After keeping the audience waiting for more than three years, akshay Kumar is finally back with the fourth installment of his successful comedy franchise 'Housefull'.
The latest part reunites him with Ritiesh Deshmukh and features an ensemble star cast including Kriti Sanon, Kriti Kharbanda, bobby deol, and pooja hegde in the lead roles.
As the trailer of the much anticipated 'Housefull 4' releases today, here we take a look back at how the previous films of the franchise have fared at the box office - The first
installment of the comedy franchise was helmed by sajid khan and produced by sajid nadiadwala.
The film hit the screens on April 30, 2010, in 1700 screens. The film starred akshay Kumar, Ritiesh Deshmukh, deepika PADUKONE' target='_blank' title='click here to read more'>deepika padukone, lara dutta, arjun rampal among others in the lead roles. The film took off to a brilliant start, collecting Rs 9.32 crore on its opening day at the box office.
The film went on to rake in a total of Rs 30.97 crore in its first weekend at the box office and recorded Rs 47.35 crore in its first week. 'Housefull' did a lifetime business of Rs 72.24 crore net and grossed $ 4 million in the overseas market.
