‘Bhooth Bangla’, starring Akshay Kumar, has registered a solid opening at the box office, delivering a worldwide debut of approximately Rs 23.90 crore and displacing ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ from the top spot after a four-week run.Bhooth Bangla Movie Review
‘Bhooth Bangla’ Day 1 collection
The horror-comedy, directed by Priyadarshan, earned an estimated Rs 12.25 crore net on its first day in cinemas. When combined with Rs 3.50 crore net from paid preview screenings, the film’s total domestic net collection stands at around Rs 15.75 crore.This figure aligns with, and slightly exceeds, early trade expectations of a Rs 15 crore opening.
‘Bhooth Bangla’ total collections
As per sacnilk, Bhooth Bangla has achieved worldwide collections of Rs 23.90 crorewith an India Gross total of Rs 18.90 crore and overseas collection of Rs 5 crore.
‘Bhooth Bangla’ dethrones ‘Dhurandhar 2’
With this opening, ‘Bhooth Bangla’ has ended the dominance of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, which had held the top position for four consecutive weeks. On Day 30, the Ranveer Singh starrer saw a sharp decline, collecting approximately Rs 2.70 crore net and Rs 3.24 crore gross for the day.Despite the slowdown, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ continues to post a massive cumulative net total of Rs 1,105.82 crore.
‘Bhooth Bangla’ among Akshay Kumar’s highest openers post-pandemic
Bhooth Bangla has now entered the top five highest opening day grossers of Akshay Kumar’s post-pandemic releases. While ‘Sooryavanshi’ is still on the number 1 spot with an estimated Rs 26.29 crore collection, ‘Housefull 5’ occupies the second spot with a Rs 24 crore net collection.
‘Bhooth Bangla’ delays release to avert clash with ‘Dhurandhar’
‘Bhooth Bangla’ was earlier set to release on April 10 but the makers decided to postpone the release by a week, following requests from exhibitors and distributors to provide an “undisturbed window” to the movie at the box office as ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ was already playing in theatres. This decision seemes to have paid off as the film has emerged as the highest earning film on Friday and can look forward to topping the box office this weekend.
About ‘Bhooth Bangla’
Directed by veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan, the film marks the director’s reunion with Akshay after 15 years. The two have previously collaborated on hit comedies such as ‘Hera Pheri’, ‘Garam Masala’, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ and ‘Bhagam Bhag’, with their last outing being ‘Khatta Meetha’ in 2010. The film also stars Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Wamiqa Gabbi and Rajpal Yadav.DISCLAIMER: The box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from diverse public and industry sources. All figures are approximate unless explicitly mentioned, offering a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. These totals may change as official studio data is updated or as additional international market reports are finalized. This data is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.
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