Eken and Bohurupi 2 Beat DeSu7 at the Box Office After Week One

Checked on 22 October 2026. Figures are India net for the Bengali versions, estimated by Sacnilk, and they change as trade reports are revised. The tables below update on their own.

DeSu7 arrived as the Durga Puja film everyone was talking about: Dev’s first film as director, the Dev and Subhashree Ganguly pairing, and the earliest ticket sales a Bengali film has opened. It did get the biggest opening day of the four Puja releases. Six days later, The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra and Bohurupi: The Golden Daku are ahead of it on collection.

The short answer

• Opening day: DeSu7 took ₹75 lakh on Friday 16 October. The Eken took ₹50 lakh and Bohurupi 2 took ₹34 lakh a day earlier, on Thursday 15 October (Sacnilk’s revised figures; early reports on opening day had quoted higher numbers for The Eken).
• After six days: The Eken has ₹4.93 crore, Bohurupi 2 has ₹4.81 crore and DeSu7 has ₹4.19 crore India net.
• The turn: DeSu7 held around ₹65 to 75 lakh a day, while The Eken and Bohurupi 2 climbed to about ₹1 crore a day by Days 4 and 5.
• Fair comparison: The Eken and Bohurupi 2 opened a day before DeSu7. The tables below line the films up by the same number of days, so that head start does not decide it.

The Eken against DeSu7, day by day

The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra (2026)₹5.68 CrIndia net in 7 daysDay 1 ₹0.50 Cr · Week 1 ₹5.68 CrCritics: 3.3/5DeSu7 (2026)₹4.19 CrIndia net in 6 daysDay 1 ₹0.75 CrCritics: 2.5/5

The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra vs DeSu7: who is ahead?

DeSu7 had the bigger opening day with ₹0.75 Cr India net, against ₹0.50 Cr for The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra. Counting the same number of days (6), The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra stands at ₹4.93 Cr and DeSu7 at ₹4.19 Cr, so The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra leads on a like-for-like run. The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra has ₹5.68 Cr in total (7 days of records) and DeSu7 has ₹4.19 Cr so far (6 days).

Day-wise box office: The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra vs DeSu7

India net in crore. Only the first 7 days are listed. A dash means no figure for that day yet. The two films opened on different weekdays, so compare opening days and the same run length, not calendar dates.

Frequently asked questions

Which film had the bigger opening, The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra or DeSu7?

DeSu7 opened bigger with ₹0.75 Cr India net on Day 1, against ₹0.50 Cr for The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra.

Who is ahead after the same number of days?

After 6 days of release, The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra had ₹4.93 Cr and DeSu7 had ₹4.19 Cr India net, so The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra is ahead on a like-for-like run.

What are the total collections?

The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra has collected ₹5.68 Cr India net in 7 days of records, and DeSu7 has collected ₹4.19 Cr in 6 days so far.

Are these worldwide gross figures?

No. They are estimated India net collections for the Bengali version, from Sacnilk trade tracking and anything typed in by hand. Producers and other trackers often announce different totals.

Bohurupi 2 against DeSu7, day by day

Bohurupi: The Golden Daku (2026)₹5.61 CrIndia net in 7 daysDay 1 ₹0.34 Cr · Week 1 ₹5.61 CrCritics: 3.6/5DeSu7 (2026)₹4.19 CrIndia net in 6 daysDay 1 ₹0.75 CrCritics: 2.5/5

Bohurupi: The Golden Daku vs DeSu7: who is ahead?

DeSu7 had the bigger opening day with ₹0.75 Cr India net, against ₹0.34 Cr for Bohurupi: The Golden Daku. Counting the same number of days (6), Bohurupi: The Golden Daku stands at ₹4.81 Cr and DeSu7 at ₹4.19 Cr, so Bohurupi: The Golden Daku leads on a like-for-like run. Bohurupi: The Golden Daku has ₹5.61 Cr in total (7 days of records) and DeSu7 has ₹4.19 Cr so far (6 days).

Day-wise box office: Bohurupi: The Golden Daku vs DeSu7

India net in crore. Only the first 7 days are listed. A dash means no figure for that day yet. The two films opened on different weekdays, so compare opening days and the same run length, not calendar dates.

Frequently asked questions

Which film had the bigger opening, Bohurupi: The Golden Daku or DeSu7?

DeSu7 opened bigger with ₹0.75 Cr India net on Day 1, against ₹0.34 Cr for Bohurupi: The Golden Daku.

Who is ahead after the same number of days?

After 6 days of release, Bohurupi: The Golden Daku had ₹4.81 Cr and DeSu7 had ₹4.19 Cr India net, so Bohurupi: The Golden Daku is ahead on a like-for-like run.

What are the total collections?

Bohurupi: The Golden Daku has collected ₹5.61 Cr India net in 7 days of records, and DeSu7 has collected ₹4.19 Cr in 6 days so far.

Are these worldwide gross figures?

No. They are estimated India net collections for the Bengali version, from Sacnilk trade tracking and anything typed in by hand. Producers and other trackers often announce different totals.

What was said before release

None of this is a reason for the result, only the talk around the film.

• Hype and bookings: advance booking for DeSu7 opened earlier than for any Bengali film before it, according to T2 Online. Early reports also called its Day 1 the biggest opening of 2026 so far.
• The Dhurandhar comparison: some critics and YouTubers compared DeSu7 with Dhurandhar. Those are their claims and we report them as claims; see our comparison of what critics said.
• Anirban Bhattacharya: he plays a key role in DeSu7. Reports in 2026 said he and several others faced unofficial bans in Bengali films after a dispute with the technicians federation; see what is on record. No source we found says the ban affected this film’s collection.
• Review removals: some YouTube reviewers said they took down DeSu7 reviews after notices. That is covered in our explainer. It means some critical reviews are not online, which can lean the visible reviews more positive.

What the numbers show

• Shows: DeSu7 started with 561 shows on Day 1 and had 400 by Day 6. The Eken’s shows rose from 277 to about 310 to 318 over the same period (Sacnilk).
• Critic scores on BMR: The Eken 3.3, Bohurupi 2 3.6 and DeSu7 2.5 out of 5. See the four Puja films compared.
• Fewer screens, fewer shows: a film that loses shows loses reach, and a film that gains them gains it. The data cannot say which came first, the shows or the audience.
• Kolkata disruption: a pandal stampede at Chorebagan during the festival led the state government to bring in restrictions, according to FilmiBeat. We found no report linking it to any one film’s numbers.

DeSu7 against the previous Dev and Subhashree film

For context on how DeSu7 compares with its own predecessor, see our DeSu7 budget and hit or flop page. No budget has been published, so there is no hit or flop verdict.

All four films together

The full day-by-day tracker for The Eken, Bohurupi 2, Emperor vs Sarat Chandra and DeSu7 is on our Durga Puja 2026 box office page.

Your verdict: rate the films

Questions people ask

Did The Eken and Bohurupi 2 beat DeSu7?

On India net after the same six days, yes: ₹4.93 crore and ₹4.81 crore against ₹4.19 crore. DeSu7 had the biggest opening day, and its later days were smaller.

Is DeSu7 a flop?

There is no verdict. The budget has not been published, and Sacnilk lists the verdict as not available.

Are these worldwide figures?

No. They are estimated India net for the Bengali versions. Producers often announce different numbers.

Sources

• Sacnilk: DeSu7
• FilmiBeat: Day 1, 16 October 2026
• FilmiBeat: DeSu7 weekend, 18 October 2026
• T2 Online: early ticket sales