Welcome To The Jungle: The HIT Tag Just Slipped Away

Not every franchise film gets a fairy-tale ending at the box office. Welcome To The Jungle, starring Akshay Kumar, looked destined for “HIT” status after a strong opening — but its third week tells a very different story.

The Numbers Behind the Slowdown

The film added just Rs. 1.50 crore on its third Saturday, a 75% jump from Friday, but that’s still a massive 80% drop compared to the previous Saturday. Its running total now stands at Rs. 123.65 crore nett in India, with the third week expected to close around Rs. 6.5-7 crore nett — a full 75% down from Week Two.

The film held up well for the first few days before losing steam from Wednesday onward, a slide made worse by new releases crowding it out.

Welcome To The Jungle: Collection Snapshot

Success, Yes — But Not a HIT

Here’s the twist: the film is still profitable thanks to a modest budget for a franchise this well-known. But in terms of pure box office muscle, it underwhelms. It’s tracking behind Bhooth Bangla’s trend line and even trails Housefull 5 — a tough comparison for a brand that once delivered one of the biggest grossers of its era. The first Welcome remains a benchmark few sequels have matched, and this one, despite a strong start, won’t quite get there.

For fans following the box office closely, this is a classic case of a film winning on cost efficiency while falling short on brand-level expectations.

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