Housefull 5’ beats Raid 2 to become 2nd biggest Hindi grosser of 2025

Akshay Kumar’s comic caper Housefull 5 continues to predominate the container office, emerging arsenic the 2nd biggest Bollywood deed of 2025. With a staggering 17-day all-language nett postulation of Rs 175.95 crore, the movie has present surpassed the beingness net of Ajay Devgn’s Raid 2, which has till present earned Rs 173.26 crore from it’s theatrical run.

Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, Housefull 5 had a spectacular opening weekend, raking successful Rs 87.5 crore successful its archetypal 3 days alone. The film’s explosive start, driven by wide appeal, ensemble cast, and a premix of slapstick humour and lavish visuals, made it an instant crowd-puller. Despite the accustomed weekday drops, it sustained good capable to extremity Week 1 with a coagulated ₹Rs 27.25 crore.The 2nd week witnessed a noticeable dip successful collections, emblematic for high-octane entertainers, yet the movie added Rs 40.85 crore much to its kitty. As it entered its 3rd weekend, Housefull 5 showed signs of renewed momentum, earning Rs 2 crore connected Friday, Rs 2.5 crore connected Saturday, and an estimated Rs 3.35 crore connected Sunday, bringing the 17-day full to Rs 175.95 crore.This was contempt the magical tally by Aamir Khan and Genelia D’Souza’s Sitaare Zameen Par which went connected gain astir Rs 59 crore implicit the weekend.In doing so, it edged past Raid 2, which was antecedently the 2nd highest-grossing Bollywood movie of the year. Ajay Devgn’s transgression thriller had garnered praise for its gripping storyline and aggravated performances, ending its tally astatine Rs 173.26 crore. However, the sheer amusement quotient and franchise worth of Housefull 5 helped it spell 1 measurement further.The lone movie up of Housefull 5 successful 2025’s container bureau contention is Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava which has earned implicit Rs 600 crore crossed languages this year..

With this success, Akshay Kumar besides marks a large comeback aft a drawstring of underwhelming releases successful the past 2 years. The Housefull franchise present boasts 5 accordant commercialized hits, reinforcing its estimation arsenic 1 of Bollywood’s astir bankable drama series.As it inches person to the Rs 180 crore mark, Housefull 5 cements its spot not conscionable successful 2025’s charts, but besides successful the broader bequest of big-ticket Bollywood entertainers.