Akshay Kumar’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has done well in paid previews and has earned well on the opening day. Along with India, the earnings in overseas also were tremendous.
Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer comedy film ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has been released in theaters and has made a strong debut. Directed by Ahmed Khan, the film received mixed but mostly positive response from the audience on the first day. The film took a good start with the pre-release paid previews and recorded strong earnings on the opening day as well. Although many viewers on social media praised its comedy and star cast, some people believe that the content of the film is not entirely new. Let us know the complete box office report of the first day…
What was the collection of ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ on the first day?
According to preliminary data from box office tracker Sacnilk, the film had earned a net worth of Rs 3.75 crore from paid previews held a day before its release. After this, the film did a net business of Rs 15 crore in India on the first day of its release. With this, the total India net collection of the film reached Rs 18.75 crore. The gross collection of the film in India was Rs 22.50 crore. The film earned Rs 6.50 crore gross from the overseas market. In this way, the worldwide gross collection of the film reached Rs 29 crore on the first day.
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How was the occupancy on opening day?
According to the report, the film recorded a total occupancy of 26.46 percent on the first day of its release. The film got the benefit of big star cast and popularity of ‘Welcome’ franchise in its initial days. Now all eyes are on the weekend collection.
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ got a better opening than ‘Bhoot Bangla’
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ is Akshay Kumar’s second film this year. Earlier, he was seen in the horror comedy ‘Bhoot Bangla’ directed by Priyadarshan. ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ has performed better than ‘Bhoot Bangla’ at the box office on the first day. The horror comedy had earned Rs 12.25 crore on the opening day.
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Top 10 openers of 2026 (India)
- Dhurandhar the Revenge: Rs 102.55 crore
- The Raja Saab: Rs 53.75 crore
- Peddi: Rs 51 crore
- Ustad Bhagat Singh: Rs 34.75 crore
- Man Shankar Var Prasad Garu: Rs 32.25 crore
- Border 2 : 30 crore rupees
- Drishyam 3: Rs 15.83 crore
- Karuppu: Rs 15.50 crore
- Welcome to the Jungle: Rs 15 crore
- Cocktail 2 : Rs 13.50 crore
- Parashakti: Rs 12.50 crore
Apart from Akshay Kumar, many actors including Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandes, Lara Dutta, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor have also worked in the film.