Thursday 10th November 2022: The Legend of Maula Jatt breaks yet another record, by becoming the highest grossing Punjabi film of all time worldwide in the 4th week of its release.
The film has successfully surpassed the lifetime earning of allthe Punjabi hits including Carry on Jatta 2, Saunkan Saunkne & Chal Mera Putt 2 as it sits tall with the box office earnings of 172 CR+ worldwide.
Before this, the film has managed to make many other records and has many titles to its name including; Highest Grossing Pakistani Film, 2nd Highest Grossing film from the Subcontinent in UK for the year 2022 & the Most Watched South Asian film in Norway.
TLOMJ was released on 13th October 2022 globally in 25 different territories with 500+ screens making it one of the biggest releases to come out of Pakistan. However due to popular demand the film continues to grab more screen in both the local and overseas market. The film has also recently been released in France & looking forward to a great reception in that market.
The Legend of Maula Jatt has managed to set new benchmarks for the Pakistani film industry and already has numerous records to its name as it races the country’s cinema to the 200 Crore Club.
The Legend of Maula Jatt is the directorial masterpiece of Bilal Lashari. The film boasts an ensemble cast starring Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Humaima Malick, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Mirza Gohar Rasheed, Ali Azmat, Saima Baloch and Faris Shafi alongside veterans such as Shafqat Cheema, Nayyer Ejaz, Resham, Babar Ali and Raheela Agha. Produced by Ammara Hikmat under the joint venture of Encyclomedia& Lashari Films in association with AAA Motion Pictures with a screenplay by Bilal Lashari and dialogues by Nasir Adeeb, the movie is a hard reboot of the 1979 cult classic ‘Maula Jatt’.
The filmmakers have partnered with Geo Films as their presenting partner, the largest media group and key contributor to the revival of cinema in Pakistan. The film is being locally distributed by Nadeem Mandviwalla of Mandviwalla Entertainment, who is well known for his contribution to the cinema over the decades. Internationally, the film is being distributed by MovieGoers Entertainment.