The top 7 films released in 2011 by worldwide gross are as follows:
Rank | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref. |
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1. | Bol | Shoman Productions | Rs. 16.80 crore (US$580,000) | |
2. | Love Mein Ghum | R.K. Production / Geo Films | Rs. 4.00 crore (US$140,000) | |
3. | Jugni | Paragon Entertainment Group | Rs. 3.20 crore (US$110,000) | |
4. | Son of Pakistan | New Vision Productions | Rs. 0.85 crore (US$29,000) (est) | |
5. | Bhai Log | Kamran Ch Films / AB Pictures | Rs. 0.35 crore (US$12,000) | |
6. | Khamosh Raho | Ghafoor Films | Rs. 0.16 crore (US$5,500) | [1] |
7. | Aik Aur Ghazi | Paragon Entertainment | Rs. 0.10 crore (US$3,500) | [2] |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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A P R | 08 | Parai Dhee | Action, Romance | Hanif Joyea | Babar Ali Sandal, Tabinda, Khawaja Saleem, Qaisar Chodhary. | |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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J U N | 10 | Khamosh Raho | Drama/Romance | Altaf Hussain | Juggan Kazim, Shaan Shahid, Bahar Begum, Asif Khan, Ghulam Mohiuddin (actor). | [3] |
Aik Aur Ghazi | Drama/Action | Syed Noor | Saima Noor, Shafqat Cheema Heera Malik, Haya Ali, Shehbaz Akmal, | |||
24 | Bol | Drama/Romance | Shoaib Mansoor | Humaima Malick, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Manzar Sehbai. | [4] | |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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A U G | 31 | Love Mein Gum | Drama/Romance/Comedy | Reema Khan | Moammar Rana, Reema Khan, Nadeem Baig, Javed Sheikh, Afzal Khan (Jaan Rambo), Nabeel Khan, Araida Corbol and Johnny Lever | [5] |
31 | Bhai Log | Action/Romance | Syed Faisal Bukhari | Nadeem Baig, Javed Sheikh, Moammar Rana, Saima Noor, Babar Ali, Meera Rubab, Shamoon Abbasi, Noor Bukhari and Aamir Qureshi. | [6] | |
31 | Jugni | Action/Romance | Syed Noor | Shaan Shahid, Saima Noor, Moammar Rana and Arif Lohar. | [7] | |
A U G | 31 | Kafira | Action/Romance | Saleem Murad | Dua Qureshi, Sajjad Ahmed Warriach, Shahid Hameed, Shafqat Cheema, Akram Udass, Sobia, Shahid, Tariq Shah. | [8] |
Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
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N O V | 7 | Danay Pay Dana | Drama/Action | Syed Noor | Saima Noor, Moammar Rana, Haya Ali, Shahid, Zafri Khan, Haidar Rana. | [9] |
Thakur 420 | Drama/Comedy | Masood Butt | Nargis (Pakistani actress) Iftikhar Thakur, Moammar Rana, Sonu Lal, Dua Qureshi, Nasir Chinyoti | [10] | ||
D E C | 16 | Son of Pakistan | Action/Drama | Jarrar Rizvi | Shamil Khan, Babar Ali, Babrik Shah, Meera Rubab, Sana Nawaz, Shafqat Cheema, Ghulam Mohiuddin (actor) | [11] |
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