Welcome to the Jungle Box Office: Akshay Kumar’s Film Opens at Rs 18 Crore

Welcome to the Jungle Box Office Collection Day 1: Akshay Kumar’s multi-starrer Welcome to the Jungle opened to a solid response.

At the box office on Friday, June 26, collecting Rs 18.75 crore net in India on its first day, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.

The comedy entertainer earned Rs 15 crore net through advance and regular ticket sales across 10,892 shows nationwide. Including taxes, the film’s India gross collection stood at Rs 22.50 crore, while its worldwide gross touched Rs 29 crore, aided by an overseas opening of Rs 6.50 crore.

Among major centres, Lucknow registered the highest occupancy for the film, followed by Jaipur, reflecting strong interest in the Hindi heartland.

About Welcome to the Jungle

Directed by Ahmed Khan, the film boasts one of the biggest ensemble casts in recent Bollywood history. The star-studded lineup includes Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Johny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Aftab Shivdasani, Daler Mehndi, Vindu Dara Singh, Urvashi Rautela, Puneet Issar, Sudesh Berry, Zakir Hussain, Mukesh Tiwari, Kiran Kumar, Yashpal Sharma, Hemant Pandey, Brijendra Kala, Feroze Khan (Arjun), Bhagya Bhanushali, Adityaa Singgh and Vrihi Kodvara, among others.

The film is presented by A.A. Nadiadwala, Cape of Good Films and Star Studio18 in association with Seeta Films and Rakesh Dang.

In its review, India Today described the film as an unapologetically chaotic entertainer.

“Welcome To The Jungle throws everything at the wall—from meta humour and slapstick to nostalgia, action and absurdity—and surprisingly, enough of it sticks. It may not always make sense, but logic was never really the point. The film works best when you embrace its wild, over-the-top energy and simply enjoy the ride,” the review noted.

With positive word of mouth and the weekend ahead, all eyes will now be on whether Welcome to the Jungle can build on its opening-day momentum and post strong numbers over the next two days.