Akshay Kumar’s latest film ‘Housefull 5’ is clearly losing steam as it enters its third week in cinemas. On Day 19 (third Tuesday), the comedy managed to earn Rs 1.25 crore as reported by Sacnilk. This is a clear sign that the film is now fading from Cinemas. So far, the total collection of the film stands at Rs 178.50 crore.A strong start, but now losing gripWhen ‘Housefull 5’ hit the big screen, it opened with big numbers and seemed like a sure-shot hit. But by the time it reached its third week, the film started to slow down. According to early estimates by Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 1.25 crore on Day 19. This is only a slight increase from Day 18, when it made Rs 1.15 crore. The film had a stronger third weekend, collecting Rs 2.5 crore on Saturday and Rs 3.5 crore on Sunday. But after that, the weekday numbers have gone down again.Impact of new releasesThe drop in ‘Housefull 5’’s numbers came soon after Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ released on 20 June. Since then, that film has been pulling a lot of the audience, which has clearly affected ‘Housefull 5’’s run. Even though the film tried to hold on during the weekends, the weekdays have not been kind. The change is visible in the daily earnings.Day-wise collection breakdownHere’s a full look at how ‘Housefull 5’ has performed so far:Week 1Day 1 (Friday): Rs 24 croreDay 2 (Saturday): Rs 31 croreDay 3 (Sunday): Rs 32.5 croreDay 4 (Monday): Rs 13 croreDay 5 (Tuesday): Rs 11.25 croreDay 6 (Wednesday): Rs 8.5 croreDay 7 (Thursday): Rs 7 croreTotal: Rs 127.25 croreWeek 2Day 8 (Friday): Rs 6 croreDay 9 (Saturday): Rs 9.5 croreDay 10 (Sunday): Rs 11.5 croreDay 11 (Monday): Rs 3.75 croreDay 12 (Tuesday): Rs 4.25 croreDay 13 (Wednesday): Rs 3 croreDay 14 (Thursday): Rs 2.85 croreTotal: Rs 40.85 croreWeek 3Day 15 (Friday): Rs 2 croreDay 16 (Saturday): Rs 2.5 croreDay 17 (Sunday): Rs 3.5 croreDay 18 (Monday): Rs 1.15 croreDay 19 (Tuesday): Rs 1.25 crore (early estimate)Total till now: Rs 178.50 croreWhat lies ahead for the film?Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, ‘Housefull 5’ features a big star cast – Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Nana Patekar. With new films like ‘Maa’, ‘F1: The Movie’ and Akshay’s another film ‘Kannappa’ set to release soon, the road ahead could be even tougher. If ‘Housefull 5’ wants to cross the Rs 180 crore mark or get anywhere close to Rs 200 crore, it will need a strong push with better numbers over the coming days.Will it reach Rs 200 Crore?At this point, ‘Housefull 5’ is moving slowly. Crossing Rs 180 crore might happen, but getting to Rs 200 crore looks tough.
