By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
June
07,
2007
A
big
film
carries
the
baggage
of
big
expectations...
Fool
N
Final
is
a
Firoz
A.
Nadiadwala
creation,
well
known
for
not
just
producing
big-budget
extravaganzas,
but
also
giving
the
films
a
befitting
release.
Fool
N
Final
stars
a
galaxy
of
stars
and
most
importantly,
the
well-shot
promos
sent
out
right
signals
to
its
target
audience.
Its
opening
lived
up
to
the
expectations
at
some
places,
but
was
not
as
expected
in
some
circuits.
Now
that
did
come
as
a
surprise,
since
the
general
feeling
in
the
industry
was
that
the
opening
would
be
excellent
[85%-90%]
everywhere.
Also,
another
surprising
aspect
was
that
the
multiplexes
opened
better
than
single
screens,
although
its
producers
and
distributors
were
expecting
it
to
be
vice-versa.
The
response
varied
from
circuit
to
circuit.
Mumbai
was
the
best,
but
the
other
circuits
weren't
as
powerful.
Saturday
saw
a
downward
trend,
while
Sunday
was
better.
Monday
saw
the
normal
decline,
while
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
saw
further
decline.
As
things
stand
today,
Fool
N
Final
will
cover
its
costs
in
some
circuits,
but
is
not
as
expected
in
certain
circuits.
Pirates
of
The
Caribbean:
At
World's
End
only
cements
Hollywood
films'
dominance
in
India.
Last
year,
Casino
Royale,
this
year
Spider-Man
3
and
now
Pirates
only
goes
to
prove
that
Hollywood
films
have
penetrated
in
the
Indian
territories.
Pirates
plundered
a
mammoth
Rs.
8.3
Cr
navigating
across
341
screens
[318
prints],
creating
a
new
milestone
for
the
franchise
in
India.
According
to
a
statement
received
by
Sony
Pictures
Releasing
India,
the
film
sailed
to
the
third
highest
reception
ever
accorded
to
a
foreign
film
in
India,
behind
Spider-Man
3
[Rs.
19.2
Cr]
and
James
Bond's
Casino
Royale
[Rs.
14.9
Cr]
and
ahead
of
Spider-Man
[Rs
7.8
Cr].
Great!
THIS
WEEK
IN
2006
[Weekend:
June
2-4,
2006]
There
was
a
lull
before
the
storm
[Ankahee,
Aparichit,
Aatma].
Then
Fanaa
hit
like
a
typhoon
and
stormed
the
box-office.
A
week
later,
we're
still
reeling
under
the
Fanaa
spell.
That's
one
of
the
prime
reasons
why
the
two
new
releases,
Love
Ke
Chakkar
Mein
and
Sacred
Evil,
were
completely
ignored
by
moviegoers.
Love
Ke
Chakkar
Mein
and
Sacred
Evil
lacked
star
presence
to
arouse
any
kind
of
initial
curiosity.
At
least
Sacred
Evil
had
a
hatke
theme
as
its
USP,
but
Love
Ke
Chakkar
Mein
had
nothing
to
rave
or
rant
about.
It
came
across
as
a
desperate
attempt
to
tickle
your
funny
bone,
nothing
else.
However,
both
the
films
met
with
a
similar
fate
at
the
ticket
window:
Disaster.
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