{"id":349189,"date":"2026-06-11T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=349189"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:46:11","slug":"can-akshay-kumar-rating-24-crore-delivers-his-highest-comedy-opening-in-the-post-covid-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/can-akshay-kumar-rating-24-crore-delivers-his-highest-comedy-opening-in-the-post-covid-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Akshay Kumar Rating 24 Crore+ &#038; Delivers His Highest Comedy Opening In The Post-COVID Era?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1287101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1287101\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1287101 koimoi-featured-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Day 1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/wp-content\/new-galleries\/2026\/06\/welcome-to-the-jungle-box-office-day-1-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1287101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Day 1 Potential! ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Akshay Kumar is about to reach with one other rollercoaster ride of laughter with Welcome To The Jungle. The trailer was released earlier today, and has left cine-goers asking for more. But can the Bollywood superstar deliver his highest comedy opener within the post-COVID era? Scroll below for the day 1 potential!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Welcome To The Jungle opens to a good response!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comedy is amongst Akshay Kumar\u2019s best-performing genres, especially movies that involve mindless jokes and a lot of chaos. Welcome To The Jungle features considered one of the largest casting coups, including Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Suniel Shetty, amongst others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trailer received a good response from critics and audiences. 2026 has been considered one of the nice years for Akshay Kumar after a string of disappointments. He delivered a hit, Bhooth Bangla, and the streak is anticipated to proceed with Ahmed Khan\u2019s directorial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In keeping with the present trends, the motion comedy should easily clock a double-digit opening on the Indian box office. Depending on the response to the advance booking (yet to start), it could be clear whether it could clock <strong>20 crore+<\/strong> debut.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Welcome To The Jungle vs Akshay Kumar\u2019s top comedy openers within the post-COVID era<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The goal is ambitious! The upcoming comedy drama must earn over <strong>24.35 crore<\/strong> to beat Housefull 5 and deliver the very best comedy opening for Akshay Kumar within the post-COVID era. Only time will tell if our Khiladi Kumar surpasses expectations, setting all recent milestones!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Try Akshay Kumar\u2019s comedy openers on the Indian box office (post-pandemic era):<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Housefull 5: <strong>24.35 crore<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhooth Bangla: <strong>18.31 crore<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jolly LLB 3: <strong>12.5 crore<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">OMG 2: <strong>10.26 crore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More in regards to the motion comedy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ensemble forged also features Jackie Shroff, 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, Urvashi Rautela, Hemant Pandey, Brijendra Kala, Feroze Khan, Late Pankaj Dheer ji, Puneet Issar, Sudesh Berry, Jeetu Verma, Vrihi Kodvara, Adityaa Singgh, and Bhagya Bhanushali.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s releasing in theatres worldwide on June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stay tuned to Koimoi for more\u00a0box office updates!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read:<\/strong> Most important Vaapas Aaunga Box Office Day 1: Can Sharvari Beat Munjya &#038; Deliver The Second-Highest Opener Of Her Profession?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Follow Us:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/koimoidotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/koimoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Koimoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Koimoi4Bollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/s\/CBIwo7yAqUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Day 1 Potential! 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