Golmaal 5

Golmaal 5 has settled into a comfortable Hit run, with Rohit Shetty’s ensemble comedy crossing ₹268 crore worldwide on the back of a weekend-driven opening and steady weekday holds.

Opening Weekend

The film opened moderately at ₹24 crore on day one before building through the weekend — Sunday’s ₹33 crore marked the franchise’s strongest single day since Golmaal Again, a pattern trade trackers attribute to word-of-mouth around Akshay Kumar’s much-discussed cameo finally landing on screen.

Was the ₹40 Crore Cameo Worth It?

Akshay Kumar’s reported ₹40 crore fee for a 22-day shoot was the talk of the trade earlier this year, and early tracking suggests it paid off. Distributors point to a noticeable bump in weekend footfall in single-screen markets, historically the Golmaal franchise’s strongest territory, once his portion of the film became the centerpiece of the marketing push.

Current Status

Golmaal 5 is still running in theatres, with a worldwide total of ₹268 crore against its ₹210 crore budget already putting the film comfortably in the black. Trade estimates project a further ₹30-40 crore before the theatrical window closes, which would place this as one of the stronger entries in the franchise’s history.