The film Bhooth Bangla had a strong start at the Indian box office during its opening weekend. On Sunday, the film collected around Rs. 22 crore nett. This pushed the total weekend collection to about Rs. 56 crore nett, which also includes paid previews that were held on Thursday.
The film showed a clear rise in collections over the weekend. It started with a decent number on Friday, and then saw a growth of around 60 per cent on Saturday. On Sunday, the collections increased further by about 20 per cent. This steady increase suggests that more people decided to watch the film as the weekend went on.
The movie stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role. When compared to his earlier film Jolly LLB 3, Bhooth Bangla has shown better growth during the weekend. Both films had similar collections on Friday and Saturday, but Bhooth Bangla performed better on Sunday.
One of the reasons for this difference is the audience base. Jolly LLB 3 performed strongly in urban areas and in the northern regions, where collections usually see a bigger rise on Saturdays. On the other hand, Bhooth Bangla has done well across the Hindi belt, where Sunday collections tend to be stronger. At the same time, the film is not limited to just one region and has attracted viewers from different parts.
The film has managed to meet expectations during its opening weekend. The next important factor will be how it performs during the weekdays. If the collections remain stable, it has the potential to become a HIT and could be the third such film of the year for the Hindi film industry.
There is also a lesson from Jolly LLB 3, which had a good weekend but could not maintain similar numbers during the weekdays. This affected its overall performance. Bhooth Bangla will aim to avoid that situation by keeping steady collections in the coming days.
Here is the detailed box office breakdown:
Previews Rs. 3.50 cr.
Friday Rs. 11.75 cr.
Saturday Rs. 18.50 cr.
Sunday Rs. 22.00 cr.
Total Rs. 55.75 cr.