Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collections: Akshay Kumar starrer emerges a HIT with solid 2nd Friday hold

Bhooth Bangla kicked off its second week, collecting Rs. 5.75 crore nett approx on Friday. That marks a 10 per cent increase over the previous day. The week-on-week hold was pretty good at just over 50 per cent decline. The eight-day running total stands at Rs. 86 crore nett approx.

With this, the Akshay Kumar starrer has now emerged as a HIT film. It was almost certain to be a HIT with the hold it had on Wednesday, the confirmation came yesterday with the 2nd Friday hold. It is the third HIT film of the year for the Hindi film industry after Border 2 and Dhurandhar 2. This is the first HIT for the actor since OMG 2 in 2023, and notably, his first non-franchise HIT since Good Newwz in 2019. 

Akshay Kumar has gone through a rough phase at the box office post-pandemic, with a string of underperformers. Last year was somewhat better, as although his films weren’t a HIT, they weren’t duds either, and now there is finally a HIT film as well. The industry tends to have a good time when Akshay Kumar is having a good time. He may not give the big Rs. 500 crore grossers, but if one can get two or three HITs or successful films a year, it is equally important, as that keeps the box office ticking. This is something where Akshay Kumar stands out, as others in the industry, except Ajay Devgn, have significantly lower output, with some of them taking two or three years for one film instead. The box office in India is star-driven; it cannot be in good shape if leading stars are not bringing films regularly.

Coming back to Bhooth Bangla, the film is expected to collect around Rs. 25 crore nett over its second weekend, which will take it over Rs. 105 crore nett by Sunday. This will put it on track to Rs. 140 crore plus full run, with a somewhat stronger trend, possibly even Rs. 150 crore nett. 

The Box Office Collections for Bhooth Bangla in India are as follows:

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