Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 2: Kartik Aaryan-starrer surpasses part 1's lifetime earnings in two days

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 2: Kartik Aaryan's horror-comedy did even better on Saturday after a bumper opening day.

Updated on: Nov 2, 2024, 22:15:38 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Kartik Aaryan-starrer horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 defied expectations at the box office. The film was expected to open at ₹20-25 crore, but it stunned trade pundits with a ₹35.50 crore haul on Friday. On Saturday, the Anees Bazmee put up an even more impressive performance and doubled its collection at the box office. (Also read: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 1: Kartik Aaryan's film becomes his career's biggest opener, mints ₹35.5 cr)

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 2

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 had a great release day. The film opened in theatres on Friday, November 1, and recorded over 80% occupancy in most shows. Despite some mixed reviews, the film had a great day 1, collecting ₹35.50 crore according to Sacnilk. The trade tracker reported that the film added ₹36.49 crore more to that on Saturday. The total collections so far stand at ₹71.99 crore. This means it has overtaken Bhool Bhulaiyaa's lifetime domestic haul of ₹49.70 crore in just two days.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 vs Singham Again

What should be encouraging for the film's team is that on Saturday, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 did almost similar numbers as Singham Again, the other big Bollywood release of the day. On day 1, the Ajay Devgn-starrer had pipped BB3, earning ₹43.50 crore to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3's ₹35.50 crore. But on Saturday, the gap narrowed as the Kartik Aaryan-starrer earned ₹36.49 crore net as opposed to ₹41.50 crore net for Singham Again. A great Sunday will easily push Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 past ₹100 crore in the opening weekend itself.

Directed by Anees Bazmee, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 also stars Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri. The film is the third installment in the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise and marks the return of Vidya, who played Manjulika in the first part.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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