Welcome To The Jungle
I’m very grateful to all the cast, especially Akshay Kumar: Ahmed Khan on success of Welcome to the Jungle
Ahmed Khan gets into a candid chat with IWMBuzz on success of Welcome to The Jungle and more: How was the experience working on the project? I'm very grateful to all the cast, especially Akshay Kumar. They were together all the time. Anything can happen when you have such a massive cast. But all stood together and wanted this film to happen. All the people I have cast are busy actors. They removed time from that and came together. So, without the support of the cast and Firoz Nadiadwala, this film wouldn't have been possible. Were you offered to | Click Here...
Comedy Is Back: How 2026 Is Reviving Bollywood’s Funniest Genre
Half of 2026 has already passed, and Bollywood has given audiences enough reasons to laugh out loud. The past few years have been dominated by action, thriller, and intense drama, and comedy has made a grand comeback this year. From franchise favorites and horror comedies to chaotic original stories, the genre has generated massive buzz in just seven months. List Of Hindi Comedy Films Making 2026 One Of The Most Laughterous Years Dhamaal 4 Belonging to Bollywood's one of the most successful comedy franchises, marked its comeback with Dh | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 21: Akshay Kumar’s Comedy Wraps 3rd Week At 131.85 Cr
Welcome To The Jungle, the comedy-action film, continues to do well at the box office with a stable run in its third week. Amid competition from Dhamaal 4, Alpha, and Evil Dead: Burn, the Ahmed Khan-directed film managed to bring in a decent collection every single day, and now it has wrapped its third week with a good 131.85 crore net in India. According to Sacnilk data, on day 21 (Third Thursday), the multi-starrer film collected 0.50 crore, i.e., 50 lakhs net in India and 0.10 crore, i.e., 10 lakhs in overseas markets. If the film continues to perform in its fourth week, it is li | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection: Akshay Kumar’s Film Collects 50 Lakhs On Day 20
Welcome To The Jungle, the comedy-action starring Akshay Kumar and others in key roles, continues to perform steadily at the box office in its third week. As per Sacnilk data, on day 20 (Third Wednesday), the film earned 0.50 crore, i.e., 50 lakhs net, showing a drop from the previous day 19's 0.75 crore, i.e., 75 lakhs net. In overseas markets, the film earned 0.15 crore (15 lakhs). Despite the declining trend, the Ahmed Khan-directed film has turned out to be a hit, with the collection already surpassing the 130 crore net mark, while the worldwide gross is approaching the 190 crore | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 19: Akshay Kumar’s Film Drops Again, Earns 25 Lakhs
With a steady pace from the start to the third week, the film continues to deliver decent single-day collections even in its third week. However, the film saw a big drop again on day 19 (Third Tuesday), earning a decent 0.25 crore, i.e., 25 lakhs net. And in overseas markets, the film collected 0.25, i.e., 25 lakhs on day 19. Given the huge star cast and the Welcome franchise's popularity, the comedy film was expected to earn more, yet it still performed decently at the box office. As the film has surpassed its budget, it has turned out to be a hit, performing decently amid competit | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection: Akshay Kumar’s Film Earns 55 Lakhs On Day 18
With a stable run over the two weeks, the comedy action Welcome To The Jungle entered the third week on a good note. However, on day 18 (Third Monday), the Akshay Kumar stars saw a major drop in collections, earning just 0.55, i.e., 55 lakhs, but still good given the competition from Alpha, Dhamaal 4, and Evil Dead Burn. Being a multi-starrer film, expectations were much higher, but the comedy-action still collected enough to help the film cover the reported budget of 115 to 120 crore. So it is a hit film. Day-wise Box Office Collection Day 0 (Thursday) | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 15: Akshay Kumar’s Film Sustains, Nears 130 Crore
Though expectations were much higher, the comedy film Welcome To The Jungle managed to impress to a decent extent, holding steady in the third week amid competition from Alpha, Dhamaal 4, and others. The Ahmed Khan-directed earned a good 1.90 crore net on its day 17 (Third Sunday), higher than day 16's 1.60 crore. With stable momentum, the multi-starrer now nears 130 crore net total on day 17, a good round figure given the film's reported budget of 115 to 120 crore. The film is likely to touch 135 crore by the end of the third week. Day-wise Box Office Collection | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 15: Akshay Kumar’s Film Crosses 126 Cr
With a decent collection in the first two weeks, the comedy-action film Welcome To The Jungle has now entered its third week, witnessing further decline; however, despite the fluctuating numbers, the film has crossed the 126 crore milestone in net India collections. The Akshay Kumar starrer features almost 35 actors, making it a massive film, and the expectations were much higher, but despite that, the film continues its stable performance. On day 15 (Third Friday), it managed to collect a decent 1 crore even in the third week with 3769 shows, helping the total. Day-wi | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection: Akshay Kumar’s Film Slows Down, Pasts 125 Cr Net On Day 14
Despite competition from new releases Alpha and Baby Do Die Do, the Ahmed Khan-directed Welcome To The Jungle is holding up quite well at the box office, with a slow yet steady daily collection. The Akshay Kumar starrer yet again saw a slight drop on day 14; however, the film still managed to pass 125 crore net at the box office. On day 14 (Second Thursday), the film recorded 2.15 crore net earnings, which looks low, but in comparison to the new big-budget Alpha, the film is doing well. While the expectations were much higher, the box office numbers look decent given the huge starca | Click Here...
