The
opening
figures
[morning
+
noon
shows]
of
Patiala
House
across
the
country
were
shockingly
low,
in
10%
to
15%
to
20%
range.
This,
despite
Patiala
House
being
a
solo
release
with
no
major
film
to
compete
with.
Even
the
holdover
titles
had
more
or
less
exhausted
their
run
[with
the
sole
exception
of
Yeh
Saali
Zindagi,
which
fared
well
at
urban
centres].
Akshay
Kumar's
last
release
Tees
Maar
Khan
had
opened
to
a
fantabulous
response,
also
because
it
was
Farah
Khan's
next
release
after
Om
Shanti
Om,
boasted
of
the
hugely
popular
'Sheila
Ki
Jawani'
track
and
of
course,
the
Christmas
period
contributed
enormously.
Patiala
House
was
expected
to
start
slow
and
this
was
evident
when
the
advance
booking
counters
opened
and
the
film
barely
managed
to
sell
few
tickets
in
advance
at
prime
properties.
However,
the
film
should
pick
up
in
evening/night
shows
on
Friday
and
also
perform
well
on
Saturday
and
Sunday,
if
it
has
to
stay
afloat.