The top films released in 2012 by worldwide gross are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shareeka | Paragon Entertainment | Rs. 1.50 crore (US$52,000) |
| 2. | Gol Chakkar | InCahoot Films | Rs. 1.00 crore (US$35,000) |
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M A R | 30 | Lahoria | Action | Malik Imdad Hussain | Zafri Khan, Saima Malik, Nadia Ali, Shabbir Khan, Majeed Zarif | |
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P R | 13 | Achha Gujjar | Action | Masood Butt | Saima Noor, Shaan Shahid, Dua Qureshi, Nawaz Khan, Shafqat Cheema | |
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J U L | 4 | Malang Badshah | Action | Arshad Khan | Nargis, Shaan Shahid Shahid Khan, Jahangir Khan, Shafqat Cheema | [1] |
| Inteqam | Action | Ajab Gul | Ajab Gul, Asima Lata, Shahid Khan, Dua Qureshi, Jahangir Khan | [2] | ||
| A U G | 20 | Shareeka | Action, Drama | Syed Noor | Saima, Shaan Shahid, Bahar Begum, Mustafa Qureshi, Irfan Khoosat, Naghma, Afzaal Ahmed [3] | |
| Opening | Title | Genre | Director | Cast | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O C T | 27 | Sher Dil | Action, Drama | Iqbal Kashmiri | Shaan Shahid, Saima Noor, Sila Hussein, Zeeshan Sikandar, Shafqat Cheema | [4] |
| Charsi | Action | Arshad Khan | Shahid Khan, Laila, Asima Lata, Babrak Shah, Jahangir Khan | [5] | ||
| O C T | 30 | Gol Chakkar | Comedy, Drama | Shahbaz Shigri & Aisha Linnea | Ali Rehman Khan, Hasan Bruun Akhtar, Usman Mukhtar, Uzair Jaswal | [6] |
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