Ajay Devgan’s ‘Dhamaal 4’ has a great opening with ₹13.75 crore, a tough competition with Akshay Kumar

A tremendous double dose of laughter is being seen in Indian theaters this weekend. ‘Dhamaal 4’, the sequel of Ajay Devgan’s cult-comedy franchise, released after a long wait, has made a spectacular and explosive start at the box office. On the basis of excellent reviews from film critics and positive word of mouth from the audience, this multi-starrer comedy film has made a strong hold at the domestic box office. It is believed that this film is giving a strong challenge to the supremacy of Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ which is already ruling the theatres, due to which the competition between the two big superstars at the box office has become very interesting. Collected Rs 13.75 crore on the first day: The earning figure is expected to double on the weekend. According to trade analysts and box office reports, ‘Dhamal 4’, released on July 10, 2026, has registered a net collection of Rs 13.75 crore on its opening day. The tremendous jugalbandi of experienced actors like Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Ravi Kishan has forced the audience to laugh. Considering the excellent track record of the previous installments of Dhamaal franchise, it is expected that there will be a huge boom in the business of the film on Saturday and Sunday and the weekend collection figures may double. However, Akshay Kumar’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ is still slightly ahead in the box office race, which took an opening of Rs 15.25 crore on its first day. Indra Kumar’s comedy direction: After ‘Ishq’ and ‘Masti’, preparation for another big hit. Director Indra Kumar is the mastermind behind the success of this film. Indra Kumar is considered to be the uncrowned king of the comedy genre in Bollywood, who has directed all the previous successful series of ‘Dhamaal’ and blockbuster films like ‘Ishq’, ‘Dil’, ‘Grand Masti’ and ‘Great Grand Masti’. His signature comic timing and screenplay management is once again clearly visible in ‘Dhamal 4′, which has been completely successful in drawing the audience to the theatres. Big relief for Ajay Devgan: Sanjeeda Sheikh and Satish Kaushik’s return from AI surprised. This opening is very important for Ajay Devgan, because his recent releases at the box office—’De De Pyaar De 2’ (average) and ‘Son of Sardaar 2’ (flop)—could not do anything great. In such a situation, the brilliant start of ‘Dhamal 4’ has given him a big relief. Apart from the main star cast of the film, great actors like Sanjeeda Sheikh, Anjali Anand, Sanjay Mishra, Esha Gupta, Upendra Limaye and Brijendra Kala have done justice to their characters. The biggest surprise and emotional element of the film is the return of late veteran actor Satish Kaushik through AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology, which the audience is thrilled to see. Treasure worth Rs 50 crore and the mystery of ‘M’: Ravi Kishan and Anjali Anand loot the party. Talking about the basic story of the film, it is once again woven around the same old madness and greed, where the main characters face a lot of trouble in search of a secret treasure worth Rs 50 crore. This time they all have to find a mysterious letter ‘M’, just below which a treasure worth crores is buried. The twists and turns during this journey double the entertainment of the film. Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan’s unique character and Anjali Anand’s brilliant performance are being praised heavily on social media, which makes it clear that the film will prove to be a long-running horse at the box office in the coming days.