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Bilal Lashari’s The Legend of Maula Jatt hit screens worldwide on October 13 and ever since, the film has been soaring at the box office. The Punjabi-language action-drama starring Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Mahira Khan and more has been doing well at the box office, despite competing with new releases, and has now hit all-time high by making $8.95 million at the worldwide box office.

On Monday, the official account of the film announced that the film “smashed” records by setting a “new mega milestone for the Pakistani cinema” and making making $8.95 million at the worldwide box office.

According to the post, The Legend of Maula Jatt made $3.58 million at the domestic box office and $5.37 million internationally. With this new total, the film produced by Ammara Hikmat and Asad Khan becomes the very first Pakistani film to have made $8.95 million in collections.

The film continues its box office run both domestically and internationally but given the business of the film, it is most likely going to surpass their recent achievement in a matter of few days. The official account also teased that an uncut version of The Legend of Maula Jatt will hit theatres on December 2 in the UK.

The Legend of Maula Jatt is a reboot of the 1979 cult classic Maula Jatt, reimagining Punjab’s own superhero for a world audience. The film also stars Humaima Malick, Gohar Rasheed, Faris Shafi, Ali Azmat, Raheela Agha, Babar Ali, Saima Baloch, Shafqat Cheema, Nayyar Ejaz and Resham.