THIS
WEEK
IN
2006
[Weekend:
May
26-28,
2006]
Fanna
opened
to
packed
houses
from
East
to
West,
from
North
to
South.
In
terms
of
business,
the
opening
was
bigger
and
better
than
RANG
DE
BASANTI
and
MANGAL
PANDEY.
Fanna
was
90%-95%
at
both
multiplexes
as
well
as
single
screens.
The
first
day
collections
were
unprecedented.
In
Indore,
where
most
film
crash
on
Day
1
itself,
Fanna
had
a
record
start.
In
Jodhpur,
another
'A'
class
centre
of
Rajasthan,
one
prominent
theatrewala
was
jumping
with
joy,
"Jitne
log
theatre
ke
andar
hain,
utne
theatre
ke
baahar." Mumbai,
Delhi,
Kolkata,
Bangalore,
Hyderabad...
it
was
a
frenzy.
Fanna
had
embarked
on
a
record
start
everywhere.
THIS
WEEK
IN
2005
[Weekend:
May
27-29,
2005]
It's
Yash
Raj
again!
Bunty
Aur
Babli
opened
on
May
27
last
year,
while
Fanna
on
May
26
--
is
it
a
mere
coincidence?
It
was
a
foregone
conclusion
that
Bunty
Aur
Babli,
starring
the
two
Bachchans
together
for
the
first
time,
would
open
to
a
historic
start
everywhere.
The
Yash
Raj
brand,
coupled
with
the
fact
that
the
real-life
father-son
jodi
were
paired
for
the
first
time,
generated
tremendous
curiosity
prior
to
its
release.
Although
the
opening
of
Bunty
Aur
Babli
wasn't
cent
per
cent
everywhere
[extra-ordinary
at
multiplexes
and
big
centres],
the
pairing
of
the
two
Bachchans,
the
Yash
Raj
brand
and
of
course,
'Kajra
Re'
went
on
to
make
Bunty
Aur
Babli
a
big
grosser.
THIS
WEEK
IN
2004
[Weekend:
May
21-23,
2004]
Yuva
was
touted
as
one
of
those
biggies
that
would
bail
the
industry
out
of
its
current
crisis.
Unfortunately,
the
film
did
not
live
up
to
the
gargantuan
expectations.
The
film
trade
was
in
a
state
of
shock,
what
with
the
distributors
and
exhibitors
having
invested
all
their
faith
and
fortune
in
this
mega
venture
that
was
expected
to
be
a
money-spinner.
The
general
feeling
within
the
industry
is
that
films
targeted
at
the
youth
work
wonders
at
the
turnstiles.
In
this
case,
not
only
did
the
film
star
six
top-of-the-line
youngsters,
even
the
title
[Yuva]
was
youth-oriented.
So
why
did
the
audiences
accord
a
cold
welcome
to
this
flick?
Whatever
the
reasons,
the
not-too-happening
opening
response
to
the
film
proved
that
big
names
do
not
necessarily
guarantee
big
openings.
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