‘Housefull 2’ beats IPL by notching up Rs. 42 crore in the opening weekend

Sajid Khan’s film ‘Housefull 2’, which was released April 5, is doing an extra-ordinary business at the box office and the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is going on these days, has not been able to put any affect on it at all.

‘Housefull 2’ led the assault on IPL by notching up Rs. 42 crore in the opening weekend and by the Monday night the film gathered an amount of Rs. 50 crore. This is the business which the movie has done in India only.

Parkas Joshi, who is the programming head of the PVR cinemas told the media that the movie impressed him a lot by doing an exceptional business.

There was a time when Akshay Kumar, who is known as ‘Khiladi’ of the Bollywood industry, used to give blockbusters but his recent films failed to impress the audiences. Nevertheless, ‘Housefull 2’ has brought the actor back under the main lights. This news was confirmed by Joshi.

Joshi said, “It’s almost as if IPL is not happening! Across our chains, no tickets were available for all four films on the weekend. “Housefull 2” has shown 80 percent attendance at our cinemas, with a superb weekend business of Rs. 5.3 crore. This is undoubtedly Akshay Kumar’s biggest opener.”

Joshi added, “The remarkable part is that so far most recent Akshay Kumar films had taken a drop on Monday, but despite the IPL again, the shows starting in our cinemas from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on this day have registered a 50 to 60 percent occupancy in our Mumbai properties and 80-90 percent, which is superb, in Gujarat, Indore, Delhi and other centers. After the (Rs.) 42 crore net opening weekend, I foresee Rs. 60 crore by the end of week one and if I am not wrong, the second week should be strong too.”

‘Housefull 2’ featured Asin Thottumkal in the lead role opposite to Akshay Kumar and the film also showcased the likes of John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ritesh Deshmukh, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Shezahn Padamsee, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Randhir Kapoor and Boman Irani in the lead roles.

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