This
Friday,
Bollywood
has
released
four
movies
like
Hasee
Toh
Phasee
(HTP),
Heartless,
Babloo
Happy
Hai
and
Ya
Rab
and
all
of
them
have
received
lukewarm
response
at
the
Indian
Box
Office
on
the
opening
day.
Among
the
four
films,
the
Sidharth
Malhotra
and
Parineeti
Chopra
starrer
romantic
comedy
drama
has
little
better
response
than
others.
It
is
leading
the
race
at
the
ticket
counters
across
the
country.
Hasee
Toh
Phasee
has
been
creating
positive
waves
in
the
media
ever
since
it
was
announced.
Its
promos
have
added
lot
of
fuel
to
its
hype.
In
addition,
the
makers
of
the
movie
have
done
massive
promotions
for
it
and
Sidharth
Malhotra
and
Parineeti
Chopra
have
appeared
on
few
TV
shows
to
promote
the
movie.
So
trade
analysts
had
predicted
that
the
film
would
start
with
bang
at
the
Indian
Box
Office.
But
Hasee
Toh
Phasee
has
failed
to
live
upto
the
predictions.
The
movie
has
an
average
start
in
the
morning
and
matinee
shows
on
its
opening
day.
It
has
registered
40%
occupancy
at
multiplexes
in
metro
cities,
while
single
screens
record
around
30%
footfalls
in
the
first
two
shows.
The
movie
has
got
positive
reviews
from
critics.
Trade
experts
opine
that
a
good
word
of
mouth
would
take
its
business
upwards
in
the
later
shows.
Bollywood
trade
expert
Taran
Adarsh
writes,
"Hasee
Toh
Phasee
is
riding
on
critical
acclaim
and
the
business
of
films
targeted
at
plexes,
generally,
gather
momentum
during
the
course
of
the
day.
Of
course,
the
start
has
been
slow,
hence
the
film
will
need
to
grow
steadfastly
to
gross
good
numbers
over
the
weekend."