Rascals heartening start at Box Office on opening day

Director David Dhawan's much-hyped Bollywood movie Rascals, which features Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut in the leads, has got warm reception from the viewers on the opening day. According to trade analysts, the laughathon had a heartening start at the Box Office on the auspicious day Dussehra.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film Rascals has opened with low response with its occupancy ranging from 60% to 70% in the morning shows and this start was due to the Dussehra festivities. But the film witnessed a considerable amount of improvement in the business with its occupancy raising to 75% to 80% in parts of East Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi/UP, Gujarat and CI territories at the end of the day.

However, the movie Rascals has received mixed reviews from the film critics as well as viewers. Since the film was released on a weekday, it was restricted to minimum number of theatres in India. Today, it will be released in a full-scale. As per the estimations of trade analysts, the movie is expected to gross Rs 32 cr to Rs 35 cr net range in the 4-day weekend.