Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection: Anees Bazmee's horror-comedy becomes biggest opener of Kartik Aaryan’s career

Anees Bazmee-directed Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has become the biggest box office opener of Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan’s career with a total collection of Rs 35.5 crore. Also starring Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan and Triptii Dimri, the film released in theatres on November 1, leading to a box office clash with Ajay Devgn-starrer Singham Again

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection

According to a report on Sacnilk.com, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 collected a total of Rs 35.5 crore on day one of its release. The film clashed with Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again at the box office, which earned Rs 43 crore but the occupancy rate of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 was 66% compared to Singham Again which had a 55% occupancy rate.

The horror comedy is the sequel to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which collected Rs 14.11 crore on day one of its release in 2022. The film starred Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani.

More details about Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Helmed by Anees Bazmee, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is the third part in the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise and features the return of Manjulika from the first part of the film. The third part also features Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri.

Speaking about the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 with ANI, director Anees Bazmee said, "It's my birthday today and it is the best birthday gift I could ever get. I am happy that audience is loving our film. I personally go to theatres and watch films with audience. I love to see their live reactions.”

Singham Again wins on opening day

Speaking about Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 clashing with Singham Again at the box office, Anees said, "I don't consider it a 'clash'. Both films released on the same day. I hope both do good business and become successful.”

In the Diwali box office clash between the two movies, Singham Again emerged as the winner by earning Rs 43 crore on day one of its release on November 1. Rohit Shetty’s action-adventure film Singham Again stars an ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Jackie Shroff. The film is the third part of the Singham franchise and the fifth film of Rohit Shetty’s cop universe.