Welcome to the Jungle, starring Akshay Kumar, has taken a decent start at the box office despite mixed reviews. The film, directed by Ahmed Khan, has earned ₹18.75 crore on its opening day, beating the opening of Akshay's previous film, Bhooth Bangla.
The film, which stars an ensemble cast including Suniel Shetty, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, and others, showed an occupancy of 25% from 10,890 shows. It also had a paid premiere collection of ₹3.75 crore on Thursday.
Welcome to the Jungle follows the Welcome franchise, which includes Welcome (2007) and Welcome Back (2015). The film has received praise for its performance department, particularly Akshay Kumar's chemistry with his Hera Pheri team. The film is directed by Ahmed Khan, written by Neeraj Vora, and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, Rakesh Dang, and Vedant Vikaas Baali.
