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Welcome to the Jungle box office collection day 1: Akshay Kumar film collects ₹18 crore, beats Bhooth Bangla opening
Welcome to the Jungle box office collection day 1: The comedy action film directed by Ahmed Khan opened to decent numbers.
Welcome to the Jungle box office collection day 1: Ahmed Khan’s Welcome to the Jungle was released in theatres this Friday with mixed reviews. The franchise's third instalment stars Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez and others in lead roles. Despite mixed reviews, the film has taken a decent start at the box office. Here's how much Welcome To The Jungle earned on day 1.
Welcome to the Jungle box office collection
According to the trade website Sacnilk, Welcome to the Jungle had brought in ₹3.75 crore from its paid premieres on Thursday. On Friday, the film brought in ₹15 crore. Welcome 3 is also showing an occupancy of 25% from 10,890 shows. This takes its opening collection to ₹18.75.
It beat the opening of Akshay’s previous film, Bhooth Bangla, which Priyadarshan had directed, had an opening net collection of ₹12.25 crore in India from 12,386 shows. Adding to the premiere collection of ₹3.75 crore, the film opened with ₹16 crore. His film before that, Jolly LLB 3, had a ₹12.50 crore opening.
Welcome 3 showed an occupancy of 11% in the morning, increasing to 26.85% in the afternoon and 28.85% in the evening. An increase in occupancy during the night shows is also expected.
About Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle follows Welcome (2007) and Welcome Back (2015). The film is directed by Ahmed Khan, written by Neeraj Vora, and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, Rakesh Dang, and Vedant Vikaas Baali under Base Industries Group, Cape of Good Films and Seeta Films. The film stars an ensemble cast, with Akshay Kumar in a double role, along with Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Aftab Shivdasani, and Jackie Shroff.
“Welcome To The Jungle shines in the performance department. It leans heavily on Akshay Kumar’s effortless chemistry with his Hera Pheri team- Paresh, Rajpal and Suniel Shetty. Arshad Warsi doesn't have a lot to do here, but he adds some fun. Additionally, Farida Jalal as Badi Bi is outstanding, showing off brilliant comic timing, as does Kiran Kumar as Murad Chacha. Together, they bring the house down,” reads Hindustan Times’ review of the film.
Addressing Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor’s absence from the third film, Akshay teased a fourth film to PTI. “Welcome is a full family. This is Nana, Mr Anil, me and all the people. This is like family. If Welcome 4 is ever made, you will find all of them (in it),” he said.
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