Housefull 5 released in theatres on June 6, Friday, and had a good opening. The film saw further growth over the weekend, especially on Sunday. The movie has been getting mixed reviews, people are flocking to the theatres as it's a popular franchise and a big comedy in cinemas after a while. The film stars Akshay Kumar , Riteish Deshmukh , Abhishek Bachchan , Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Jacqueline Fernandez , Sonam Bajwa, Chitrangda Singh, Nargis Fakhri, Shreyas Talpade, Fardeen Khan among many others.
On Day 1, 'Housefull 5' had an opening of Rs 24 crore. It saw a growth of around 29 percent on day 2 and made Rs 31 crore, according to Sacnilk. On Sunday, there was further jump and the film made Rs 32.5 crore. On day 4, which is Monday, the film seems to have started on a decent note in the morning shows and has made Rs 1.78 crore so far. Ofcourse, it's expected that the Monday numbers will be less than the Sunday numbers. But even if the movie manages to make around Rs 12-13 crore on Monday, it may cross the Rs 100 crore mark. So far, the total collection of the movie now stands at Rs 89.28 crore net in India.
The Monday numbers and the coming weekdays will further decide the fate of the film. As per reports, it's India's most expensive comedy film with a budget of around Rs 225 crore. Thus, it will have to continue doing well over this full week and the second weekend in order to meet expectations. But so far, it's a great start for the franchise.
Meanwhile, Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' is giving competition to this one in the south centres. But overall, 'Housefull 5' is doing far better than this Mani Ratnam directorial, in terms of the box office.
Daywise collection of 'Housefull 5:
Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 24 Cr -
Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 31 Cr
Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 32.5 Cr
Day 4 [1st Monday]
till afternoon ₹ 1.78 Cr ** -
Total ₹ 89.28 Cr