Bhooth Bangla hits Rs 200 crore worldwide: Akshay Kumars horror-comedy overtakes Stree & Thamma

Bhooth Bangla: Bhooth Bangla, Priyadarshan-directed film, which hit cinemas on April 17, has been one of the most consistent box office performers of 2026. After opening to a solid Rs 58 crore net in its debut weekend, the film crossed the Rs 100-crore mark domestically in its second Saturday.

By Day 13, its India net collection stood at Rs 124.50 crore (Rs 147.90 crore gross), while the International market contributed 5.6 million. This pushed the worldwide gross past the Rs 200-crore milestone.

What makes this achievement sweeter? The movie is only the third Hindi film and sixth Indian film of 2026 to reach this landmark.

Bhooth Bangla, the horror-comedy, has rewritten the record book with its own genre. It has already outpaced 'Bhediya', 'Munjya', 'Thamma' (Rs 171 crore), and even the original 'Stree' (Rs 180 crore) in terms of total worldwide collection. That puts it fourth on the all-time Bollywood horror-comedy list, sitting behind the blockbuster trio of Stree 2 (Rs 875 crore), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (Rs 424 crore), and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (Rs 266 crore).

Its next immediate target is Prabhas' The RajaSaab, which wrapped its run at Rs 208 crore. Whether Bhooth Bangla can push further toward Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2's total depends on how audiences turn up over the third weekend, especially with fresh competition arriving in the form of The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Raja Shivaji.

Bhooth Bangla marks Priyadarshan's return to Hindi cinema after five years, and his first film with Akshay Kumar since 2011. The ensemble cast featuring Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Rajpal Yadav and Mithila Palkar, has been widely praised for keeping the comedy sharp and the scares entertaining. The overseas performance, while modest at $5.6 million, has already flattened out with daily earnings dipping below $80K, making a $6 million finish the realistic ceiling abroad.