Akshay Kumar has officially returned to the genre he rules best – comedy! After generating good pre-release buzz with its stellar star solid, Ahmed Khan’s ensemble Welcome To The Jungle has opened well on the box office. The early trends for Day 1 bring unbelievable news for the comedy film because it registers a private milestone for the actor!
Driven by strong franchise recall, the film completely dominated the ticket windows, particularly picking up momentum in afternoon and evening shows. The film kicked off its box office journey on Thursday with limited paid previews, bringing 3.8 crore to the table!
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Day 1 Estimates
Welcome To The Jungle registered a gap of 20.8 – 22.3 crore on the box office, bringing 17 – 18.5 crore on Friday, day 1, June 26. Cumulatively with the 3.8 crore net collection from the paid previews, the comedy film could be the sixth biggest opening for Akshay Kumar!
On Friday, despite a comparatively soft start in morning shows (around 10%), the film witnessed a superb jump post-noon, and the occupancy jumped to 26% within the theaters, with 10,892 shows in India. Overseas, the film hit 6.5 crore, taking the worldwide opening near 30 crore!
Take a look at the highest 10 box office openings of Akshay Kumar’s profession (India Net Collection).
Mission Mangal: 29.16 crore
Sooryavanshi: 26.29 crore
Gold: 25.25 crore
Housefull 5: 24.35 crore
Kesari: 21.06 crore
Welcome To The Jungle: 20.8 – 22.3 crore*
2.0 (Hindi): 20.25 crore
Singh Is Bliing: 20.67 crore
Housefull 4: 19.08 crore
Bhooth Bangla: 18.31 crore
Good Newwz: 17.56 crore
* denotes estimated numbers
All eyes are on how the word of mouth holds up for the film. If the families proceed to end up in large numbers for the film, Welcome To The Jungle is an enormous, highly successful first weekend on the box office.
Take a look at the box office collection and latest verdicts of Hindi Movies of 2026 here.
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