 5 2019 [51]
9 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Rs. 10.33 crore (US$360,000) 3 2015 [52]
10 Teefa in Trouble Rs. 10.15 crore (US$350,000) 3 2018 [53]
11 Load Wedding Rs. 7.30 crore (US$250,000) 5 2018 [54]

Highest grossing films by year of release

This is the list of highest-grossing Pakistani films by year of release. These films are listed as per their worldwide gross figures at time of release. These figures are not adjusted for ticket prices inflation.

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Year Title Worldwide gross Language Production company/director Reference(s)
1975 Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat Rs. 7 crore (US$7.1 million) Urdu Shabab Productions [lower-alpha 1]
1998 Choorian Rs. 20.00 crore (US$690,000) Punjabi Pak Nishan Films [21][31]
2007 Khuda Kay Liye Rs. 15.06 crore (US$520,000) Urdu / English Shoman Productions [21][58]
2011 Bol Rs. 16.80 crore (US$580,000) Urdu Shoman Productions [21]
2013 Waar Rs. 34.65 crore (US$1.2 million) Urdu / English MindWorks Media / Off Road Studios [20]
2014 Na Maloom Afraad Rs. 14.00 crore (US$480,000) Urdu Filmwala Pictures [30]
2015 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Rs. 49.44 crore (US$1.7 million) Urdu Six Sigma Plus [12]
2016 Janaan Rs. 30.00 crore (US$1.0 million) Urdu / Pashto Filmwala Pictures [23]
2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Rs. 51.65 crore (US$1.8 million) Urdu / Punjabi Six Sigma Plus / Salman Iqbal Films [6]
2018 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Rs. 73.00 crore (US$2.5 million) Urdu Six Sigma Plus
Salman Iqbal Films
ARY Films		 [2][3][4]
2019 Superstar Rs. 30.05 crore (US$1.0 million) Urdu Momina & Duraid Films
Hum Films		 [22]
2022 The Legend of Maula Jatt † Rs. 280.00 crore (US$9.7 million) Punjabi Encyclomedia / Lashari Films [1]

Timeline of highest-grossing films
  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in theaters around the world.
Year Title Record gross earning Language Reference(s)
1975 Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat Rs. 7 crore (US$7.1 million) Urdu [lower-alpha 1]
1998 Choorian Rs. 20.00 crore (US$690,000) Punjabi [21][31]
2013 Waar Rs. 34.65 crore (US$1.2 million) Urdu
English		 [20][21]
2015 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Rs. 49.44 crore (US$1.7 million) Urdu [12]
2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Rs. 51.65 crore (US$1.8 million) Urdu
Punjabi		 [6]
2018 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Rs. 73.00 crore (US$2.5 million) Urdu [2][3][4]
2022 The Legend of Maula Jatt † Rs. 280.00 crore (US$9.7 million) Punjabi [1]

Highest grossing franchises and film series

The Jawani Phir Nahi Ani franchise is Pakistan's first film franchise to gross over ₨100 crore.

  † Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 20 October 2023 in theaters around the world.
Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Franchise / series Total worldwide box office
(crore)		 No. of films Average of films
(crore)		 Highest grossing film
(crore)

See also

Notes
  1. In 1981, Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat sold nearly 60 million tickets in China. At an average ticket price of CN¥0.2,[55] the film grossed an estimated CN¥12 million, equivalent to $7.1 million[56] (Rs. 7 crore).[57] Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to $23 million (Rs. 326 crore).

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