Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 2: Kartik Aaryan-starrer surpasses part 1's lifetime earnings in two days
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 2: Kartik Aaryan's horror-comedy did even better on Saturday after a bumper opening day.
Kartik Aaryan-starrer horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 defied expectations at the box office. The film was expected to open at ₹20-25 crore, but it stunned trade pundits with a ₹35.50 crore haul on Friday. On Saturday, the Anees Bazmee put up an even more impressive performance and doubled its collection at the box office. (Also read: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 1: Kartik Aaryan's film becomes his career's biggest opener, mints ₹35.5 cr)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 2
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 had a great release day. The film opened in theatres on Friday, November 1, and recorded over 80% occupancy in most shows. Despite some mixed reviews, the film had a great day 1, collecting ₹35.50 crore according to Sacnilk. The trade tracker reported that the film added ₹36.49 crore more to that on Saturday. The total collections so far stand at ₹71.99 crore. This means it has overtaken Bhool Bhulaiyaa's lifetime domestic haul of ₹49.70 crore in just two days.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 vs Singham Again
What should be encouraging for the film's team is that on Saturday, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 did almost similar numbers as Singham Again, the other big Bollywood release of the day. On day 1, the Ajay Devgn-starrer had pipped BB3, earning ₹43.50 crore to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3's ₹35.50 crore. But on Saturday, the gap narrowed as the Kartik Aaryan-starrer earned ₹36.49 crore net as opposed to ₹41.50 crore net for Singham Again. A great Sunday will easily push Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 past ₹100 crore in the opening weekend itself.
Directed by Anees Bazmee, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 also stars Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri. The film is the third installment in the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise and marks the return of Vidya, who played Manjulika in the first part.