‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Box Office— After a long wait of the audience, Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer comedy drama film ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has finally been released in theaters on June 26. Despite mixed reviews from film critics, the film has registered a very strong and impressive opening at the box office on the first day due to the craze for the franchise.

‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Box Office: Akshay Kumar’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has a bumper start, earned so many crores on the first day

Complete Opening Day Collection Maths / Sacknilk Report

According to preliminary data from trade tracker Sacnilk, the comedy drama has collected Rs 15 crore nett at the domestic box office on its first day. The film got a total of 10,892 shows across the country, due to which its Gross India collection has reached Rs 22.50 crore.

This opening day collection also includes the figures from the paid previews held on Thursday, where the film had earned Rs 3.75 crore in advance. Including these two, the total net collection of the film at the Indian box office has become Rs 18.75 crore. The film’s total theater occupancy on the first day was recorded at around 26.46 percent, with night shows seeing the highest footfall.

Statement from box office critics and theater owners

“There is a huge craze among the audience about the film. Although it has received mixed reviews from the critics, watching the old star cast of Hera Pheri and Welcome together is proving to be a value for money experience for the audience. It is expected to see a big jump in its collections on the weekend.”
— Local Cinema Distributor, Mumbai

Audience reaction and the way forward

Directed by Ahmed Khan, this film is the third installment of the ‘Welcome’ franchise. Along with Akshay Kumar, big actors like Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi and Disha Patani are in the lead roles in the film. The pace of advance booking for the weekend is very fast in the multiplexes of major metros like Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, which makes it clear that the film can create new records at the box office on the coming Saturday and Sunday.