Housefull
is
all
set
to
take
the
second
best
start
of
last
six
months
after
3
Idiots.
Period.
In
the
interim
we
have
seen
releases
like
My
Name
Is
Khan
and
Veer.
As
far
as
the
weekend
collections
are
concerned,
the
former
worked
in
multiplexes
while
the
latter
scored
in
single
screens.
However,
Housefull
is
destined
to
work
in
both
the
markets.
The
reasons
are
manifold.
First
and
foremost,
it
is
coming
with
a
'family
entertainer'
tag
and
has
been
promoted
extensively.
Second,
it
is
a
multi-starrer
and
has
the
kind
of
star
cast
that
cuts
across
segments.
Third,
and
most
important,
this
is
the
first
major
commercial
release
of
the
year
and
comes
straight
after
the
conclusion
of
IPL.
No
wonder,
it
would
be
surprising
to
see
anything
less
than
an
80%
opening
here.
Does
that
mean
that
records
would
be
maintained
or
broken
here?
Well,
the
biggest
opening
ever
stays
on
with
3
Idiots
and
that
is
hard
to
be
emulated.
Second
best
is
Ghajini
and
though
even
that
would
be
hard
to
achieve,
at
least
it
falls
under
some
competition.
Still,
what
is
certain
though
is
that
Akshay
Kumar
is
all
set
to
enjoy
the
biggest
ever
opening
of
his
career.
His
Kambakkht
Ishq
had
crossed
the
40
crore
mark
last
year
and
there
is
no
reason
why
Housefull
shouldn't
do
far
better
than
that.
If
that
happens,
it
would
indeed
be
redemption
of
sorts
for
the
man
who
badly
needs
a
blockbuster
to
bring
him
back
in
the
reckoning
in
a
big
way.
As
for
the
other
release
of
the
week,
Chase,
it
is
a
non-starter
from
the
word
Go.
Now
that's
an
irony
because
despite
a
song
like
“Get,
Set,
Go" in
the
film,
it
doesn't
seem
to
be
going
anywhere.
The
reasons
are
the
ones
which
are
the
usual
suspects
-
No
promotion,
no
star
cast,
no
buzz,
no
right
release
date,
no
nothing.
And
when
the
director
(Jagmohan
Mundhra)
himself
opts
to
dissociate
from
the
product,
the
fate
is
pretty
much
sealed
there
and
then.