Welcome to the Jungle has wrapped up its first week in theatres. The Akshay Kumar-led comedy action movie collected Rs 5.25 crore on its seventh day, pushing its total domestic net collection to Rs 92.90 crore. The film is now just Rs 7.10 crore away from crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in India.
The Ahmed Khan directorial saw a 14% drop in collections on its first Thursday compared to Wednesday’s Rs 6.15 crore. Despite the weekday slowdown, the movie managed to maintain a steady performance across 9,917 shows. The film’s total India gross now stands at Rs 110.62 crore.
Worldwide Collections Cross Rs 137 Crore
On the global front, Welcome to the Jungle has performed strongly. The film collected Rs 1.50 crore from overseas markets on day 7, bringing its total overseas gross to Rs 26.45 crore. The worldwide gross collection has reached Rs 137.07 crore.
According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the film’s total worldwide gross stands at Rs 137.39 crore, which includes Rs 112.34 crore from India and Rs 25.04 crore from international markets. The movie is currently the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2026 globally.
Day-Wise Box Office Breakdown
Here is how Welcome to the Jungle performed each day in its first week at the Indian box office (net collection):
- Day 0 (Previews): Rs 3.75 crore
- Day 1 (Friday): Rs 15.25 crore
- Day 2 (Saturday): Rs 20.00 crore
- Day 3 (Sunday): Rs 24.75 crore
- Day 4 (Monday): Rs 8.50 crore
- Day 5 (Tuesday): Rs 9.25 crore
- Day 6 (Wednesday): Rs 6.15 crore
- Day 7 (Thursday): Rs 5.25 crore
The film opened with a strong weekend, collecting Rs 63.75 crore net in India over its first three days. Collections dropped as expected on Monday but saw a small recovery on Tuesday before declining again on Wednesday and Thursday.
Occupancy and Show Count
On day 7, the film recorded an overall occupancy of 13.75%. Morning shows saw lower footfall at 9.08%, while afternoon shows picked up with 13.23% occupancy. Evening and night shows performed better at 15.08% and 17.62% respectively.
Cities like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Lucknow, Jaipur, and Chennai recorded the highest occupancy rates.
The number of shows dropped from 9,851 on Wednesday to 6,509 on Thursday, indicating that exhibitors started reducing screens after the opening week.
Fourth Highest Opening Week of 2026
Welcome to the Jungle has recorded the fourth highest opening week of 2026 in Bollywood. The film’s first-week net collection of Rs 95.21 crore (including previews) narrowly missed surpassing Bhooth Bangla (Rs 95.68 crore). However, it left behind Cocktail 2 (Rs 74.31 crore) to secure the fourth spot.
The film was made on a budget of Rs 125 crore and has recovered 76% of its estimated investments in the first week itself.
Star-Studded Cast and Director’s Vision
Directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, Welcome to the Jungle features one of the biggest ensemble casts in recent Bollywood comedies. The film stars Akshay Kumar alongside Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Farida Jalal, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Urvashi Rautela, and others.
The story follows a corrupt businessman who plans to launder black money by producing a fake film that is guaranteed to flop. He hires the worst possible crew, but things go wrong when they get trapped in a dangerous border jungle.
Discussing audience reactions, director Ahmed Khan shared his experience of watching the film with the public:
“I saw the people going crazy and laughing on such jokes which I didn’t imagine they would laugh at, and they were clapping also, and many people were laughing along.”
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Competition Ahead
Welcome to the Jungle now faces its biggest test as it enters the second week. The release of YRF’s action thriller Alpha, starring Alia Bhatt, Bobby Deol, and Sharvari, is expected to impact the film’s screen count and collections. Industry estimates suggest the film may see a sharper drop on its second Friday as the new release captures a significant share of screens, particularly in multiplexes.
The film will also need to hold well against Dhamaal 4 in the third week. However, with the weekend boost, the movie is expected to cross the Rs 100 crore net mark in India during its second weekend.
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