Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collection Day 13: Akshay’s Film Sees 21% Dip In Numbers; Fails To Touch 125cr

Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collection Day 13: Bhooth Bangla, Akshay Kumar's first film of 2026, has become a key Bollywood talking point. The horror comedy reunites Akshay Kumar with director Priyadarshan after 14 years and has been watched closely. Early audience reactions highlight curiosity about the cast mix and the film's genre blend. The project also marks Priyadarshan's return to Hindi horror comedy after 19 years, adding nostalgic value. Bhooth Bangla pairs Akshay Kumar with Wamiqa Gabbi for the first time, and viewers have noticed their screen chemistry. This fresh pairing has helped draw attention, even as opinions on the film differ.

Bhooth Bangla features a large ensemble around Akshay Kumar and Wamiqa Gabbi, including Jisshu Sengupta, Paresh Rawal, Mithila Palkar, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. The film carries extra emotional weight because it becomes Asrani's last appearance on screen. For Akshay Kumar, it also marks a return to the horror comedy space after 5 years. At the box office, Bhooth Bangla has shown mixed momentum in India so far. The film opened to fair first-day numbers but only moderate weekday collections. Critics have offered varied views, with some praising the humour and scares, while others remain unconvinced by the overall execution. Business for Bhooth Bangla had picked up across the second weekend, before experiencing a sharp fall on the second Monday and the movie continues to struggle at the Indian box office

Bhooth Bangla Box Office Collection Day 13

According to a report published in Sacnilk, Bhooth Bangla witnessed a dip of over 21% and earned Rs 3.40cr on day 13 (second Wednesday) taking the overall collection to Rs 124.65cr

Bhooth Bangla vs Dhurandhar 2 Collection on April 29, 2026

Interesting, Bhooth Bangla has been witnessing a competition from Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2, the latter despite being in the sixth week is maintaining a good hold at the box office. In fact, while Bhooth Bangla minted Rs 3.40cr on April 29, 2026, Dhurandhar 2 earned Rs 1cr

Meanwhile, as Bhooth Bangla marks late actor Asrani's last appearance on the big screen, Akshay Kumar paid a tribute to the legendary actor and wrote, "Kabhi kabhi ek tasveer sirf yaadon ka tukda nahi hoti... ek poori journey ko samet leti hai. Yeh picture humari Bhooth Bangla ki shoot se hai...Asrani ji ke saath meri second last film. Total 12 films humne saath ki, aur har ek mein maine unse kuch naya seekha... it was like a masterclass every single time. Comedy itni aasaan lagti thi jab woh karte the, lekin asal mein woh ek mushkil kala hai. Asrani ji uske ustad the aur hamesha rahenge. Bhooth Bangla kal release ho rahi hai... mere liye yeh sirf ek film nahi, ek yaad hai... ek tribute hai... ek salute hai uss legend ko. Asrani ji, aap hamesha yaad aayenge".