List of highest-grossing Pakistani films
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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 over ₨70 crore, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 is often proclaimed to be the highest-grossing Pakistani film.
The following list shows Pakistan's top 30 highest-grossing films, which include films from all the Pakistani languages. These figures are not adjusted for ticket prices inflation.
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Rank | Peak | Title | Year | Director | Production company | Language | Worldwide gross | Reference(s) |
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1 | 1 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | 2018 | Nadeem Baig | Six Sigma Plus Salman Iqbal Films ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨70 crore (US$6.36 million) | [1][2][3] |
2 | 1 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | 2017 | Nadeem Baig | Six Sigma Plus Salman Iqbal Films ARY Films |
Urdu Punjabi |
₨51.65 crore (US$4.93 million) | [4] |
3 | 3 | Teefa in Trouble | 2018 | Ahsan Rahim | Lightingale Productions Geo Films |
Urdu Punjabi |
₨50 crore (US$4.54 million) | [5][6][7][8] |
4 | 1 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | 2015 | Nadeem Baig | Six Sigma Plus ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨49.44 crore (US$4.87 million) | [9] |
5 | 5 | Parwaaz Hai Junoon | 2018 | Haseeb Hassan | Momina & Duraid Films Hum Films |
Urdu | ₨43 crore (US$3.91 million) | [10] |
11 | The Donkey King | 2018 | Aziz Jindani | Talisman Studios Geo Films |
Urdu | ₨40 crore (US$2.29 million) | [11][12][13] | |
6 | 2 | Bin Roye | 2015 | Shahzad Kashmiri | MD Films Hum Films |
Urdu | ₨40.05 crore (US$3.95 million) | [14] |
7 | 1 | Waar | 2013 | Bilal Lashari | MindWorks Media ARY Films |
Urdu English |
₨34.65 crore (US$3.41 million) | [15][16] |
8 | 3 | Wrong No. | 2015 | Yasir Nawaz | YNH Films ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨30.25 crore (US$2.98 million) | [9] |
9 | 5 | Actor in Law | 2016 | Nabeel Qureshi | Filmwala Pictures | Urdu | ₨30 crore (US$2.88 million) | [17] |
6 | Janaan | 2016 | Azfar Jafri | IRK Films ARY Films |
Urdu Pashto |
₨30 crore (US$2.88 million) | [18][19] | |
10 | 10 | Parey Hut Love | 2019 | Asim Raza | The Vision Factory Films | Urdu | ₨30 crore (US$1.9 million) | [20] |
11 | 11 | Superstar | 2019 | Mohammed Ehteshamuddin | Momina & Duraid Films Hum Films |
Urdu | ₨27.01 crore (US$1.7 million) | [21] |
13 | 12 | Wrong No. 2 | 2019 | Yasir Nawaz | YNH Films Geo Films |
Urdu | ₨21.65 crore (US$1.4 million) | [22] |
14 | 5 | Ho Mann Jahaan | 2016 | Asim Raza | The Vision Factory Films ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨21.5 crore (US$2.06 million) | [23] |
15 | 8 | Lahore Se Aagey | 2016 | Wajahat Rauf | AN Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Showcase Films ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨21 crore (US$2.01 million) | [17] |
16 | 10 | Na Maloom Afraad 2 | 2017 | Nabeel Qureshi | Filmwala Pictures Excellency Films |
Urdu | ₨21 crore (US$2 million) | [24][25] |
17 | 9 | Yalghaar | 2017 | Hassan Rana | MindWorks Media | Urdu English |
₨20 crore (US$1.91 million) | [17] |
18 | 1 | Choorian | 1998 | Syed Noor | Pak Nishan Films | Punjabi | ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) | [15][16][26] |
19 | 18 | Chhalawa | 2019 | Wajahat Rauf | Showcase Films Hum Films |
Urdu | ₨18.9 crore (US$1.2 million) | [27] |
Domestic gross figures[]
This is the list of top 20 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) |
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1 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | ₨53 crore (US$4.82 million) | Urdu | 2018 | [28][29] |
2 | Teefa in Trouble | ₨36 crore (US$3.27 million) | Urdu Punjabi |
2018 | [5] |
3 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | ₨35.85 crore (US$3.42 million) | Urdu Punjabi |
2017 | [30][29] |
4 | Parwaaz Hai Junoon | ₨35 crore (US$3.18 million) | Urdu | 2018 | [28] |
5 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | ₨34 crore (US$3.35 million) | Urdu | 2015 | [31][32][29] |
6 | The Donkey King | ₨40 crore (US$2.23 million) | Urdu | 2018 | [11][12] |
7 | Actor in Law | ₨24 crore (US$2.3 million) | Urdu | 2016 | [32][33] |
8 | Waar | ₨23 crore (US$2.26 million) | Urdu English |
2013 | [34][35] |
9 | Na Maloom Afraad 2 | ₨21 crore (US$2 million) | Urdu | 2017 | [24][25] |
10 | Choorian | ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) | Punjabi | 1998 | [15][16][26] |
Highest-grossing opening weekends[]
The following list shows Pakistan's top 15 highest-grossing opening weekends worldwide, which include films from all the Pakistani languages. These figures are not adjusted for ticket prices inflation.
