Housefull 5 loses steam as Maa, Kannappa release today

Akshay Kumar’s latest laugh riot, ‘Housefull 5’, hit cinemas on 6 June and opened to much excitement and cheer. Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, the film is the fifth part of the hit ‘Housefull’ franchise and brings together a massive cast on a luxurious cruise packed with confusion, comedy, and chaos.Housefull 5 Movie ReviewThe film started strong and continued to win hearts in the first two weeks. But as it entered its third Thursday, the numbers began to drop. Still, there’s something to cheer about — the film has officially crossed the Rs 180 crore mark at the Indian box office.‘Housefull 5’ earns Rs 85 lakh on day 21According to early estimates by Sacnilk, ‘Housefull 5’ earned just Rs 85 lakh on Day 21 (26 June), which brought its total domestic collection to Rs 180.60 croreOn its 21st day, ‘Housefull 5’ recorded a 10.61% overall occupancy in Hindi 2D theatres.

The film’s performance remained low throughout the day, showing a clear dip in audience turnout. Morning shows saw the weakest response at just 6.64%, while the afternoon picked up slightly with 11.24% occupancy. The numbers improved a bit in the evening at 12.05%, and night shows reached the highest of the day at 12.50%. Akshay Kumar’s comedy battled ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ and ‘Kuberaa’Even before this week’s new releases, ‘Housefull 5’ had already been facing stiff competition at the box office.

Aamir Khan’s heartfelt film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ and Dhanush’s action-packed ‘Kuberaa’ were both doing well in cinemas, cutting into the audience share for ‘Housefull 5’. But now, things are set to get even tougher.New releasesThis weekend may be the most challenging yet for ‘Housefull 5’. Starting today, 27 June, three new big films have hit cinemas: Kajol’s emotional horror ‘Maa’, the high-octane documentary-style ‘F1: The Movie’, and the mythological epic ‘Kannappa’.

What’s interesting is that ‘Kannappa’ also stars Akshay Kumar.Star-studded castAkshay Kumar leads a star-studded cast in ‘Housefull 5’, which brings together some of Bollywood’s most popular faces. The film also features Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Fardeen Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Dino Morea, Shreyas Talpade, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, and Sonam Bajwa. Set on a lavish cruise ship, the story follows a string of comic misadventures and sudden murders, leading to complete chaos and confusion — a trademark style of the ‘Housefull’ franchise.