Akshay Kumar film Welcome To The Jungle drops to single digits on first Monday.The Akshay Kumar-starrer action-comedy Welcome To The Jungle opened to great numbers at the box office. After collecting Rs 63.75 crore nett over the opening weekend in India, the film witnessed a sharp decline on Monday. On Day 4, Welcome 3 dropped to single digits domestically. As per industry tracker Sacnilk, the movie minted Rs 8.50 crore on day 4, taking its net India collection to Rs 72.25 crore and worldwide total to Rs 106.48 crore.
On Monday, Welcome to the Jungle saw a theatre occupancy of 20.90% across 10,922 shows – with morning shows at 11.85%, afternoon shows at 20.46%, evening shows at 22.69%, and night shows at 28.62%. The film recorded a 24.5% occupancy across 985 shows in the Delhi-NCR region, while the Mumbai region registered a 21.8% occupancy across 775 shows.
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The Ahmed Khan directorial is facing competition from other theatrical releases like Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga. Many other movies are lined up to hit the big screens in the coming days, including Alpha, Dhamaal 4, The Odyssey, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Recently, Akshay Kumar shared what sets Welcome 3 apart from previous Welcome films. In an interview with HT, the actor said, “The earlier Welcome films were madness in a living room. This one is madness in a jungle! We’ve taken the chaos, multiplied it by ten and dropped everyone into the middle of nowhere. There are helicopters, action sequences, mistaken identities and so many characters that even we sometimes needed a headcount on set. What makes it fresh is that it’s not just a comedy of dialogues anymore. It’s comedy on a much bigger canvas — an adventure-comedy where something goes wrong every five minutes.”
Besides Akshay, Welcome To The Jungle also features 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, Aftab Shivdasani, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Kiran Kumar, Zakir Hussain, Vindu Dara Singh and Urvashi Rautela, among others.
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Welcome to the Jungle, currently running across 10,258 shows, has earned around Rs 6.79 crore as of 9 pm on Tuesday.
A post by X user @jeswani_neetu read, "Huge congratulations to the entire team of #welcometothejungle on a phenomenal theatrical release! At a time when life gets stressful, giving audiences a chance to just sit back, laugh, and enjoy quality family entertainment is a massive win. The camaraderie on screen, the wild situations, nd the incredible effort from the entire cast and crew truly shines through. #welcometothejungle completely understands its purpose to entertain. While the story is wonderfully ridiculous, the legendary cast, especially Sir @akshaykumar Sir @SunielVShetty n Sir @ArshadWarsi brings unmatched energy n nostalgic magic to the screen. The climax is brilliant, n the situational dark humor makes it a thoroughly enjoyable watch. A perfect, breezy watch to enjoy with friends n family."
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Welcome to the Jungle, currently running across 8,210 shows, has earned around Rs 5.16 crore as of 7 pm on Tuesday.
User @rathore_vi60228 tweeted, "SunielShetty as #yedaanna. Some characters entertain. Some become unforgettable. Yeda Anna is pure swag, power, and charisma—an iconic presence that stays with fans long after the credits roll.#welcometothejungle"
User misfitsada shared on X, "Fun, I dread movies with unfunny dialogues, but this one was really good all because 4 actors of the entire cast. It's a definite watch, plot is subpar, acting of many actors is choppy, don't expect vfx or emotion it's terrible at that. But has jokes at even most serious of situations."
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Welcome to the Jungle, currently running across 7,829 shows, has earned around Rs 4.43 crore as of 6 pm on Tuesday.
User ummitiswhatitis posted on Reddit, "What a movie!! Farida jalal is a legend!!! Storyline was nice but without the comedy it would’ve been off. The cast has few dialogues but it is too funny. Full brain rot. IT WONT MAKE SENSE BUT IT WAS SOO MUCH FUN."
User Slash787 wrote on Reddit, "Just came back from the movie, total 11 people in the theatre including me. 7 people left when there was 40 minutes remaining for the movie to get over. Raveena Tandon was the best part of this movie, she and Akshay still have such great chemistry. There were Meta jokes and I feel some more could have been added like of Dhadhkan. They did mention Mohra before but they could have added some more refrence. But it was good to see Sunil Shetty back as Yeda Anna. It was great to see a big starcast, Seeing Akshay, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena, Johnny Lever and Aftab together was great. It was good to see Kiran Kumar too, he has done many movies with Akshay. I never thought I would say this but Jacqueline Fernandez did a great job in playing a bimbo, I was impressed. Daler Mehndi was the weakest one of this movie, there was no need for him. Disha Patani was just ok, Shreyas Talpade was totally wasted. Farida Jalal had a funny role but I feel as an actor she has so much more potential as she is very talented. I was expecting to see Suresh Menon as he was supposed to be a part of this but it seems like Rahul Dev and others his schedule did not match or something. It would have been cool to see Rahul Dev again. The movie had some funny bits, overall there were like 3 or 4 scenes whch were funny. The editing could have been better. It wasn't very funny like how majority of the reviews on here are saying. Honestly the whole movie could have been a lot better, it was too many things going on at the same time. I feel kids might find this movie funny even though they won't get the Meta jokes. Honestly I would not recommend, I would not even watch it again on OTT. My rating is 4.5 out of 10."
