Bhoot Bangla is in its third week of successful performance at the box office. The horror comedy hit is the third hit for the Hindi film industry after Border 2 and Dhurandhar 2. For Akshay Kumar, this is the first hit film since OMG 2 in 2023 and the first non-franchise hit film in seven years after Good Newwz in 2019.
The film has earned Rs 5 crore. Earning of Rs 131 crore in India till yesterday. This route costs Rs. 150 crore plus lifetime, likely to close somewhere between Rs. 155-160 crore nett. The overseas box office is US$5.40 million (Rs 51 crore) and will likely close below US$6 million. This made it a worldwide box office hit of Rs. Will get closure. 240 crores or so.
Talking about the economics behind Bhoot Bangla, the theatrical performance share with the above mentioned closing number is Rs. Approximately Rs 97 crore. The film made Rs. Around Rs 92 crore from non-theatrical revenue streams like digital rights, satellite, music etc. Overall, this brought the film to the tune of Rs. About Rs 189 crore was recovered, which cost Rs. 130 crores for production and release. After accounting for distribution margin, the net profit for producers is more than Rs. 50 crore, making it the second most profitable Hindi film of the year, behind Dhurandhar 2 and ahead of Border 2.
Bhoot Bangla is benefiting from being built at a controlled cost. One of the major problems facing films these days is budget overruns, be it production costs or star remuneration. Things have improved to some extent in terms of star remuneration; It was terrible at first. This was also something that was troubling Akshay Kumar’s films after the pandemic, as the advance talent fee was a bit high, which he has now rectified, reducing some of the burden on the film. Akshay will have a backend profit-sharing deal in this film and will make north of Rs. He got Rs 50 crore from this film, which also includes his first fee.
The economics of Bhoot Bangla is as follows:
| Description | amount |
|---|---|
| theatrical | |
| India (share) | Rupee. 75.00 crores. |
| Abroad (Share) | Rupee. 22.00 crores. |
| non dramatic | |
| digital | Rupee. 70.00 crores. |
| music | Rupee. 10.00 crores. |
| satellite | Rupee. 12.00 crores. |
| Total Revenue (A) | Rupee. 189.00 crores. |
| cost of production | Rupee. 110.00 crores. |
| P&A, interest and overheads | Rupee. 20.00 crores. |
| delivery charges | Rupee. 8.00 crores. |
| Total Expenditure (B) | Rupee. 138.00 crores. |
| Net Profit/Loss (AB) | Rupee. 51.00 crores. |
Disclaimer:The above figures are compiled from various industry sources and estimates. The numbers are approximate and may vary depending on the final settlement, contractual structures and unknown terms. We do not claim complete authenticity of the data; However, the figures are fair indicators of the overall financial performance of the film in question.
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