‘Singham Again’ Vs ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ on Diwali, both films will bring life to the box office, hope for revival
This time Diwali is going to be a blast, because on November 1, not one but two big films are releasing in the theatres. On one hand, Ajay Devgan is returning as ‘Bajirao Singham’ with his even bigger and more powerful police force, while in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, this time Rooh Baba aka Kartik Aryan has to deal with not one but two Manjulikas.
The star cast of both the films directed by Rohit Shetty and Anees Bazmee is big. Along with Ajay Devgan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Kapoor will be seen in the lead roles in ‘Singham Again’.
On the other hand, Vidya Balan is returning once again as Manjulika in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, along with her Madhuri Dixit and Tripti Dimri are also going to join the star cast of the horror movie. If you are confused about which movies to watch in the theatres on Diwali, then let’s take a look at the box office history of both the films to see which one was more successful.
The first two parts of Bhool Bhulaiyaa had collected this much
The first part of Bhool Bhulaiyaa was released on 12 October 2007, in which Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja and Ameesha Patel were seen in the lead roles. The horror comedy film was directed by Priyadarshan, whose partnership with Akshay Kumar has been very good.
The movie made a net collection of 49.10 crores at the Indian box office in 2007, while the worldwide movie earned a total of 82.35 crores. Almost 14 years after the release of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, its second part came, in which Akshay Kumar was replaced by Kartik Aryan.
The direction of the film was taken over by Anees Bazmee. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 made a net collection of 185.92 crores in India and did a business of 266.88 crores worldwide. ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa-2’ was more successful than the first one.
Lifetime collection of both parts of Bhool Bhulaiyaa
| Parts | India Net Collection | Worldwide Collection |
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa | 49.10 Cr | 82.35 Cr |
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | 185.92 Cr | 266.88 Cr |
Singham roared loudly as soon as he came
Bhool Bhulaiyaa was praised a lot, but the first part did not earn much at the box office. However, the exact opposite happened with ‘Singham’. Ajay Devgan and Kajal Aggarwal starrer Singham earned lifetime 100.30 crores in India, while the film collected 147.89 crores worldwide.
Along with this, when the second part of the film ‘Singham Returns’ came in 2014, the movie received mixed response from critics as compared to the first part, but the film got a good number of viewers in the theaters.
Lifetime collection of 2 parts of Singham
| Franchisees | India Net Collection | Worldwide Collection |
| Singham | 100.30 Cr | 147.89 Cr |
| Singham Returns | 140.62 Cr | 220.5 Cr |
Singham Returns had a net collection of 140.62 crores in India, while the film easily did a business of 220.5 crores worldwide at that time. If we look at the box office figures of both the films, then compared to ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, Singham has been successful in attracting more people to the theaters.
