Will Welcome To The Jungle cross Rs. 150 crore mark in its lifetime? Trade experts share their views
Welcome To The Jungle is holding well at the box office, thanks to a positive word of mouth. We spoke to experts to find out where the film goes from here and its expected lifetime collections. Vishek Chauhan, owner of Roopbani Cinema in Purnia, Bihar, said, “The film will collect Rs. 160-170 crores. It won’t cross the Rs. 200 crore mark as the market is a bit crowded. Meanwhile, Alpha has overperformed. There’s also a similar-looking film this week, Dhamaal 4 .” Girish Johar agreed, “It’ll breach Rs. 150 crores. Collecting Rs. 175 crores will be difficult because Dhamaal 4 releases this Friday, followed by The Odyssey . So, the line-up is heavy. So, I feel that Rs. 150 crores is achievable.” Trade veteran Taran Adarsh said, “ Welcome To The Jungle has an advantage as it’s running to very good occupancy in centres beyond metros. These are the areas which Bollywood has ignored in the recent past. We have had too many multiplex-oriented and urban-centric cinema. The audience...