‘Welcome to the Jungle’: Akshay Kumar-Led Comedy Nears ₹100 Crore At Global Box Office

Registering a steady, impressive growth over its opening weekend, Akshay Kumar-led ensemble comedy Welcome To The Jungle is approaching the ₹100 crore mark at the global box office after three days in cinemas. The Ahmed Khan-directed comedy has grossed ₹93.20 crore globally, with a domestic gross of ₹76.75 crore. 

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film collected ₹24.75.crore on Sunday—a solid jump from its opening day collection of ₹15.25 crore. Its India gross now stands at ₹76.50 crore, while overseas markets have contributed ₹16.70 crore. The film's total worldwide gross now stands at ₹93.20 crore. Going by its current performance, the film is expected to breach the 100 crore milestone today, June 29. 

Released three days ago, Welcome To The Jungle is the third installment in the Welcome franchise and features one of the largest ensemble casts assembled for a Hindi film. Led by Akshay Kumar, the cast includes (*deep breaths*) Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Arshad Warsi, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Farida Jalal, Johny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Krushna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Daler Mehndi, Aftab Shivdasani, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Kiran Kumar, Zakir Hussain, Vindu Dara Singh, Urvashi Rautela, Hemant Pandey, Brijendra Kala, Feroze Khan (Arjun), the late Pankaj Dheer, Puneet Issar, Sudesh Berry, Jeetu Verma, Vrihi Kodvara, Adityaa Singgh and Bhagya Bhanushali.

Directed by Ahmed Khan, Welcome to the Jungle is presented by A.A. Nadiadwala, Cape of Good Films and Star Studio18 in association with Seeta Films and Rakesh Dang. The film is a loose remake of the Hollywood caper Tropic Thunder. 

In its review of Welcome to the Jungle, The Hollywood Reporter India wrote, “…I’d like to imagine (the film) knows what it’s doing, but it’s kind of endearing that a goofy franchise entry works better in isolation without realising it. That it’s unofficially inspired by a Hollywood hit further supplies the fact that irony is its unwitting protagonist.”