Farhad Samji Opens Up On Managing 35 Actors On Sets Of Welcome To The Jungle Amid Off-screen Fallouts
Farhad Samji, the well-known writer-director, in a recent interview, opened up about the film Welcome To The Jungle, highlighting the ambitious vision of the producer Firoz Nadiadwala. He shared that the producer wanted to make it even bigger by featuring all the stellar actors, as that would be the USP (Unique Selling Proposition). During a chat with Siddharth Kannan for his YouTube podcast, when asked about the challenges of managing 35 actors all at once despite their fallouts of many in real life, like the news of Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal's fallout buzz and handling their e | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection: Akshay Kumar’s Film Crosses 120 Crore Net On Day 12
With stable momentum in its second week, the comedy film Welcome To The Jungle continues to perform decently at the box office. On day 12 (Second Thursday), the film earned a decent 3 crore net across 6138 shows, helping the collection surpass 120 crore. Welcome To The Jungle Day-wise Net India Box Office Collection Day 0 (Thursday): 3.75 crore Day 1 (First Friday): 15.25 crore Day 2 (First Saturday): 20 crore Day 3 (First Sunday): 24.75 crore Day 4 (First Monday): 8.50 crore Day 5 (First Tuesday): 9.25 crore Day 6 (First We | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 6: Akshay Kumar’s Film Sees Big Drop Before 1st Week Ends
Welcome To The Jungle, the laughter riot film starring Akshay Kumar, witnessed a major drop in collections on its day 6 (First Wednesday), as the film nears the end of its first week in theatres. Amid competition from Cocktail 2 and Main Vaapas Aaunga, the action entertainer has, per Sacnilk, recorded 6.15 crore, lower than day 5's 9.25 crore. Despite fluctuating collections, the film is performing steadily; however, expectations were much higher for the comedy-drama given its grand scale, huge ensemble cast, and hit franchise, yet the box office numbers look average. And now all de | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 5: Akshay Kumar’s Film Earns 9.25 Cr On 1st Tuesday
Ahmed Khan-directed Welcome To The Jungle came out as a big family entertainer, given the huge starcast ensemble; however, in terms of expectations, the film couldn't really live up to that, but tries to be on the average graph following the disappointing start, earning 15.25 crore on day 1 (First Friday) after the paid previews collection of 3.75 crore. Though Akshay Kumar's film is earning decently every single day, it seems that the competition from Main Vaapas Aaunga and Cocktail 2 is making it struggle to bring in the expected big numbers. Besides that, the film on its first Tu | Click Here...
