Now
let's
look
at
the
figures!
The
film
is
faring
very
well
in
Mumbai
city-suburbs
and
circuit...
Mumbai
city-suburbs
Friday
-
8,36,816
Saturday
-
17,68,286
Sunday
-
21,91,089
Monday
-
7,35,369
Days |
Fun,
Ahmedabad |
Inox,
Baroda |
E-Square,
Pune |
Inox,
Pune |
Friday |
70,285 |
33,985 |
55,664 |
54,095 |
Saturday |
1,23,140 |
67,600 |
84,721 |
1,05,028 |
Sunday |
1,43,062 |
80,878 |
73,735 |
1,09,112 |
Monday |
71,540 |
41,200 |
50,634 |
50,634 |
|
Now
let's
glance
at
the
day-wise
collections
at
Indore,
another
'A'
class
centre...
Theatres |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Velocity |
8,400 |
8,600 |
28,800 |
Inox |
3,270 |
9,200 |
12,200 |
Adlabs |
7,600 |
17,000 |
19,600 |
PVR |
22,000 |
38,000 |
41,200 |
|
Note:-
The
film
is
being
screened
at
limited/few
shows.
Monday
was
at
par
with
Friday/Saturday
[and
at
places,
better]
at
several
screens,
which
is
a
positive
sign.
A
low-budget
film
that
has
been
sold
for
more
than
reasonable
prices,
this
one
is
a
success
in
certain
circuits.
THIS
WEEK
IN
2006
[Weekend:
April
14-16,
2006]
It
was
touted
as
the
first
big
potential
hit
of
summer.
But
when
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye
opened
on
April
14,
it
was
evident
that
the
industry
would
still
have
to
wait
for
a
hit.
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye
had
three
major
factors
going
in
its
favor:
Fresh
casting
[Akshay,
Katrina
teamed
for
the
first
time],
fabulous
promotion
embarked
upon
by
T-Series
[who
also
happened
to
be
the
producers
of
the
film]
and
Akshay's
all-time
high
popularity.
There
were
other
factors
too:
An
open
week
[Eight
-
Shani
and
Basic
Instinct
2
were
hardly
any
oppositions]
and
the
onset
of
summer
vacations.
Plus,
Friday
was
a
holiday.
So
what
went
wrong?
One,
the
public
opinion
was
extremely
poor.
Two,
the
tremendous
hype
surrounding
the
film
only
worked
to
its
disadvantage.
There
was
nothing
original
about
the
film.
In
fact,
Humko
Deewana
Kar
Gaye
came
across
as
a
poor
imitation
of
Yash
Raj's
successful
films,
besides
a
number
of
Hollywood
films.
The
collections
of
the
second
release,
Eight
-
Shani,
were
in
the
range
of
5%-8%
on
Day
1.
Need
we
add
more?
THIS
WEEK
IN
2005
[Weekend:
April
15-17,
2005]
If
the
film
industry
was
ecstatic
thanks
to
the
flying
start
generated
by
Lucky,
it
was
back
to
square
one
this
weekend.
The
week
witnessed
four
significant
releases
--
Mumbai
Xpress,
Kuchh
Meetha
Ho
Jaye,
Khamoshh
-
Khauff
Ki
Raat
and
Hazaaron
Khwaishein
Aisi
--
and
barring
Mumbai
Xpress
[at
certain
metros],
the
opening
weekend
collections
of
the
remaining
three
films
punctured
the
morale
of
the
industry.
Mumbai
Xpress
fared
better
than
the
rest,
but
it
wasn't
promoted
to
the
optimum
prior
to
its
release.
Another
two/three
weeks
of
aggressive
promotion
would've
only
enhanced
the
prospects
of
the
film.
On
the
other
hand,
Kuchh
Meetha
Ho
Jaye
was
aggressively
promoted
prior
to
its
release.
A
section
of
the
industry
was
optimistic
that
it
would
fetch
a
better
start
thanks
to
its
qualitative
promos
and
Arshad's
popularity,
post
Munnabhai
M.B.B.S.
and
Hulchul.
But
nothing
of
the
sort
happened.
The
content
was
too
weak.
Khamoshh
-
Khauff
Ki
Raat
also
went
completely
unnoticed.
Shilpa
Shetty's
seductive
posture
on
the
billboards
didn't
ensure
even
a
moderate
start
for
this
thriller,
while
Hazaaron
Khwaishein
Aisi,
which
won
rave
reviews
from
the
media,
was
not
the
kind
of
film
that
would
appeal
to
an
average
moviegoer.
THIS
WEEK
IN
2004
[Weekend:
April
9-11,
2004]
With
Murder
proving
a
universal
hit
and
Masti
opening
to
packed
houses,
a
flurry
of
activity
was
witnessed
in
the
film
industry.
Bigger
and
better
projects
were
being
planned
and
announced.
The
almost-extinct
tribe
of
distributors
was
back,
enquiring
with
producers
about
their
films.
The
exhibitors
were
hoping
that
the
forthcoming
releases
would
only
compel
the
audiences
to
return
to
cinema
halls
in
a
big
way.
With
Masti
began
the
flow
of
big
films.
The
opening
of
the
film
was
in
the
range
of
90%
+
and
thanks
to
a
terrific
start,
half
the
battle
was
won.
Masti
made
no
pretensions
of
being
an
intelligent
film.
Nor
did
Indra
Kumar
ever
claim
that
the
film
was
meant
for
pseudo-intellectuals
or
the
festival
circuit.
It
delivered
what
it
promised:
Loads
of
entertainment!