Trade analyst Joginder Tuteja said via X, "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE IS ON FIRE TODAY. AT MANY PLACES, OCCUPANCY IS AS GOOD AS THAT OF FRIDAY. EVENING AMD NIGHT SHOWS WOULD BE IN RIOTOUS MODE."
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Welcome to the Jungle, currently running across 5,938 shows, has earned around Rs 2.96 crore as of 4 pm on Tuesday.
Refuting claims that Welcome to the Jungle was mounted on a massive budget of Rs 250-300 crore, director Ahmed Khan has revealed that the action-adventure comedy cost less than Rs 130 crore. "We made the film on a budget of Rs 125 crore – with such a big cast, their payments, big action set pieces and six songs. But we didn’t go over-budget," he shared during a recent interview. Read More
It appears that director Ahmed Khan's multi-starrer film Welcome to the Jungle is finally picking up momentum, as the action-adventure comedy has crossed the Rs 2 crore mark in the domestic market on Tuesday, June 30. As of 3.45 pm, the movie has earned Rs 2.27 crore in India nett collection across 5,597 shows with an overall occupancy of 19 per cent.
After a dull morning, director Ahmed Khan's Akshay Kumar-led Welcome to the Jungle has picked up momentum at the box office on Tuesday, June 30, earning over Rs 1.5 crore. As of 2.40 pm, the action-adventure comedy's India nett collection for the day stood at Rs 1.61 crore across 4,914 shows with an overall occupancy of 17 per cent, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
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Director Ahmed Khan's Akshay Kumar-led Welcome to the Jungle is yet to cross the Rs 1 crore mark on Tuesday, June 30. As of 12.45 pm, the action-adventure comedy's India nett collection for the day stood at Rs 68 lakh across 3,346 shows with an overall occupancy of 13 per cent, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
Although director Ahmed Khan's Akshay Kumar-led Welcome to the Jungle opened strongly at the box office, earning more than the actor's last outing, director Priyadarshan's Bhooth Bangla, the action-adventure comedy is yet to cross the Rs 100 crore mark in India.
While Welcome to the Jungle registered an India nett collection of Rs 15.25 crore on Friday, June 26, after minting Rs 3.75 crore through paid previews a day prior, the movie earned Rs 20 crore and Rs 24.75 crore on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. In contrast, Bhooth Bangla had collected Rs 12.25 crore, Rs 19 crore, and Rs 23 crore on its first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, respectively.
Although initial reports and early promotional materials suggested that director Ahmed Khan’s multi-starrer film Welcome to the Jungle would also feature actor Sanjay Dutt in a key role, he eventually exited the project. This was despite the makers even shooting a few scenes with him.
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After recording a 65.7 per cent drop in daily collections on Monday (Rs 8.50 crore) compared to Sunday (Rs 24.75 crore), director Ahmed Khan's multi-starrer film Welcome to the Jungle is off to a slow start on Tuesday, June 30. As of 10.30 am, the movie has minted only Rs 17 lakh, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.
The movie's first Monday performance has dealt a major blow to the makers of Welcome to the Jungle, particularly with the release of director Shiv Rawail's Alia Bhatt-Sharvari starrer Alpha right around the corner. Considering that the action-adventure comedy had only this week to mint maximum money without any major competitors in sight, the fact that Welcome to the Jungle's daily collection dipped to a single digit on Monday itself has affected the Ahmed Khan directorial's prospects.
Although director Ahmed Khan's Welcome to the Jungle passed the first Monday test, the day wasn't particularly phenomenal for the movie. During the day, the action-adventure comedy registered an overall occupancy of just 20.90 per cent in the Hindi market.
While the morning shows began with an occupancy of just 11.85 per cent, the rate improved as the day unfolded, although only nominally, reaching 20.46 per cent in the afternoon, 22.69 per cent in the evening, and 28.62 per cent during the night screenings.
Amid mixed reviews from all quarters, director Ahmed Khan's multi-starrer film Welcome to the Jungle witnessed a 65.7 per cent drop in daily collections on Monday, June 29. Although the action-adventure comedy passed the crucial first Monday test, even if only in a satisfactory manner, the movie minted only less than Rs 10 crore during the day.
On Monday, Welcome to the Jungle recorded an India nett collection of Rs 8.50 crore, taking its total domestic earnings to Rs 72.25 crore, according to industry tracker Sacnilk. The movie's global gross now stands at Rs 106.48 crore. The movie features Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Farida Jalal, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, and Rajpal Yadav in key roles.
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