Housefull 5 Poised to Shatter Box‑Office Records, Says Producer Sajid Nadiadwala

Sajid Nadiadwala's recent comedy entertainer Housefull 5, with a star cast of Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, and Abhishek Bachchan, has proved to be a sheer box office hit.

The movie was produced on a production cost of ₹225 crore, with an added ₹15 crore for prints and promotions, making the entire cost to be ₹240 crore. Though the budget was huge, the movie has easily slipped into the profit zone, owing to a smart combination of theatricals and pre-release business.

Even before reaching the big screen, Housefull 5 was able to bring in ₹175 crore via different non-theatrical sources. This comprised ₹90 crore from its digital rights, ₹55 crore from satellite broadcast distribution deals, and ₹30 crore through music rights.

With only ₹65 crore remaining to be recovered from its box office collections, the movie soon crossed expectations. It has already crossed a global box office gross of ₹227.7 crore—which is well above the ₹150 crore needed to make a profit.

Housefull 5 has the support of an entire star cast featuring Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, along with Dino Morea, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nargis Fakhri, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chitrangada Singh, Fardeen Khan, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Ranjeet, Soundarya Sharma, Nikitin Dheer, and Akashdeep Sabir.

The film, directed by Tarun Mansukhani, was released in theaters on June 6 and provided the viewers with a new experience with two climaxes. The production of the project was done under the banner of Sajid Nadiadwala's, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.

The Housefull series started in 2010, with the initial two films directed by Sajid Khan. Housefull 3 continues in 2016, directed by Sajid-Farhad, and Housefull 4 in 2019, directed by Farhad Samji. The fifth part of the series is carrying on the tradition, presenting a mix of comedy, chaos, and box office success.