Ajay Devgn-starrer Dhamaal 4 continues its dream run at the box office, adding another major milestone to its theatrical journey. With a cumulative collection of Rs. 132.10 crore, the comedy entertainer has now overtaken Welcome To The Jungle (Rs. 130.25 crore) to become the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026.

The latest achievement caps off a strong run for the fourth instalment of the popular Dhamaal franchise. After recording the biggest opening weekend in the franchise's history and emerging as one of the year's strongest openers, Dhamaal 4 has sustained its momentum during the weekdays, enabling it to climb the annual box office rankings. By moving ahead of Welcome To The Jungle, the film has reaffirmed the enduring appeal of franchise-driven comedy at a time when audiences continue to favour established brands.

The gap between the two comedy entertainers remains slender, with Dhamaal 4 leading Welcome To The Jungle by Rs. 1.85 crore. However, the latest development reflects the stronger hold displayed by Dhamaal 4 after its opening weekend. While both films enjoyed healthy starts and catered to the family audience, Dhamaal 4 has managed to convert its initial momentum into sustained collections, helping it edge ahead in the lifetime standings.

Among the year's biggest performers, only three films now stand ahead of Dhamaal 4. At the top of the charts is the runaway blockbuster Dhurandhar The Revenge, which has amassed a staggering Rs. 1,108.09 crore, establishing itself as the undisputed box office champion of 2026. It is followed by Border 2, whose impressive Rs. 341.70 crore total has made it the year's second biggest success. Occupying the third position is Bhooth Bangla with Rs. 168.26 crore, leaving Dhamaal 4 with a deficit of just over Rs. 36 crore to enter the top three.

Further down the rankings, Cocktail 2 occupies sixth place with Rs. 91.98 crore, trailing Dhamaal 4 by more than Rs. 40 crore. The gap becomes even wider when compared to films such as Main Vaapas Aaunga (Rs. 64.53 crore), O Romeo (Rs. 59.90 crore), Alpha (Rs. 46.89 crore) and Mardaani 3 (Rs. 26.55 crore), highlighting the significant lead that Dhamaal 4 has established over the rest of the year's releases outside the top four.

The film's rise is particularly significant when viewed alongside its journey. It began by registering the biggest opening weekend in the history of the Dhamaal franchise, followed that up by becoming one of Ajay Devgn's biggest openers, and has now translated that strong start into a place among the year's top-grossing films. In doing so, Dhamaal 4 has outperformed several high-profile releases and demonstrated that the franchise's blend of slapstick humour, ensemble entertainment and family appeal continues to strike a chord with audiences.

With Rs. 132.10 crore already in the kitty and healthy momentum still on its side, Dhamaal 4 appears well-positioned to extend its lead over Welcome To The Jungle. The bigger challenge now will be chasing Bhooth Bangla for the third spot, as the film looks to continue its successful run and strengthen its standing among the biggest box office successes of 2026.

Top 10 Highest Grossers of 2026 at a glance: Dhurandhar The Revenge - Rs. 1108.09 cr Border 2 - Rs. 341.70 cr Bhooth Bangla - Rs. 168.26 cr Dhamaal 4 - Rs. 132.10 cr Welcome to the Jungle - Rs. 130.25 cr Cocktail 2 - Rs. 91.98 cr Main Vaapas Aaunga - Rs. 64.53 cr O Romeo - Rs. 59.90 cr Alpha - Rs. 46.89 cr Mardaani 3 - Rs. 26.55 cr

The Tom Holland led Spiderman: Brand New Day is headed to take a solid start at the box office in India. The advance bookings are showing unprecedented momentum, as with 7 days to go for the release, the superhero saga has sold 1,65,000 tickets in the top 3 national chains - PVRInox and Cinepolis.

These advances have come on limited shows and the full fledged showcasing begins from tomorrow, where the advances will see an even bigger surge. Spiderman: Brand New Day is headed for an overall advance of 5 lakh tickets in the national chains, which puts it in the top 5 of all time across languages.

In the gross terms, the film has registered pre-sales worth Rs. 13 crore for the opening day alone, and the final pre-sales could be as high as Rs. 35 crore for the opening day alone. To put things to perspective, the final all India advance of The Odyssey was around Rs. 15 crore, and Spiderman will be 2.5x of Odyssey.

The opening of Spiderman: Brand New Day is expected to be around Rs. 45 crore nett, which is one of the biggest opening day of all time for a Hollywood film in India. All eyes on the movement for Spiderman over the next 7 days, as some records are surely going to be toppled.

The first half of 2026 has been an eventful period for the Hindi film box office. While the industry witnessed a wide range of releases across genres, scales and star combinations, the commercial picture becomes particularly interesting when one looks at the classification of some of the key titles that arrived in cinemas between January and June.

Bollywood Hungama’s half-yearly box office classification of select 2026 releases offers a clear snapshot of how the market behaved in the first six months. The trend is evident: event films and franchise-driven entertainers continued to dominate the theatrical landscape, while several mid-range films found it difficult to convert visibility into decisive box office success.

