Bhooth Bangla, the latest Akshay Kumar starrer which released in theatres on April 17, continues to perform well at the box office. After registering an impressive growth over the weekend, the Priyadarshan directed horror-comedy maintained a decent hold in coming days, including Wednesday.
As per a report by Sacnilk, Bhooth Bangla collected Rs 6.15 crore (nett) at the domestic box office on Wednesday. While there is a drop compared to Monday figures (Rs 6.75 crore), the drop is minor. Also, the film performed better on Tuesday instead, making nett earnings of Rs 8 crores, which somewhat helped cushion the fall. As of April 22, the film’s domestic nett earnings stand around Rs 79 crore.
It remains to be seen whether Bhooth Bangla’s box office run will be impacted by Michael, the official Michael Jackson biopic that arrives in theatres on April 24, and is expected to score big in the urban centres.
Produced by Akshay and Ektaa R Kapoor, Bhooth Bangla also featured Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal, and the late Asrani in the primary cast. In our review for the film, we noted, “At a runtime inching towards 3-hours, Bhooth Bangla has a lot of fluff from legend-building to flashbacks. It becomes a droll as it tries to repurpose the plot-highlights of Bhool Bhulaiyaa in an updated setting.”
