Welcome To The Jungle BO Day 1: Akshay Kumar’s film did wonders on the first day, earned ₹29.30 crore worldwide

This film starring many big stars like Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav has made a great opening. Let us know how much the film earned on the first day.

How much did you earn on the first day?
According to box office tracking website Sacnilk, the film made ₹15.25 crore nett in India on its first day of release. At the same time, the film had earned ₹3.75 crore from the paid preview held on June 25.

Thus, the total Bharat net collection of the film reached ₹19 crore, while the Bharat gross collection stood at ₹22.80 crore. The film also received good response in overseas markets and grossed ₹6.50 crore. With this, the first day worldwide gross collection of Welcome To The Jungle was recorded at ₹29.30 crore.

Left these films behind
In terms of first day earnings, Welcome To The Jungle has left behind both Cocktail 2 and Bhooth Bangla.

• Welcome To The Jungle – ₹29.30 crore (Worldwide Gross)
• Bhooth Bangla – ₹28.70 crore
• Cocktail 2 – ₹23.45 crore

With this, this film has become the third biggest Bollywood opening of the year 2026.

Currently the record for the biggest opening this year:

• Dhurandhar: The Revenge – ₹238.60 crore
• Border 2 – ₹43.50 crore
• Welcome To The Jungle – ₹29.30 crore

What is the story of the film?
The story of Welcome To The Jungle revolves around a jungle where many gangsters, criminals and different characters are trapped together. What appears to be a film shooting mission slowly turns into a thrilling affair filled with crime, comedy and action. There is tremendous action and many twists along with comedy in the film.

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The film is directed by Ahmed Khan. Apart from Akshay Kumar, many actors including Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandes, Tusshar Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Raveena Tandon have been seen in important roles.

It is the third film in the Welcome franchise and has been produced on a large scale.

A team of more than 200 people did the work
Director Ahmed Khan told in an interview that the shooting of the film was very challenging. Many times around 30 actors were present on the set simultaneously. Including the team of artists, make-up staff and technical crew, more than 350 people were part of the shooting every day. Around 250 vehicles used to reach the shooting location, due to which the management of the entire set was like a big event.