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Singham Again, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 roar at box-office

This festive season, the audience saw a major clash between Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 at the box-office. Surprisingly, both films registered a bumper opening. However, Singham Again showed a lead over Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. As per trade expert...
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This festive season, the audience saw a major clash between Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 at the box-office. Surprisingly, both films registered a bumper opening. However, Singham Again showed a lead over Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. As per trade expert Taran Adarsh, Rohit Shetty’s directorial Singham Again raked in Rs 43.70 cr. On the other hand, Anees Bazmee’s film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 minted Rs 36.60 crore.

On Singham Again’s historic Diwali opening, Jyoti Deshpande, President, Media and Content business, RIL, stated, “We promised audiences a mass entertainer perfect for Diwali celebration with the entire family and that’s exactly what we delivered. Singham Again is a star-studded spectacle tailor-made for a big screen theatre experience and fans of the franchise have made it the number one choice this festive weekend.”

Singham Again, a cop drama, features Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Jackie Shroff and Ranveer Singh. Salman Khan has a cameo in the film, which is directed by Rohit Shetty.

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Meanwhile, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 raked in Rs 36.60 crore on its opening day. This horror-comedy not only outperformed expectations but also marked a significant milestone in Aaryan’s career, surpassing his previous best opener, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which earned Rs 14.11 crore.

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Headlined by Kartik Aaryan, the film also stars Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Triptii Dimri. It’s a horror-comedy, set in Kolkata.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film has ‘turned out to be a huge success, exceeding all expectations and calculations by a significant margin’. The film’s opening day success is a personal triumph for director Anees Bazmee, who also celebrated his best debut at the box-office with this project.

This marks the third successful horror-comedy release of 2024, joining the ranks of Munjya and Stree 2, setting a promising trend for more films in this genre in the future.

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