Mumbai: It has been a Diwali bonanza for the Akshay Kumar-starrer Housefull 4, which has grossed Rs 53.22 crore in the domestic market over three days since opening, leaving the other two festive releases -- Made In China and Saand Ki Aankh -- far behind in the box-office race.
Made In China, featuring Rajkummar Rao, Boman Irani and Mouni Roy, was a distant second, finishing with an all-India collection of Rs 3.98 crore over the weekend, according to koimoi.com. Saand Ki Aankh, starring Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu, grossed Rs 2.75 crore. However, given the low budgets of the two films, the trade believes these could end up profitable, too.
Housefull 4 had the advantage of being a new, star-studded sequel of a successful franchise and, more importantly, had a bigger screen count. The film released in around 3,500 screens, as compared to Made In China and Saand Ki Aankh, which had around 1,500 and 1,000 screens respectively, according to a hindustantimes.com report.