Advance bookings for Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bhooth Bangla’ are now open. Directed by Priyadarshan, the film is already making waves ahead of its April 17 release with impressive first-day advance booking collections.
A strong start for 'Bhooth Bangla' advance bookings
'Bhooth Bangla' has raked in around ₹44.9 lakh in just a few hours of its advance bookings for day one. The film picked up pace as soon as bookings opened, and the initial trends look very positive.
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19,000 tickets for 'Bhooth Bangla' sold in just a few hours
According to a report on koimoi.com, 'Bhooth Bangla' has already sold nearly 19,000 tickets in just a few hours of advance booking. Bookings are currently live across approximately 1900 shows nationwide. This number shows that fans are really excited about the film.
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'Bhooth Bangla' gets a fantastic response in multiplex chains
Akshay Kumar's 'Bhooth Bangla' is getting a fantastic response in multiplex chains too. Here's a breakdown of its earnings from three popular cinema chains: - ‘PVR:’ ₹15.49 lakh - ‘Cinepolis:’ ₹4 lakh - ‘INOX:’ ₹4 lakh Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, and Gujarat are seeing the highest number of bookings.
'Bhooth Bangla' is close to entering the top 10 list
To make it into Akshay Kumar's top 10 post-Covid advance booking films, 'Bhooth Bangla' needs to cross the ₹1.84 crore mark. This figure is the record set by 'Kesari Chapter 2'. Looking at the current trends, it's estimated that the film could get close to this target.
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Akshay Kumar's Top 10 Advance Bookings After COVID-19
Advance Booking Collections (Day 1):
Housefull 5 – ₹8.02 crore
Sooryavanshi – ₹5.35 crore
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan – ₹4.85 crore
Samrat Prithviraj – ₹4.68 crore
Sky Force – ₹3.82 crore
OMG 2 – ₹3.50 crore
Bachchhan Paandey – ₹3.19 crore
Ram Setu – ₹2.32 crore
Raksha Bandhan – ₹1.93 crore
Kesari Chapter 2 – ₹1.84 crore
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The 'Bhooth Bangla' dream team and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa'-like excitement
Priyadarshan is directing 'Bhooth Bangla', reuniting with Akshay Kumar after 16 years. Their last film together was 'Khatta Meetha' in 2010. Besides Akshay, 'Bhooth Bangla' features a stellar cast including Wamiqa Gabbi, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, the late Asrani, Tabu, and Manoj Joshi. The film's theme is similar to their previous horror-comedy 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', which has only increased the audience's excitement.
