Hot fantasy actioner The Legend of Maula Jatt has hit a historic milestone, becoming the highest-grossing Pakistani film ever worldwide in only its second week of release, and the first to cross PKR 100cr ($4.5M) globally.
Through Tuesday, it had taken PKR 115cr ($5.2M). Of that, PKR 33cr ($1.5M) is from the home country and PKR 82cr ($3.7M) is from offshore markets.
In the UK, it is the highest-grossing Punjabi movie ever with £866K ($1M) through Wednesday. In the U.S., the epic across two weekends has done $728K, and in Canada $525K through Sunday.
Midweek performance has also been strong, notably in the UK, Canada and Australia. A reboot of the 1979 cult Punjabi classic, Maula Jat, The Legend of Maula Jatt has been on a tear out of the gate since it released on October 13, and scored a record-breaking global bow for a Pakistani title.
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