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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 more than Rs. 4 billion, 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 December 2024 in theaters around the world.

Domestic gross figures

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.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in Pakistani theaters.

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.

Highest-grossing films by language

Urdu

Punjabi

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.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.

Timeline of highest-grossing films

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.

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 December 2024 in theaters around the world.

See also

• List of highest-grossing films in Pakistan
• Lists of Pakistani films
• Cinema of Pakistan
• Lists of highest-grossing films
• List of 2022 box office number-one films in Pakistan

Notes

1. ^ In 1981, Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat sold nearly 60 million tickets in China. At an average ticket price of CN¥0.2, the film grossed an estimated CN¥12 million, equivalent to $7.1 million (Rs. 7 crore). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to $24 million (Rs. 326 crore).

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