Ahmed Khan’s samaroh comedy ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, in the lead Akshay KumarSunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal, had a solid opening week at the box office and are now entering the second week of release. After comfortably crossing the Rs 90 crore domestic nett mark at the end of 7 days, the chaotic slapstick entertainer may now find itself facing its toughest test yet, a direct clash with YRF’s big-ticket release ‘Alpha’. Alia BhattBobby Deol and Sharabri, which starts on Friday and is expected to dominate the screen count nationwide.With the 8th day, the film is expected to take a very second-Friday-style dip as ‘Alpha’ enters theaters and starts commanding a large chunk of screen and multiplex attention. The film is likely to settle in the Rs 2-3 crore nett range per day, a significant step down from its Week 1 weekday numbers. The film could add roughly Rs 8-12 crore nett in its second week, potentially pushing its overall domestic nett towards the Rs 100-105 crore range by the end of week 2.
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Earn 1-7 days
‘Welcome To The Jungle’ had a strong opening weekend delivering a domestic net of Rs 63.75 crore to a global gross of Rs 93.45 crore, driven by strong weekend growth that peaked on Sunday at Rs. 24.75 crores. Following a typical Monday drop in Rs. 8.50 crore with a surprise 8.8% Tuesday log at Rs. 9.25 crores. Despite entering the mid-week slide, Wednesday dipped over 30% to Rs. 6.15 crores and more easily Rs. 5.50 crore across 9,917 shows on Thursday, the multi-starrer closed its first week with a strong collection.
‘Welcome to the Jungle’ Day 8 Live Tracking
As the 8th day collections roll in, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ is running across a reduced 2,288 shows and has added Rs 0.35 crore nett so far.This takes the total India total to around Rs 111.33 crore and the total India total to around Rs 93.50 crore, with the final day 8 numbers still awaited.
Collection by day for ‘Welcome to the Jungle’
Week 1: Rs 93.51 croreDay 8 [LIVE]: Rs 0.35 crore
Total: Rs 93.50 crore
More on ‘Welcome to the Jungle’
Produced under the Feroze Nadiadwala banner and directed by Ahmed Khan, ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ is a slapstick sequel to the ‘Welcome’ franchise featuring an ensemble cast of over 30 actors including Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon and Disha Patani, along with Kumaresh Raswal and Kumaresh Raswal.The chaotic plot follows an eccentric billionaire who stages a fake, multi-crore film production deep in the remote jungle as an elaborate cover-up scheme. Things spiral when a hilariously dysfunctional acting crew is mistaken for a real military unit during an actual terrorist threat.Disclaimer: Box office numbers and data in this article are compiled from various public and industry sources All figures are approximate unless expressly stated, providing a fair representation of the movie’s box office performance. This total may change as official studio data is updated or additional international market reports are finalized. This information is provided for information and entertainment purposes only.