Akshay Kumar‘Welcome To The Jungle’ has achieved a major milestone at the Indian box office, crossing the coveted Rs 100 crore mark in its second weekend. The film managed to pass the milestone, despite facing new competition Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s spy thriller ‘Alpha’.
Box office collection ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ Day 10
According to Sacnilk Early Estimates, the comedy entertainer collected Rs 9.75 crore nett on Day 10 from 6,099 shows. The film registered a 30 percent increase over its Saturday collection of Rs 7.50 crore. With Sunday’s earnings, the film’s total India net collection has now risen to around Rs 114.90 crore, while its India gross collection now stands at Rs 136.80 crore.
Akshay Kumar achieves another box office milestone
The latest hit marks another significant achievement for Akshay Kumar as ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ has become his 21st film to cross Rs 100 crore at the Indian box office.The film also extends the actor’s impressive recent streak, becoming his fourth consecutive highest-grossing Rs 100 crore film and seventh film in the post-pandemic era.
Second weekend slowdown amid Alpha release
“Welcome To The Jungle” ended its first week with an estimated Rs 93.15 crore nett in India before entering its second weekend.Although the film continued to attract audiences, its second weekend collections were noticeably lower than its opening weekend. Daily collections ranged between Rs 4.50 crore and Rs 9.75 crore, and the film failed to make the double digit weekend earnings.Trade observers linked this slowdown to the arrival of “Alpha”, which emerged as a major draw at the multiplexes. The YRF film Spy Universe collected around Rs 34 crore nett in its opening weekend, taking its India gross to Rs 40.80 crore.
Worldwide box office collection
Internationally, ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ has continued to post stable figures. The film earned approximately Rs 1 crore overseas on the 10th, taking its overseas gross to Rs 29.95 crore. Combined with its domestic earnings of Rs 136.80 crore, the film’s worldwide gross collection has now reached around Rs 166.75 crore, which includes:
“Welcome To The Jungle” midweek trend.
Having comfortably crossed the Rs 100 crore mark in India, ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ has established itself as one of the hit comedies of the year. However, his performance over the next few working days will be closely watched, especially with ‘Alpha’ attracting a lot of public interest.