The Bhootnii box office collection day 4: Sunjay Dutt and Mouni Roy’s horror comedy earns over Rs. 3 crore by the end of its first weekend

Horror comedy is one of the most popular and loved genres of cinema. Coming from the same genre is Sanjay Dutt and Mouni Roy’s latest release, ‘The Bhootnii.’ Released on May 1, the film has completed a four day run at the theatres and after its first weekend, it’s box office collection is over Rs. 3 crores.
Directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, ‘The Bhootnii’ also features Sunny Singh and Palak Tiwari. Clashing with ‘Raid 2,’ ‘The Bhootnii’ opened at Rs 65 lakh net business on Thursday, according to the Sacnilk report. On the second day, i.e., Friday, the horror comedy made Rs. 62 lakhs. On Saturday, the movie saw a rise of 38.71 percent and collected Rs. 86 lakh. The earlier estimates suggest that on Sunday, the movie witnessed a further increase in footfall and was able to mint Rs. 1.06 crore.
With this, ‘The Bhootnii’ made a business of Rs 3.19 crore after its opening weekend.
‘The Bhootnii’ and ‘Raid 2’ locked horns at the box office, and the latter has crossed the half-century mark over the opening weekend. The Ajay Devgn starrer is a sequel to ‘Raid’, the crime thriller which garnered both love and commercial success.
At the same time, it is running parallel to ‘Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh,’ which is yet another tough competition to beat.
With a rating of 2 out of 5 stars, ETimes’ review of ‘The Bhootni’ reads - “Sachdev and Vankush Arora’s story doesn’t tread new ground, though Santhosh Thundiyil’s cinematography occasionally lends it an atmospheric touch. The narrative, however, is riddled with inconsistencies—when Mohabbat takes human form to lure Shantanu, she’s constantly by his side. But once her identity as the ghost is revealed, she inexplicably starts vanishing for hours, conveniently giving Baba the time to do his work. While some sequences are intriguing, the gimmicky VFX and Mohabbat’s sub-par make-up effects dilute the impact.”