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Akshay Kumar led Housefull 5 has passed the opening day test with flying colors. It opened on the predicted lines despite the mixed word-of-mouth. The ticket sales on Saturday have been impressive so far. The comedy thriller has also witnessed a surge in morning occupancy. Scroll below for day 2 box office trends!
The advance booking was strong, which helped Tarun Mansukhani’s directorial make a decent start at the ticket windows. On day 1, it witnessed a morning occupancy of 13.62%. Thanks to the Saturday boost, there’s been a slight improvement, with 15.40% occupancy during the morning shows on day 2.
Sikandar had also opened to highly polarised reviews, which impacted the footfalls. On day 2, Salman Khan starrer had registered a morning occupancy of 8.38%. In comparison, Housefull 5 is enjoying 84% higher admits.
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It is also showing better trends than Kesari Chapter 2 (11.68%), Raid 2 (7.13%) and Jaat (5.44%).
Akshay Kumar starrer remained behind Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava on the opening day. Even on Saturday, it could not surpass the historical action film, which had clocked morning occupancy of 33%.
Housefull 5 has sold 1.17 lakh tickets until 2 PM today, including both formats—Housefull 5A and Housefull 5B. The signs are positive despite the mixed word-of-mouth, and the comedy thriller may cross the 30 crore mark today!
Needless to say, Akshay Kumar’s film is now the #1 choice of the audience. It is giving Raid 2, Kesari Chapter 2, and Bhool Chuk Maaf, among others, a run for their money at the ticket windows.
Stay tuned to Koimoi for more box office updates!
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