Housefull 5 is the first major Hindi film — and certainly the first Bollywood comedy — to release two endings simultaneously at scale.
The opening also places it above Housefull 4’s Day 1 by over 25%, and more than halfway to that film’s ₹200 crore lifetime mark.
The film opened at ₹15.5 crore, but Day 2 saw collections tumble to ₹7.15 crore — a 53.87% drop. Saturday’s modest recovery to ₹7.5 crore offers little consolation, especially given the stiff competition and weak word-of-mouth.
Whether Kamal Haasan's film can be saved over the weekend or not remains to be seen.
The film was released in theatres in two different versions -- Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B.
After the film's first day first shows were over, social media users were quick to share their experience of watching the film.
The box office numbers are not a surprise since Thug Life opened to poor reviews.
With this, Housefull 5 is likely to cross the booking numbers of Akshay Kumar's previous release, Sky Force, soon.
Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam joining forces after 38 long years had the moviegoers and social media users all excited, something that can be substantiated by its booking trends as well.
Kamal Haasan is facing criticism following his remarks on the evolution of the Kannada language, made during the 'Thug Life' audio launch.
Calling Parekh a "mother figure" who both protects and tortures him, Aamir said the CA has handled his finances from the start of his career.
This move follows its successful stint in theaters, expanding its reach to a more diverse audience by being available in several languages, including Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada.
Sandeep Reddy Vanga's post came after details about Spirit's story started doing the rounds on the Internet.
The news of his death was confirmed by actor Vindu Dara Singh, who shared screen space with Mukul in Son of Sardar
The actress was initially set to star alongside Prabhas, but disputes over her refusal to work more than six hours a day led to her exit.
Tom Cruise's latest film recorded a decent occupancy across its shows on Thursday.
The film will cross the ₹50 crore-mark in India on Thursday.
Despite a weekday slump, the film has neared the ₹50 crore mark in India.
The teaser of the film features Roshan reprising his character of Kabir but with a meaner and darker twist.
At the Indian box office, the film's daily collections saw a fall of around 60.88 per cent on Monday.
The shows of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning recorded a decent occupancy on its first Sunday.