How do the box office earnings of the Welcome film series compare to other major Bollywood comedy franchises?

How does the Welcome series stack up?

The evidence allows us to compare the Welcome film series with one other big Bollywood comedy franchise: Housefull. Unfortunately, there’s no usable data on Golmaal or other comedy series, so this is a Welcome‑vs‑Housefull comparison only.

Welcome series total earnings

A Facebook post that tracks franchise box office says the Welcome series has pulled in over ₹284 crore worldwide [2].
The first film, Welcome, alone grossed ₹117.91 crore worldwide (₹70.15 crore net in India) [1].
The most recent entry, Welcome 3 (Welcome to the Jungle), reportedly had a worldwide gross of ₹119.50 crore and an opening‑day India gross of ₹22.50 crore [14][12]. (Another source listed ₹22.82 crore worldwide, possibly a daily figure, and an estimated ₹3.8 crore net on one day [13][15].)

Housefull series – the heavyweight

Housefull is way ahead. Three separate sources paint it as a giant:

• It is called the highest‑grossing comedy franchise in Indian cinema [4].
• One estimate puts its worldwide earnings at over ₹1000 crore [3].
• Another detailed report gives ₹792 crore as the franchise’s global total, ranking it the 7th highest‑grossing Indian film franchise ever [5].

Even if we use the lower ₹792 crore figure, that is still nearly three times the Welcome series total.

Comparing the first films

The very first Welcome and Housefull movies actually started fairly close:

• Welcome (2007): ₹117.91 crore worldwide [1].
• Housefull (2010): ₹116.30 crore worldwide (India gross ₹98.37 crore, overseas $4.03 million) [7][6][8]. Housefull’s budget was ₹47 crore and it was declared a “Hit” [10][9].

What about profits and recent performance?

For individual profitability, Welcome 3 also looks solid: with a reported budget of ₹32–48 crore, an India net of ₹70.13 crore, and a worldwide gross of ₹119.50 crore [14]. That’s a healthy margin, similar to the first Housefull’s profitability. But the big picture is that the Housefull franchise as a whole has grown much larger with sequels, while the Welcome series remains a smaller earner.

Bottom line

Housefull is the dominant comedy franchise in the evidence, vastly out‑earning the Welcome series (whether you take ₹792 crore or ₹1000+ crore vs ₹284 crore+). The early films had comparable box office, but the franchises later diverged dramatically. We can’t speak for Golmaal or other series because no data was provided.