"Bhooth Bangla" is expected to cross the Rs 80 crore net mark by the end of its seventh day (Thursday). In six days, the Akshay Kumar-Priyadarshan horror comedy collaboration earned Rs 78.90 crore in domestic net figures and Rs 93.87 crore in domestic gross. Its worldwide total now stands at Rs 127.37 crore, as per Sacnilk data.
Though it performed significantly better during the weekend, maintaining a Rs 6 crore (or above) number at the domestic box office is viewed as a sign of strong stability and good word-of-mouth. Most big-budget films note a 50–60% drop from their opening day on the first Monday. "Bhooth Bangla" maintained a steady hold with Rs 6.15 crore on its first Wednesday, considered a positive sign for its long-term run.
When compared with the six-day performance of recent Akshay Kumar's big releases, "Bhooth Bangla" is doing better than "Jolly LLB 3" in terms of initial collections. However, it trails behind "Housefull 5" and "Sky Force" when looking at the pace in the same timeline.
"Bhooth Bangla" recorded an opening weekend of Rs 58 crore net, outperforming "Jolly LLB 3" (Rs 53.50 crore) and his major 2024 actioner "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" (Rs 40.80 crore).
Its performance reinforces a trend where Akshay Kumar's comedic and franchise-driven films ("Housefull 5", "Bhooth Bangla") significantly outpace his experimental or serious dramas, like "Sarfira" (Rs 24.30 crore), in terms of domestic lifetime net.
Unlike some previous releases that saw massive Monday crashes, "Bhooth Bangla" held steady with an Rs 8.1 crore Monday, matching the hold of "Sky Force" and signalling strong word-of-mouth.
While "Bhooth Bangla" is a standalone horror-comedy, its reunion with director Priyadarshan has given it a "franchise-like" hype, similar to the success seen by "Housefull 5" earlier in 2025.
In 7 days, "Bhooth Bangla" will have already surpassed the lifetime domestic net collections of "Samrat Prithviraj" (Rs 68 crore) and "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" (Rs 66 crore).