Akshay Kumar’s family entertainer Welcome to the Jungle continued its steady run at the box office and crossed the ₹100 crore mark in India within six days of release. The film also surpassed ₹125 crore in worldwide gross collections during the same period.
According to Sacnilk, the film earned ₹6.15 crore net in India on its sixth day across 9,851 shows. The collection fell 33.5 per cent from Tuesday’s ₹9.25 crore. Despite the drop, the film maintained a healthy performance. Its total India net collection reached ₹87.65 crore, while its India gross collection climbed to ₹104.42 crore.
The film also performed well overseas. It collected ₹2 crore on Wednesday, taking its overseas gross to ₹24.95 crore. With this, its worldwide gross collection rose to ₹129.37 crore.
Welcome to the Jungle recorded an overall occupancy of 14.81 per cent on Wednesday. Morning shows registered 9.69 per cent occupancy. Audience turnout increased during the afternoon to 14.54 per cent. Evening and night shows recorded stronger attendance at 16.23 per cent and 18.77 per cent respectively.
The film began its theatrical run with paid previews on June 25 and collected ₹3.75 crore net. It then opened strongly on Friday with ₹15.25 crore. Collections increased to ₹20 crore on Saturday before reaching a weekend high of ₹24.75 crore on Sunday. Earnings dropped to ₹8.50 crore on Monday but recovered slightly to ₹9.25 crore on Tuesday. Wednesday’s collections declined again, although the film continued its solid box office run.
Director Ahmed Khan helmed Welcome to the Jungle, the third instalment in the Welcome comedy franchise. Akshay Kumar leads an ensemble cast that includes Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Farida Jalal, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Zakir Hussain, Urvashi Rautela, the late Pankaj Dheer, Sudesh Berry and Bhagya Bhanushali, among others.
Welcome to the Jungle draws loose inspiration from the 2005 American film The Producers and the 2008 American film Tropic Thunder.
