trailer of the film was released on 25 June 2018. The film premiered on 19 August at CineStar IMAX Lahore, and on 20 August at Nueplex Cinemas, in DHA, Karachi. It released on 22 August 2018. Home media The film had a television premier on Eid al-Fitr, 5 June 2019, on ARY Digital. Reception Box office Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 became the biggest opener for any Pakistani film with collecting , excluding previous day's limited release. It broke the previous day 1 record of Teefa in Trouble having , as well as biggest single day of Punjab Nahi Jaungi having . The film also recorded the biggest international opening for any Pakistani film with collecting . It became the fastest Pakistani film to cross worldwide within two days. It also crossed in Pakistan within 3 days, and its worldwide gross became . It broke the previous first Saturday record of Indian film Sultan in Pakistan with collecting . It became the first Pakistani film to cross within 5 days; including from overseas. The local gross for seven days was , just behind Sultan which collected in opening week in Pakistan. The above records in Pakistan were broken by Avengers: Endgame. Until second weekend, the film made , also surpassing the previous record of Indian film Sanju to cross mark in Pakistan within 10 days as well as second weekend record. It reportedly left behind the competitor Indian film Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi at UK box office. It made the fastest within 13 days in Pakistan. Within two weeks, it recorded the biggest overseas numbers for any Pakistani film and beat the previous record of prequel in Pakistan with crossing . After 18 days, it recorded the fastest at global box office, and became the highest grossing Pakistani film within third weekend after collecting , beating the previous record set by Punjab Nahi Jaungi. In Pakistan, it crossed mark in three weeks, and collected in four weeks. For the total gross, it crossed worldwide in its fifth weekend. After tenth weekend, it crossed mark nationwide. It collected locally, and from overseas, with a total gross crossing . Critical reception Aamna Haider Isani wrote to Something Haute "it is brilliant in the first half albeit wasted in the second half, which is lost to the unnecessary social message". Omair Alavi rated it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that the