Bhooth Bangla box office collection day 1: Akshay Kumar's horror-comedy beats Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Bhooth Bangla box office collection day 1: Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar's horror comedy earns over ₹15 crore on opening day.

Bhooth Bangla box office collection day 1: The horror-comedy marks Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan's reunion after a decade, leaving fans excited to see if the duo can recreate the magic on screen. The film was released on April 17 and received mixed to positive reviews. The film took a strong start at the box office. (Also read: Bhooth Bangla box office prediction: Akshay Kumar, Priyadarshan's reunion may open at ₹17 crore, beat Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)

Bhooth Bangla box office collection day 1: Akshay Kumar stars in the lead in this film.

Bhooth Bangla box office update

As per the latest update on Sacnilk, Bhooth Bangla has collected ₹12.25 crore on its opening day so far. The film sold 1.3 lakh tickets on the opening day. According to the trade website, Bhooth Bangla collected ₹3.32 crore in gross domestic advance bookings for its first day. Meanwhile, the film performed well on Thursday, collecting an ₹3.50 crore net from paid previews.

This brings total India gross collections to ₹18.90 crore and total India net to ₹15.75 crore so far. This means that Bhooth Bangla has surpassed the opening day haul of Kartik Aaryan-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 ( ₹14.50 crore).

In horror-comedies, Bhooth Bangla has a big record to cross in terms of opening day collections. Both Stree 2 ( ₹55 crore) and Thamma ( ₹24 crore) lead the list, made under the banner of Maddock Films.

About Bhooth Bangla

Directed by Priyadarshan, Bhooth Bangla marks his reunion with Akshay after films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), De Dana Dan (2009), and Khatta Meetha (2010). The film also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Tabu, Rajpal Yadav, and Jisshu Sengupta. Presented by Balaji Motion Pictures, a division of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, in association with Cape of Good Films, the film is produced by Akshay Kumar, Shobha Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor.

Earlier, Priyadarshan had dismissed rumours that he borrowed the lines of a song in Bhooth Bangla from a song in Satyajit Ray's 1969 film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. "The lyricist has written those (words), and that is why we were so confident. There's nothing wrong in it because our film is Bhooth Bangla. You should also understand there is another film called Bhoot Bangla before, which is with Mehmood and R D Burman. So naturally, that title is repeated now. These things get repeated. Of course, as I've already told you, I respect Satyajit Ray like god of Indian cinema," he added.

An excerpt from the HT review of the film read, “With the story being something we have seen variations of in the past, it really comes down to how much you laugh and how scared you get. The first half of Bhooth Bangla is as nostalgic as it gets. All the familiar Priyadarshan shots are here. In fact, the locations are pretty much the same as Bhool Bhulaiyaa, including the Chomu Palace. Divakar Mani's cinematography captures the rustic locations beautifully. Add to that the top-notch VFX, which I am happy to report serves the film really well.”