Ranveer Singh’s film Dhurandhar 2 is still dominating the box office. The first fantasy horror-comedy film of 2026 ‘Bhoot Bangla’ is going to be released in theaters from April 17. Expectations are skyrocketing from this film starring powerful actors like Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav. But will Priyadarshan be able to achieve the biggest opening day earnings of his career from the film? Know the box office prediction of ‘Bhoot Bangla’

How many crores can ‘Bhoot Bangla’ open with?
The comedy duo of Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar has a huge fan base and when veteran actors like Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Tabu and Asrani are together, a double dose of entertainment is sure. With this, the trailer of ‘Bhoot Bangla’ has already received positive response from the audience and it has been watched by more than 151,000 people on Book My Show. Overall, the hope is that ‘Bhoot Bangla’ can earn double digits on its first day. It is being speculated that its opening day collection could be Rs 15 crore. At the same time, its earnings may increase further due to the paid preview to be held on April 16, 2026.

‘Bhoot Bangla’ can become the biggest opener of Priyadarshan-Akshay pair.
Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan last worked together in the political satire and action comedy film ‘Khatta Meetha’. Released in 2010, the film was the director’s biggest opening in Bollywood, earning Rs 7 crore. Whereas ‘Bhoot Bangla’ will easily beat the opening day collection of ‘Khatta Meetha’. With this, it will create history for Priyadarshan after 16 years. After this, ‘Bhoot Bangla’ aims to become his highest-grossing film at the box office, surpassing ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ (2007). Let us tell you that ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ had a lifetime earning of Rs 49.09 crore and this is the highest grossing film of this pair together.

Biggest opening of Priyadarshan-Akshay pair at Indian box office (net collection)

• Khatta Meetha: 7 crores
• Donation: 6.13 crores
• Bhool Bhulaiyaa: 3.88 crores
• Bhagam Bhaag: 3.43 crores

About ‘Bhoot Bungalow’
‘Bhoot Bangla’ stars Akshay Kumar, Vamika Gabbi, Mithila Palkar, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Asrani, Jissu Sengupta and Tabu. This fantasy horror comedy film is being released in theaters worldwide on April 17, 2026, for which paid previews are being organized from April 16. It is jointly produced by Cape of Good Films and Balaji Motion Pictures.

Bollywood’s Khiladi Kumar i.e. Akshay Kumar is once again making a comeback in the horror-comedy genre. Recently the teaser of the actor’s upcoming film ‘Bhoot Bangla’ has been released. Which has received a lot of positive response. The interesting thing is that director Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar are coming together again in this film to be released on April 10, and there is a lot of excitement among the fans about it. Even the neutral audience is excited about this film because the whole setup looks like a maze. With this, let us know from the budget of Bhoot Bungalow that how much will it have to earn to come into the safe zone?

Akshay’s last clean success was OMG 2
After Dhurandhar 2, the next big release from Bollywood is Bhool Bangla. There are a lot of expectations from this film with Akshay in the lead role. Well, Akshay’s last clean success was OMG 2, and since then, he has been struggling to get success. His previous film, Jolly LLB 3, had entered the Rs 100 crore club, but proved to be a loss due to its budget. Now his next horror-comedy entertainer has been made on a big scale, but its budget is not very high and is in the same range as Jolly LLB 3, due to which it may get a chance of success.

how much is it ‘ghost bungalow‘ budget of
Although there is no official information about the cost of Akshay Kumar’s Bhool Bangla, but according to media reports, this film has been made with a budget of Rs 120 crore. Ever since Akshay Kumar became a producer, he has not taken any huge fees for the film and will share in the profits. Unlike big Bollywood films with a budget of more than Rs 200 or Rs 300 crore, the cost of this film can be easily recovered.

How much will one have to earn to come into the safe zone?
The budget of Bhoot Bangla is 120 crores, and against this cost, it will have to earn 120 crores nett at the Indian box office to come into the safe zone, thereby ensuring 100% recovery. To be considered a clean hit, the film will have to give 100% returns, which will be achieved with a net collection of Rs 240 crore. In such a situation, if it gets good word of mouth then it will easily achieve the target of Rs 120 crore nett and if it earns above this then it will emerge as a clean success by getting a plus rating. However, it is not easy to achieve hit rating by earning Rs 240 crore net. Now it remains to be seen how it performs at the box office after the release of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bhoot Bangla’.