Rank | Film | Total gross | Weekend days | Year | Reference(s) |
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1 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | ₨25.02 crore (US$2.27 million) | 5 | 2018 | [36] |
2 | Parwaaz Hai Junoon | ₨15.68 crore (US$1.42 million) | 5 | 2018 | [37] |
3 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | ₨15 crore (US$1.43 million) | 3 | 2017 | [38] |
4 | Parey Hut Love | ₨12.15 crore (US$760,000) | 3 | 2019 | [39] |
5 | Superstar | ₨11.40 crore (US$710,000) | 3 | 2019 | [40] |
6 | Chhalawa | ₨10.80 crore (US$670,000) | 5 | 2019 | [41] |
7 | Wrong No. 2 | ₨10.60 crore (US$660,000) | 5 | 2019 | [42] |
8 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | ₨10.33 crore (US$1.02 million) | 3 | 2015 | [43] |
9 | Teefa in Trouble | ₨10.15 crore (US$922,357) | 3 | 2018 | [44] |
10 | Load Wedding | ₨7.3 crore (US$6,633,704) | 5 | 2018 | [45] |
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 | Production company/director | Language | Worldwide gross | Reference(s) |
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1975 | Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat | Urdu | ₨7 crore (US$7.1 million) | [a] | |
1998 | Choorian | Pak Nishan Films | Punjabi | ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) | [16][26] |
2007 | Khuda Kay Liye | Shoman Productions | Urdu English |
₨15.06 crore (US$2.48 million) | [16][50] |
2008 | Hassan Askari | Punjabi | ₨2.1 crore (US$298,261) | ||
2011 | Bol | Shoman Productions | Urdu | ₨16.8 crore (US$1.95 million) | [16] |
2012 | Shareeka | Syed Noor | Punjabi | ₨1.5 crore (US$1.61 million) | |
2013 | Waar | MindWorks Media Off Road Studios |
Urdu English |
₨34.65 crore (US$3.41 million) | [15] |
2014 | Na Maloom Afraad | Filmwala Pictures | Urdu | ₨14 crore (US$1.36 million) | [25] |
2015 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | Six Sigma Plus | Urdu | ₨49.44 crore (US$4.87 million) | [9] |
2016 | Janaan | Filmwala Pictures | Urdu Pashto |
₨30 crore (US$2.88 million) | [17] |
2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Six Sigma Plus Salman Iqbal Films |
Urdu Punjabi |
₨51.65 crore (US$4.93 million) | [4] |
2018 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | Six Sigma Plus Salman Iqbal Films ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨70 crore (US$6.36 million) | [1][2][3] |
2019 | Parey Hut Love | The Vision Factory Films ARY Films |
Urdu | ₨30 crore (US$1.9 million) | [21] |
Timeline of highest-grossing films[]
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Year | Title | Record gross earning | Language | Reference(s) |
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1975 | Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat | ₨7 crore (US$7.1 million) | Urdu | [a] |
1998 | Choorian | ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) | Punjabi | [16][26] |
2013 | Waar | ₨34.65 crore (US$3.41 million) | Urdu English |
[15][16] |
2015 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | ₨49.44 crore (US$4.87 million) | Urdu | [9] |
2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | ₨51.65 crore (US$4.93 million) | Urdu Punjabi |
[4] |
2018 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | ₨70 crore (US$6.36 million) | Urdu | [1][2][3] |
Highest grossing franchises and film series[]
The Jawani Phir Nahi Ani franchise is Pakistan's first film franchise to gross over ₨100 crore.
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See also[]
- List of highest-grossing films in Pakistan
- Lists of Pakistani films
- Cinema of Pakistan
- Lists of highest-grossing films
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "*News Alert* ❗️