Akshay Kumar’s blast at the box office, Bhoot Bangla joins the Rs 100 crore club
News India Live, Digital Desk: The blockbuster pair of Akshay Kumar and director Priyadarshan has once again proved that they are the real magicians of the box office. His latest release film ‘Bhooth Bangla’ performed brilliantly on the second Saturday (9th day) and crossed the magical figure of Rs 100 crore (Nett). With this, Akshay Kumar has created history, this is the 20th film of his career which has entered the Rs 100 crore club. Not only are the audience liking this twist of horror-comedy, but huge crowds are flocking the theaters even in the second week. Tremendous increase of 75% seen on second Saturday. According to box office data, the film had collected around Rs 5.75 crore on its second Friday (8th day), but on Saturday it saw a huge jump of around 76%. If reports are to be believed, the film has earned double digits (more than Rs 10 crore) on the 9th day. Despite the excitement of IPL (IPL 2026), the pace of ‘Bhoot Bangla’ is not slowing down. Even in terms of advance booking, the film surprised everyone by making a gross collection of around Rs 4 crore on the second Saturday. Akshay became the uncrowned king of ‘100 crore club’. The success of ‘Bhoot Bangla’ has put Akshay Kumar at the top of the list of selected Bollywood stars who have the maximum number of 100 crore films. This big success in the post-pandemic era has once again confirmed the stardom of Khiladi Kumar. Talking about the worldwide gross earnings of the film, it has crossed Rs 145 crore. Trade experts believe that on Sunday (10th day) the film will take an even bigger leap and will soon achieve the new target of Rs 150 crore. The magic of Priyadarshan-Akshay pair continues. When Akshay and Priyadarshan came together after a long wait of 14 years, fans had expectations like ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’. ‘Bhoot Bangla’ not only fulfilled those expectations, but the comedy timing of Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav made the film ‘Paisa Vasool’. The number of shows of the film has also been increased, which is proof that the horror and comedy of ‘Bhoot Bangla’ is not going to stop at the moment. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether this film will be able to touch the figure of Rs 200 crores.
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