"Welcome to the Jungle" (also known as "Welcome 3") has managed to sustain its strong box office momentum on its second day as well, registering impressive growth at the domestic box office and performing better than many recent Bollywood releases.
As per Sacnilk's box office data, on Saturday (Day 2), the film netted ₹20 crore across 10,396 shows in India. This took its total India net collection to ₹39 crore, while its India gross collection reached ₹46.8 crore after two days.
The film also added ₹6 crore from overseas markets on Day 2, taking its international gross to ₹10.7 crore, combined with which the cumulative two-day worldwide total rose up to ₹57.5 crore.
Looking only at its regular two-day opening, excluding preview shows, the film has collected a net total of ₹35.25 crore, ₹4 crore more than Akshay Kumar's last hit, "Bhooth Bangla", which earned ₹31.25 crore over the same period.
One of the biggest highlights of the film's performance is its strong theatre occupancy, despite mixed reviews. Although it has 1,117 fewer shows than "Bhooth Bangla" on Day 2, "Welcome to the Jungle" still collected more at the box office — ₹20 crore compared to ₹19 crore. The film also recorded an overall Hindi occupancy of around 33%, indicating strong audience demand.
Overall, "Welcome to the Jungle" is performing better than other recent Bollywood releases with a similar trajectory, such as "Jolly LLB 3" (also starring Akshay Kumar) and Ajay Devgn's "Raid 2". However, it is still behind "Housefull 5", which remains Akshay Kumar's biggest recent comedy opening weekend (est. Rs 87.5 crore).
The film's weekend trend is also encouraging. Unlike "Raid 2", which opened bigger on its first day but saw a sharp 32.4% drop on Saturday, "Welcome to the Jungle" witnessed healthy growth of 31.1% from Friday to Saturday. This positive momentum suggests strong word-of-mouth and growing audience interest over the weekend.
