Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar's highly anticipated film, Bhooth Bangla, hit theaters on Friday, April 17, 2026, with paid premiere held a day earlier on Thursday, April 16, from 9 pm onwards. After a 14-year hiatus, did the Akshay Kumar-Priyadarshan duo manage to recreate the magic that audiences had been hoping for?
The film's first-day box office figures have now started to emerge. Let's see if Bhooth Bangla has managed to become Akshay Kumar's biggest opener to date.
Bhooth Bangla's day 1 collection
The wait is finally over for fans, and Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan's much-awaited Bhooth Bangla is now playing in theaters. Since its release, the film has generated palpable excitement among the public. According to Sacnilk, Bhooth Bangla has garnered a total of Rs 12.25 crore on its first day so far. Prior to this, the film had collected Rs 3.50 crore from its paid preview shows. Consequently, the film's cumulative earnings have now reached Rs 15.75 crore (India net).
Meanwhile, its worldwide collection stands at Rs 23.90 crore, having crossed Rs 5 crore in overseas markets.
Looking at Akshay's top opening-day earners, Mission Mangal currently holds the number one spot, having raked in Rs 29.16 crore. It now remains to be seen whether Bhooth Bangla can surpass that record, or at the very least, secure a spot within Akshay's top 5 highest opening-day grossers.
Bhooth Bangla story
The film's story centers on Arjun (Akshay Kumar), who returns from London to his ancestral palace in Mangalpur to arrange his sister Mira's (Mithila Palkar) wedding. This is the very same palace about which the villagers have long circulated various tales. Nevertheless, the wedding is set to take place right there, simply because it must. Subsequently, the palace becomes the setting for strange occurrences, unforeseen mishaps, and a host of other events. As the narrative unfolds, new secrets begin to surface.
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