Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collection Day 3 Breaks New Records
Akshay Kumar’s much-awaited horror-comedy flick Bhooth Bangla finally released on Friday, April 17.
Let’s see how it performed at the box office and whether it received a good response from the audience as well.
Bhooth Bangla Review: Impresses Audiences Despite Mixed Reviews
The movie marks the reunion of Akshay and Priyadarshan after 14 years. Now, talking about its recent box-office performance, the movie had a good start.
It is set to create a milestone with global earnings, as it is near the Rs 100 crore target in the first weekend.
Directed by Priyadarshan, the movie has been liked by audiences despite mixed reviews.
Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collection: Horror-Comedy Garners Rs 23 Crore Nett In India
The Akshay Kumar-starrer horror-comedy film, on its first Sunday, grossed Rs 23 crore nett in India, bringing its total domestic collection to Rs 58 crore nett.
The film has been impressive with Rs 95.87 crore, reflecting its robust performance at international standards.
The success of this Priyadarshan film is evident in the fact that people are still interested in watching horror-comedy films.
It also shows that Akshay Kumar's star power remains intact.
Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collection
If you want to know the day-wise box office collection of the horror-comedy film after 3 days, then here is the data per Sacnilk.
| Thursday | Rs 3.75 crore |
| Friday | Rs 12.25 crore |
| Saturday | Rs 19 crore |
| Sunday | Rs 23 crore |
| Total | Rs 58 crore |
On the worldwide stage, Bhooth Bangla has earned Rs 7 crore on its first Sunday, bringing its overseas total to Rs 26.50 crore.
The film made a positive mark in North America, collecting $405K on Saturday, bringing its total to $750K.
Bhooth Bangla's performance on Sunday was impressive, as reflected in theatre occupancy across the country. In the morning, it began at 21.92% occupancy, rose to 52.16% in the afternoon, and climbed to 60.42% by the evening.g.
Now, as the movie transitions to its first Monday, it will be seen how it performs in the coming days and whether it can keep a strong pace this weekend.
Bhooth Bangla Star Cast
After knowing the tremendous performance of Bhooth Bangla till now, let us introduce you to the actors and the characters they are playing in this horror-comedy film, starting with
| Akshay Kumar | In dual role, Madhav Acharya and Arjun Acharya |
| Wamiqa Gabbi | Also in dual role of Priya and Chitra |
| Paresh Rawal | As Jagdish Manikchand Roopkamal Kewalramani |
| Late Asrani | As Shantaram Yadav / Shambhu Babu |
| Rajpal Yadav | As Sunder "Balli" Bajwa |
| Tabu | As Yashodha, Arjun's mother |
| Jisshu Sengupta | As Dr. Vasudev Acharya, a theologian |
| Rajesh Sharma | As Dushund Acharya, Madhav's father |
| Manoj Joshi | As Govind Maharaj |
| Alexx O'Nell | As Richard Gardener, a British lawyer |
| Mithila Palkar | As as Meera Acharya, Arjun's half-sister |
Akshay Kumar Reaction on Wamiqa Gabbi’s Comparison With Aishwarya Rai
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Wamiqa Gabbi, who stars opposite Akshay Kumar in Bhooth Bangla, drew attention on social media for comparisons with Aishwarya Rai.
In response to social media comparisons, the Bhooth Bangla actor addressed the topic, reflecting on her career and individuality in Bollywood.
During a conversation with Shubhankar Mishra, an Indian journalist, news anchor, and social media influencer, Akshay was asked about the ongoing social media comparisons, in which Wamiqa is being compared to Aishwarya Rai for her beautiful eyes.
According to him, Wamiqa’s eyes are indeed similar to Aishwarya Rai’s, but she has her own identity and unique style, doing things her own way.
He also added that Wamiqa had struggled a lot to make her mark in Bollywood. She has appeared in Punjabi films and is now active in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil cinema. Overall, she is proving her prowess in all genres.
Besides Akshay, Wamiqa herself has responded to such comparisons in a very light-hearted note.
Some social media users even called her Aishwarya Rai’s daughter, as she resembles her.
When she was asked about her PR strategy by an influencer, she answered saying “Talented aur khoobsurat bhi? Uff, thaaaank you. And baaki sab ka pata nahi, but we did try ‘Wamiqa for next President!’ approve nahi hua (Talented and beautiful too? Thank you. I don’t know about the rest, but we did try ‘Wamiqa for next President’, but that wasn’t approved).”
Next Film of Akshay Kumar After Bhooth Bangla
After Bhooth Bangla, Akshay Kumar will be seen in his next project, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. Wamiqa will once again share the screen with him.
Ahmed Khan is said to be directing this film, and it will involve a major star cast, including
- Suniel Shetty
- Raveena Tandon
- Paresh Rawal
- Aftab Shivdasani
- Sanjay Dutt
- Arshad Warsi
- Disha Patani
- Lara Dutta
- Tushar Kapoor
- Wamiqa Gabbi
Akshay - Raveena Reunion

The movie Welcome to the Jungle is scheduled to release on June 6, 2026. It will mark the reunion of Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon after 20 years.
Recalling the 90s decade, the songs' Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast’ and ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’ from Mohra (1994), filmed on them, are still popular dance songs played at parties.
Besides Mohra, both have worked in many other films during the 90s. The last one was 2004 released Police Force: An Inside Story.