By Hindustan Times
Neither IPL nor Akshay Kumar's bad form on the box-office proved to be a deterrent for Sajid Khan's multi-starrer. Housefull 2 has garnered Rs. 42 crore in its opening weekend. What's more? It's Akshay Kumar's biggest opener ever.
"The first day collections of the film were Rs. 14 crore. On Saturday, collections dropped slightly to Rs. 13 crore. On Sunday, Housefull 2 netted a complete of Rs. 15 crore, taking its three-day total to Rs. 42 crore (approx. all-India net)," writes trade analyst Komal Nahta in koimoi.com.
"In terms of box-office records, Housefull 2 has the second one best opening day collections of 2012, after Agneepath (Rs. 25 crore)," says Nahta.
The film goes strong in overseas also. "In addition, Housefull 2 collected Rs. 5.50 crore within the Overseas circuit over Thursday and Friday. Within the UK, it collected £ 112,075 on Friday. In Australia, Housefull 2 collected A$ 73,143 on Friday. In New Zealand, the Friday collections were NZ$ 34,604. Within the UAE, collections on Thursday were AED 725,000," writes Nahta.
Akshay Kumar is back with a bang. "Has proved its detractors wrong and has emerged Akshay Kumar's biggest opener. Had a bountiful start on Friday [Rs 14 cr], slided downwards slightly on Saturday, though the autumn was marginal [Rs 13 cr], but had a pretty good Sunday [Rs 16.5 cr], taking the 3-day total to Rs. 43.5 cr nett. Is the second one biggest opener of 2012 so far, after AGNEEPATH. The business on Friday and Saturday was affected because of the cricket matches, while the business in North and South circuits got affected as a result of strong opposition posed by a Punjabi and Telugu film, respectively. Yet, a wonderful start of Rs. 40 cr + weekend has ensured the film a first-rate place within the biggest openers' listing," writes Taran Adarsh for Bollywood Hungama.
Sajid Khan was confident in regards to the film's prospects at BO. “I saw the movie last night and that i promise you, I'M REALLY NOT saying this because I directed this film, I'M saying it out of sheer love for cinema as an audience, this film is a blockbuster and i'm so proud that I'VE directed it,” he had said in a single of his interviews before the film's release.
