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Akshay Kumar is Bollywood’s king of comedy among all the leading actors of the industry; his countless comedy movies and their sequels are evidence of the same. After his comeback with Bhooth Bangla, the superstar returns with Welcome to the Jungle, another multistarrer comedy film and one of the biggest movies of his career, thanks to its legacy and high budget. While the legacy of the cult classic Welcome was damaged by its sequel, Welcome Back, this third installment of the series was expected to restore its brand value. Did the film succeed in reviving the movie series and continuing the superstar’s success streak? Did it get a hit verdict? Know here with our day wise report of Welcome to the Jungle box office collection for India, overseas, and worldwide box office.
What is the Welcome to the Jungle Advance Booking Report in India?
Welcome to the Jungle’s release date was June 26, 2026, with paid previews starting from June 25, 7:30 PM onwards. The Welcome to the Jungle advance booking 2026 in India started on June 23, three days before its official release date and 2 days before paid previews. The film sold 53,000 tickets across the top Indian national chains (PVR Inox and Cinepolis) for opening day which included 30,000 tickets booked for paid previews and 23,000 tickets booked for Day 1, This advance booking total resuled in a below par Welcome to the Jungle advance booking report as the film’s IP is too big for such results. However, the final opening day collections were helped to an extent by huge spot bookings while the advance bookings were poor.
On Day 1 (1st Friday), the film was released across 5,000 screens with approximately 11,200 shows.
What is Welcome to the Jungle’s Box Office Opening in India and Overseas?
The data for Welcome To The Jungle Box Office collection in India and overseas for opening day (Day 1 & paid previews combined) and the opening weekend will be updated soon.
How is the Hype For Welcome to the Jungle?
The Welcome to the Jungle hype was good among the targeted family audiences on the ground level. The advance booking showed hype on a decent note, but not a good one, because it is a family-friendly comedy film, and families prefer spot bookings over any other option. There were several factors in the film and its pre-release assets that drove significant excitement, as well as others that led to a slight decline.
What was exciting?
- The massive star cast
- Return of Akshay Kumar to the Welcome franchise
- Legacy of Welcome is one of India’s greatest comedies
- Story written by Neeraj Vora
- Songs like Ghis Ghis Ghis, title track, O Mere Balam, Deewane Hain
What was disappointing?
- Ahmed Khan, as the director, who has a not-so-strong track record
- Involvement of not-so-promising writers
- A decent trailer on the lines of a spoof that targets a limited audience
- Lazy compositions like Tera Paisa Mera Paisa and Ucha Lamba Kad Forever
- Absence of the iconic UDAY – MAJNU duo played by Nana Patekar & Anil Kapoor
What is the Welcome to the Jungle Box Office Prediction?
According to Inside Box Office’s predictions for the day wise collection of the Welcome to the Jungle film, this Akshay Kumar starrer is on its way to take a double-digit opening in the vicinity of Rs 15 crore India nett. Such an opening is good considering the hype for the movie.
At the same time, the estimated opening is not very good when you take into account that Akshay Kumar’s previous solo comedy film Bhooth Bangla opened with Rs 14.75 crore nett in India. Welcome to the Jungle, being a multistarrer with a great legacy, should have opened much better, which it definitely would have with a better trailer.
If this latest multistarrer comedy film gets positive word of mouth, it will easily attract family audiences and deliver strong growth over the opening weekend. However, with negative reviews, the weekend growth in the Welcome to the Jungle box office collection worldwide would be minimal.
As of the Welcome to the Jungle box office collection overseas, the movie can trend fairly well in different countries across the globe solely on its own merit. This is because no cast or crew member of the movie has any significant overseas popularity, except, to an extent, Akshay Kumar.
Stay tuned for the Welcome to the Jungle box office collection hit or flop verdict, day wise breakdown, rating, showtimes, and more.
How Much is the Welcome to the Jungle Day Wise Collection India Nett?
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How Much is the Welcome to the Jungle Overseas Box Office Collection (Day 1 + Premieres)?
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Verdict:
Can Welcome to the Jungle Revive the Welcome Franchise?
Welcome is a cult classic comedy film loved by people of all ages. While its legacy as a standalone film is outstanding, the case is opposite for its sequel – Welcome Back. Not only was it an unfunny sequel, but also an underperformer, criticized largely for not having Akshay Kumar as the lead.
Welcome to the Jungle has many things going for it, including Akshay Kumar’s comeback to the franchise alongside his on-screen comedy partners Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty, a story written by Neeraj Vora (the man behind the stories and screenplays of countless iconic comedy films), and good hype. If the film gets positive word of mouth, it would mark the comeback of the Welcome franchise, with more sequels possible in the future.
Stay connected with Inside Box Office for the fastest daily updates of Welcome to the Jungle box office collection and the Welcome To The Jungle movie review, along with exclusive Inside Box Office tracking (IBO tracking) of the box office collection of other upcoming Hindi films and South Indian movies.
DISCLAIMER: The box office figures are compiled from various sources and our research. The figures can be approximate, and Inside Box Office (this website) does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. However, they are adequately indicative of the box-office performance of the film(s).
People Also Ask – Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle will be released in theaters worldwide on June 26, 2026, with paid previews from June 25, 7:30 PM onwards.
During the pre-sale booking for Welcome to the Jungle, the film sold 53,000 tickets across Indian national chains (PVR Inox and Cinepolis) for Day 1.
Welcome to the Jungle’s hit or flop verdict has not been decided yet, as the film is currently running in theaters.
The Welcome to the Jungle budget is Rs 225 crore.
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