The Return Of The Family Entertainer: Why Bollywood Is Bringing Back Laughter, Love & Togetherness
For years, Bollywood's theatrical landscape was dominated by action spectacles, thrillers and larger-than-life cinematic universes. While these genres found commercial success, they often catered to specific demographics, leaving family audiences with fewer options at the multiplex. Today, that equation is changing. A new wave of films is bringing back stories rooted in laughter, emotions, relationships and shared experiences, films that grandparents, parents and children can enjoy together. More importantly, these aren't simply "family dramas"; they're entertainers that blend comedy | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 4: Akshay Kumar’s Film Sees Average 1st Monday, Earns 8.50 Cr
Welcome To The Jungle, the Akshay Kumar starrer, witnessed an average hold at the box office on its first Monday (day 4). The film opened on a decent note with paid previews on Thursday (day 0), earning 3.75 and a day 1 collection of 15.25 crore. Further, the film saw a decent hike on the first weekend—Saturday (day 2) earning 20 crore and Sunday (day 3) earning 24.7 crore. The Ahmed Khan-directed film, with its first Monday haul, added 8.50 crore to the total, helping its domestic collection surpass 72 crore. Net India Collection: In its first four days, | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 3: Ahmed Khan’s Film Hits Decent 63 Cr On 1st Weekend
Despite a disappointing opening day collection, the Ahmed Khan-directed Welcome To The Jungle managed to record a decent first weekend haul at the box office. The comedy action entertainer starring Akshay Kumar collected 63 crore in its first three days. The multi-starrer film recorded significant growth on Saturday and Sunday, allowing it to reach a decent weekend total. The film received mixed reviews from audiences and critics alike, but it is now seeing a surge, and its future depends on its first Monday 1 collection. Net India Collection: With a stable performance in the | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Box Office Collection Day 1: Akshay Kumar’s Film Disappoints Despite Huge Starcast
Akshay Kumar's new comedy-action film Welcome To The Jungle has kicked off on a disappointing note at the box office despite the huge star cast. Directed by Ahmed Khan, the film was expected to register a much better opening, but it earned only 15.25 crore on its first friday (day 1), failing to live up to expectations. Ever since the announcement, the film has generated considerable buzz ahead of its release, given its huge cast and franchise value. Yet, the audience response remains mixed, as reflected in its opening-day haul. In our review, the film received only 2.5 stars. | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Review: Brainless Comical Potpourri That Delivers In Bits And Pieces
Welcome To The Jungle, the third installment of the Welcome franchise, rightfully evokes nostalgia at several moments, but in an era when method-driven cinema, realistic storytelling, and content-oriented films are dominating, the comedy-action film comes across as an old bottle of wine in a fresh package. The film is made with the classic formula of slapstick comedy, chaotic situations, patriotism, and multi-starrer, delivering a nostalgic throwback to the loud entertainers of the past. The Plot It all begins with a politician (Brijendra Kala) warning the | Click Here...
Is Welcome To The Jungle Inspired From Hollywood Film Tropic Thunder?
Ever since the trailer for the much-awaited Welcome To The Jungle was released, it has sparked an interesting debate among netizens. The official third installment of the popular Welcome comedy franchise has been drawing comparisons between the upcoming comedy entertainer and the 2008 Hollywood satirical action-comedy Tropic Thunder. But in the matter, the makers of the film have not officially addressed these similarities, but since the trailer was released, social media users have actively been discussing the familiar elements seen. On social media, netizens pointed out the | Click Here...
Welcome To The Jungle Trailer: Multi-Starrer Comedy Entertainer Promises Unlimited Laughter And Fun
Seems like 2026 belongs to Akshay Kumar, as after the blockbuster success of his horror comedy Bhooth Bangla, now he is all set to rule hearts with the upcoming film Welcome To The Jungle, scheduled to release on June 26, 2026. Welcome To The Jungle trailer was released today, and the comedy entertainer looks full of laughter, chaos, and a fun ride. The trailer opens with Paresh Rawal with Rajpal Yadav coming up with a 'jabardast script' for a film named Welcome To The Jungle. He further narrates the script of the biggest fake 2000 crore movie. Shooting a movie inside a movi | Click Here...
King, Ramayana, Welcome To The Jungle, Dhamaal 4 – Are multi-starrers making a comeback?
Big films, bigger stakes, biggest bets - Is that the way ahead for Bollywood? Well, seems like if one looks at some of the most awaited films of 2026. King, Ramayana, Welcome To The Jungle and Dhamaal 4 are unarguably some of the biggest releases of the year and what’s common between them is a multitude of stars who have come together to make them even bigger. It makes sense as well. In the times when reels drilling and vertical format short films are consuming so much of time for the viewers and the attention span has reduced to maximum 2 minutes, you need a lot more variety on sc | Click Here...
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ in Trouble: Shoot Cancelled, Financial Crisis Hits Big-Budget Film
Akshay Kumar’s most awaited film ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ is in big trouble. The shooting of this multi-starrer film of director Ahmed Khan is getting canceled repeatedly for the last few months, due to which the actors and their team are very upset. Shooting is getting cancelled repeatedly. The film was announced in December 2023 and it stars many stars like Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Raveena Tandon, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Lara Dutta. But now the news is that in the last 6 months, the shooti | Click Here...