List of Pakistani films of 2022

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This is a list of Pakistani films that are scheduled to be released in 2022. For foreign films of 2022 release in Pakistan, See List of 2022 box office number-one films in Pakistan .

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Box Office Collection

The top ten highest-grossing Pakistani films released in 2022, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.

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Highest-grossing films of 2022
RankTitleStudioGrossRef.
1 The Legend of Maula Jatt Lashari Films / Geo Films /

AAA Motion Pictures / Mandiwala Entertainment

Rs. 396 crore (US$14 million) [1] [2] [3]
2 London Nahi Jaunga ARY Films / Six Sigma Plus Rs. 55.00 crore (US$1.9 million) [4] [5]
3 Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad Filmwala Pictures / Hum Films Rs. 42.05 crore (US$1.5 million) [6] [7]
4 Ghabrana Nahi Hai Mastermind Production / JB Films / Geo Films Rs. 16.65 crore (US$580,000) [8] [9]
5 Tich Button ARY Films / Salman Iqbal Films / Shooting Star StudioRs. 15.00 crore (US$520,000) [10]
6 Zarrar Jehan Films / Pinewood Studios Rs. 14.90 crore (US$520,000) [11]
7 Dum Mastam Cereal Entertainment / Hum Films Rs. 10.15 crore (US$350,000) [12]
8 Kamli Khoosat FilmsRs. 6.00 crore (US$210,000) [13]
9 Parde Mein Rehne Do Showcase Productions / Eveready Pictures / Geo Films Rs. 5.30 crore (US$180,000) [14]
10 Chakkar Farid Nawaz Productions Rs. 3.20 crore (US$110,000) [15]

January–March

OpeningTitleDirectorCastStudio (production house)Ref.
Feb24Chu Lay AasmanKhawar MalickUsman raj , Zara Ahmad , Muhammad Ali Nagi , Touqir Zaidi , Hasan MalikAuj Media ,

Auj films

M
A
R		3

Ishrat Made in China

Mohib Mirza Ek Alif Films, Eleven Eleven Films [16]

April–June

OpeningTitleDirectorCastStudio (production house)Ref.
M
A
Y		3 Tere Bajre Di Rakhi Syed Noor
Sadfar Malik Films [17]

Parde Mein Rehne Do

Wajahat RaufShowcase Productions [18] [19]

Dum Mastam

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Cereal Entertainment [20]

Chakkar

Yasir Nawaz Farid Nawaz Productions [18] [21]

Ghabrana Nahi Hai

Saqib KhanJB Films, Mastermind Productions [18] [22]
J
U
N		3 Kamli Sarmad Khoosat Khoosat Films [23] [24]
KhelZill Atif
  • Sameel Atif
  • Dua Ali
  • Manahil Malik
  • Abdul Naafay
Riverview Films [25]
Thori Setting Thora PyarFayyaz Adrees Eveready Pictures [26]
17 Peechay Tou Dekho Syed Atif AliScreenshots Productions [27]
24 Rehbra Amin Iqbal SA Entertainment [28]
Chaudhry - The Martyr Azeem Sajjad Laaj Productions

[29] [30]

July–September

OpeningTitleDirectorCast(Studio) Production companyRef.
J
U
L		10 London Nahi Jaunga Nadeem Baig ARY Films [31]
Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad Nabeel Qureshi Hum Films [32]
Lafangey Abdul Khaaliq Khan
Al Wafiq studios [33]
A
U
G		19 Intezaar Sakina Samo Sakina Samo Films [34] [35]
S
E
P		2 Carma - The Movie Kashan Admani Dream Station Productions [36]
DodaAdil Bizanjo
  • Shoaib Hassan
  • Abila Kurd
  • Fiza Akhtar
NosachFilms [37]

October–December

OpeningTitleDirectorCastStudio (production house)Ref.
O
C
T		13 The Legend of Maula Jatt Bilal Lashari Encyclomedia
Lashari Films		 [3]
N
O
V		18 Joyland Saim Sadiq
Multiples [38]
25 Tich Button Qasim Ali Mureed ARY Films [39]
Zarrar Shaan Shahid Hum Films [40]
D
E
C		2Yaara VeyManish Pawar Eveready Pictures [41]

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