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 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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RankPeakTitleYearDirectorProduction companyLanguageWorldwide grossReference(s)
1 1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 2018 Nadeem Baig Six Sigma Plus
Salman Iqbal Films
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨70 crore (US$5.75 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$4.9 million) [4]
3 3 Teefa in Trouble 2018 Ahsan Rahim Lightingale Productions
Geo Films		 Urdu
Punjabi		 ₨50 crore (US$4.1 million) [5][6][7][8]
4 1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2015 Nadeem Baig Six Sigma Plus
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨49.44 crore (US$4.81 million) [9]
5 5 Parwaaz Hai Junoon 2018 Haseeb Hassan Momina & Duraid Films
Hum Films		 Urdu ₨43 crore (US$3.53 million) [10]
6 2 Bin Roye 2015 Shahzad Kashmiri MD Films
Hum Films		 Urdu ₨40.05 crore (US$3.9 million) [11]
7 1 Waar 2013 Bilal Lashari MindWorks Media
ARY Films		 Urdu
English		 ₨34.65 crore (US$3.41 million) [12][13]
8 3 Wrong No. 2015 Yasir Nawaz YNH Films
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨30.25 crore (US$2.94 million) [9]
9 5 Actor in Law 2016 Nabeel Qureshi Filmwala Pictures Urdu ₨30 crore (US$2.86 million) [14]
6 Janaan 2016 Azfar Jafri IRK Films
ARY Films		 Urdu
Pashto		 ₨30 crore (US$2.86 million) [15][16]
11 11 Parey Hut Love 2019 Asim Raza The Vision Factory Films

ARY Films

 Urdu ₨30 crore (US$1.8 million) [17]
12 11 Superstar 2019 Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Momina & Duraid Films
Hum Films		 Urdu ₨27.01 crore (US$1.6 million) [18]
13 11 The Donkey King 2018 Aziz Jindani Talisman Studios
Geo Films		 Urdu ₨25.25 crore (US$2.07 million) [19][20][21]
14 12 Wrong No. 2 2019 Yasir Nawaz YNH Films
Geo Films		 Urdu ₨21.65 crore (US$1.3 million) [22]
15 5 Ho Mann Jahaan 2016 Asim Raza The Vision Factory Films
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨21.5 crore (US$2.05 million) [23]
16 8 Lahore Se Aagey 2016 Wajahat Rauf AN Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Showcase Films
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨21 crore (US$2 million) [14]
17 10 Na Maloom Afraad 2 2017 Nabeel Qureshi Filmwala Pictures
Excellency Films		 Urdu ₨21 crore (US$1.99 million) [24][25]
18 9 Yalghaar 2017 Hassan Rana MindWorks Media Urdu
English		 ₨20 crore (US$1.9 million) [14]
19 1 Choorian 1998 Syed Noor Pak Nishan Films Punjabi ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) [12][13][26]
20 18 Chhalawa 2019 Wajahat Rauf Showcase Films
Hum Films		 Urdu ₨18.9 crore (US$1.1 million) [27]

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

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)
1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 ₨53 crore (US$4.35 million) Urdu 2018 [28][29]
2 Teefa in Trouble ₨36 crore (US$2.96 million) Urdu
Punjabi		 2018 [5]
3 Punjab Nahi Jaungi ₨35.85 crore (US$3.4 million) Urdu
Punjabi		 2017 [30][29]
4 Parwaaz Hai Junoon ₨35 crore (US$2.87 million) Urdu 2018 [28]
5 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani ₨34 crore (US$3.31 million) Urdu 2015 [31][32][29]
6 The Donkey King ₨24.5 crore (US$2.01 million) Urdu 2018 [19][20]
7 Actor in Law ₨24 crore (US$2.29 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$1.99 million) Urdu 2017 [24][25]
10 Choorian ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) Punjabi 1998 [12][13][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)
1 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 ₨25.02 crore (US$2.05 million) 5 2018 [36]
2 Parwaaz Hai Junoon ₨15.68 crore (US$1.29 million) 5 2018 [37]
3 Punjab Nahi Jaungi ₨15 crore (US$1.42 million) 3 2017 [38]
4 Parey Hut Love ₨12.15 crore (US$730,000) 3 2019 [39]
5 Superstar ₨11.40 crore (US$690,000) 3 2019 [40]
6 Chhalawa ₨10.80 crore (US$650,000) 5 2019 [41]
7 Wrong No. 2 ₨10.60 crore (US$640,000) 5 2019 [42]
8 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani ₨10.33 crore (US$1.01 million) 3 2015 [43]
9 Teefa in Trouble ₨10.15 crore (US$833,197) 3 2018 [44]
10 Load Wedding ₨7.3 crore (US$5,992,448) 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)
1975 Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat Urdu ₨7 crore (US$7.1 million) [lower-alpha 1]
1998 Choorian Pak Nishan Films Punjabi ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) [13][26]
2007 Khuda Kay Liye Shoman Productions Urdu
English		 ₨15.06 crore (US$2.48 million) [13][50]
2008 Basanti Hassan Askari Punjabi ₨2.1 crore (US$298,262)
2011 Bol Shoman Productions Urdu ₨16.8 crore (US$1.95 million) [13]
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) [12]
2014 Na Maloom Afraad Filmwala Pictures Urdu ₨14 crore (US$1.38 million) [25]
2015 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Six Sigma Plus Urdu ₨49.44 crore (US$4.81 million) [9]
2016 Janaan Filmwala Pictures Urdu
Pashto		 ₨30 crore (US$2.86 million) [14]
2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Six Sigma Plus
Salman Iqbal Films		 Urdu
Punjabi		 ₨51.65 crore (US$4.9 million) [4]
2018 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Six Sigma Plus
Salman Iqbal Films
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨70 crore (US$5.75 million) [1][2][3]
2019 Parey Hut Love The Vision Factory Films
ARY Films		 Urdu ₨30 crore (US$1.8 million) [18]

Timeline of highest-grossing films
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Year Title Record gross earning Language Reference(s)
1981 Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat ₨7 crore (US$7.1 million) Urdu [lower-alpha 1]
1998 Choorian ₨20 crore (US$4.4 million) Punjabi [13][26]
2013 Waar ₨34.65 crore (US$3.41 million) Urdu
English		 [12][13]
2015 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani ₨49.44 crore (US$4.81 million) Urdu [9]
2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi ₨51.65 crore (US$4.9 million) Urdu
Punjabi		 [4]
2018 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 ₨70 crore (US$5.75 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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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
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See also

Notes
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