Bhooth Bangla Box Office: Akshay Kumar’s Horror Comedy Nets Rs 56 Crore in Opening Weekend — Hit in the Making!

Akshay Kumar is back where he belongs — ruling the box office on a holiday weekend! Bhooth Bangla, the horror comedy directed by the legendary Priyadarshan, has delivered a strong and steady opening three-day run, netting an impressive Rs 55.75 crore nett in India. And the best part? The momentum only got better as the weekend progressed, signalling genuine audience word-of-mouth at work.

Bhooth Bangla : Weekend That Grew Like a Ghost Story Should

What makes Bhooth Bangla’s opening weekend truly encouraging is its trajectory. Saturday saw a ~60% jump over Friday, and Sunday added yet another ~20% spike over Saturday — a classic sign that audiences are recommending the film to friends and family. That’s not luck; that’s a well-received entertainer doing its job.

The film notably outperformed Akshay’s previous release Jolly LLB 3 on Sunday, primarily because Bhooth Bangla has cracked the Hindi belt circuits — a mass market that drives especially strong Sunday numbers.

Opening Weekend Box Office Breakdown

Can It Become a HIT?

The opening weekend has done the heavy lifting — the film is already on course to at minimum break even. But the real test, as always, lies in weekday holds. Akshay’s Jolly LLB 3 had a decent weekend too, but its weekday performance kept it from crossing the HIT threshold. Bhooth Bangla needs to hold better on Monday onwards to clinch that status.

If it does, it will become the third Hindi hit of 2026, which would be a significant milestone for the industry. The combination of Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan — the duo responsible for iconic comedies like Hera Pheri — clearly still holds immense goodwill with Indian audiences.

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