The biggest title in this classification is undoubtedly Dhurandhar - The Revenge. Starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Arjun, the film emerged as an All Time Blockbuster with a reported lifetime collection of Rs. 1108.09 crore. Its performance single-handedly altered the complexion of the half-yearly numbers and reaffirmed that when a big-screen spectacle truly connects, the audience still turns up in massive numbers.

The second major success story was Border 2, led by Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa and Medha Rana. The film earned a Super-Hit classification with a reported lifetime of Rs. 341.70 crore. Backed by patriotic emotion, franchise recall and scale, Border 2 became one of the most important box office performers of the first half of 2026.

Among the other major positive performers, Bhooth Bangla stood out. Headlined by Akshay Kumar and Wamiqa Gabbi, the horror-comedy was classified as a Hit with Rs. 168.26 crore. Its performance underlined the continued strength of horror-comedy as a theatrical genre when supported by star presence, humour and mainstream appeal. Another notable title in the profitable zone was The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond. The film collected Rs. 40.60 crore and secured a Semi-Hit classification.

Another film that remained under close watch was Welcome To The Jungle, starring Akshay Kumar and Disha Patani. The film had collected Rs. 120.59 crore at the time of reporting. However, since it was still only 13 days into its theatrical run, the verdict is Awaited. Its final classification will depend on how it performs in the days ahead and where its lifetime total eventually settles.

The mid-range performers formed a significant part of the classification. Cocktail 2, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, collected Rs. 90.60 crore and was classified as Average. Main Vaapas Aaunga, featuring Diljit Dosanjh and Sharvari, ended at Rs. 59.57 crore, also securing an Average verdict due to its high cost. Pati Patni Aur Woh Do, led by Ayushmann Khurrana, finished at Rs. 48.16 crore and also received an Average verdict. Similarly, Mardaani 3, led by Rani Mukerji, registered Rs. 53.06 crore and was classified as Average. In the comedy and romance space, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, starring Varun Dhawan and Pooja Hegde, collected Rs. 49.85 crore and earned an Average classification. Pati Patni Aur Woh Do, led by Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, finished at Rs. 48.35 crore and also landed in the Average category.

The classification also includes titles that could not live up to expectations. O’ Romeo, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri, collected Rs. 59.90 crore but was classified as a Flop. This is an important reminder that verdicts are not determined by collections alone. Cost, recovery, scale, pre-release expectations and market positioning play an equally crucial role. Other underperformers included Ikkis, starring Agastya Nanda and Simar Bhatia, which collected Rs. 28.38 crore, and Chand Mera Dil, featuring Lakshya and Ananya Panday, which ended at Rs. 27.78 crore. Both films were classified as Flop.

As the second half of 2026 unfolds, the industry will be hoping for not just more blockbusters, but also a healthier spread of Hits and Semi-Hits across genres and budgets.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is doing well in India. After taking a start of Rs. 16.50 crores on Saturday, the film saw some growth on Sunday as Rs. 18 crores* came in. The growth is not huge and that’s on expected lines since it had pretty much maxed out on Saturday when it saw a release on a holiday. Had this been a regular Friday to Saturday to Sunday trajectory then the growth would have looked different.

That said, what it has achieved is also a very good number since, at least, audiences are stepping in theatres, and that’s a win to be celebrated. The reviews are generally good and while there are mixed reactions amongst audiences, the nostalgia around the brand Mission: Impossible means that, at least, first week would keep seeing good numbers.

Sunday collections are in fact similar to the best ever single day numbers that the entire franchise has managed in India. Prior to this, the best number ever was Rs. 18.08 crores that Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning had accumulated on its first Sunday. Post that it had done well enough to go past Rs. 100 crores lifetime. Here, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning has gathered almost Rs. 35 crores* in two days but with Monday being its third day, it risks getting into a single digit score right away, which means the momentum would be disturbed. One now waits to see how does the shortened first week eventually look like for the Tom Cruise starrer.

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Note: All collections as per various box office sources

Tom Cruise has done it again. His Mission: Impossible is a much-loved franchise in India and hence all eyes were on how big the newest instalment would, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, turn out to be. It was a given that the film will take a very good opening and a start of 10 cores was pretty much there for the taking. In fact, when the advance booking started and tickets started flying away quick, an opening of 15 crores was given. What had to be seen was, whether the film will turn out to be even bigger.

Well, as it turned out, the film in fact emerged as a one-horse race as it was way ahead of any competition around it. While Hollywood’s own Final Destination - Bloodlines had arrived and there was Bollywood’s Raid 2 as well continuing with good showcasing, it was Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning that had all eyes on it as audiences embraced it well. The start is in fact the best ever for the franchise.

The first day collections have come as Rs. 17 crores* and pretty much ensures a success in the making. Surprisingly, the film took a very odd start on a Saturday when such event releases actually choose to arrive on a Thursday instead of a conventional Friday. As a result, the core weekend per se will be for just two days since Monday is anyways a regular day with no partial holiday advantage either. Had this come on Friday then there would have been an advantage of at least Rs. 10-15 crores in the overall three-day weekend total.

*Estimates

Note: All collections as per various box office sources