Housefull 5 Hits ₹125 Crore in First Week, Steady at Box Office

Quick Summary:

• Housefull 5, headlined by Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, and Abhishek Bachchan, is the fifth installment in the comedy film franchise.
• The movie features an extensive ensemble cast including Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff among others.
• Directed by Tarun Mansukhani and bankrolled by Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
• Combines light-hearted comedy with a murder mystery twist and has been released in two versions (Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B) featuring different climaxes.
• In the first six days of release:

– Domestic net collection: Rs 120.25 crore.
– Worldwide gross collection: Rs 187.25 crore.

• On day seven (early estimates):

– Domestic net added Rs 6.75 crore.
– Total domestic collection reached Rs 127 crore; worldwide gross climbed to Rs 194 crore.

• Predicted to surpass “Raid 2” global lifetime collections of Rs 235 crore during its second weekend.

Indian Opinion Analysis:

The success of Housefull 5 continues to underscore India’s strong appetite for big-scale comedic franchises combining star power with innovative storytelling twists like dual climaxes. While it has received considerable attention globally with notable box office performance nearing Rs 200 crore within the first week, this shows Bollywood’s ability to blend mass appeal genres with measured creative risks.

If projections hold true (Raid lifetime collections being surpassed), Housefull’s trajectory may serve as a blueprint for filmmakers looking to balance ensemble casts and fresh narrative approaches while securing consistent profitability across domestic and international markets-critical for sustaining India’s cinema presence on a global scale.

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