It
all
started
rather
quietly
on
Friday
but
by
the
time
the
weekend
was
through,
exhibition
circle
was
assured
of
at
least
one
good
success
in
the
making.
Yet
again
it's
a
south
offering
which
has
surprised
as
far
as
ROI
is
concerned,
though
in
terms
of
absolute
numbers
it
is
Doctor
G
which
is
leading
the
show
by
a
margin.
As
for
the
third
release
of
the
week,
Code
Name
Tiranga
has
been
dead
on
arrival.
Let's
talk
about
Doctor
G
first.
An
Ayushmann
Khurrana
film
is
special
since
it
always
aspired
to
bring
in
good
entertainment
even
when
there
is
a
core
issue
based
subject
been
explored.
This
is
what
was
expected
from
Doctor
G
as
well
which
has
the
profession
of
male
gynaecologist
been
brought
to
the
fore,
something
that
has
never
been
tried
ever.
A
subject
like
this
will
always
require
audience
word
of
mouth
to
take
it
forward,
though
given
the
expense
involved
it
always
helps
when
there
is
a
reasonably
good
start
as
well.
In
that
aspect,
the
film
was
just
about
okay
to
begin
with
as
3.87
crores
came
in
on
Friday.
However
things
continued
to
get
better
over
the
weekend
and
by
the
time
Sunday
was
through,
14.59
crores*
had
been
brought
in.
In
the
pre-pandemic
times
the
film
could
well
have
taken
a
shot
at
25-30
crores
though
for
now,
this
would
be
the
first
week
numbers
at
best.
As
for
Kantara
(Hindi),
it
looks
like
the
film
may
well
be
aiming
for
a
lifetime
of
25-30
crores
if
the
start
so
far
is
any
indication.
The
first
day
for
the
film
was
just
about
decent
at
1.27
crores,
though
if
one
looks
at
it
from
the
perspective
that
there
was
hardly
any
promotion
or
marketing
around
the
film,
even
this
is
a
good
enough
number.
However,
the
clincher
was
the
growth
that
the
film
saw
coming
its
way
over
the
weekend,
what
with
audiences
at
a
pan-India
level
also
warming
up
to
it.
As
a
result,
the
opening
weekend
stands
at
7.75
crores*
and
that's
not
bad
at
all.
In
fact,
since
it
has
grown
from
1.27
crores
to
this
number
over
the
weekend
gives
an
impression
that
audiences
have
given
a
thumbs
up
to
this
Kannada
offering
in
Hindi
and
could
take
it
anywhere.
On
the
other
hand,
they
have
given
a
cold
shoulder
to
Code
Name
Tiranga
which
has
proven
to
be
a
theatrical
disaster
after
the
opening
weekend
itself.
There
was
absolutely
no
buzz
or
hype
or
even
basic
awareness
about
the
film
en
route
release
and
that's
very
disappointing
considering
the
fact
that
Parineeti
Chopra
was
roped
in
as
a
leading
lady.
Still,
the
film
came
largely
unannounced
and
as
a
result
after
the
terrible
first
day
of
0.15
crores,
the
film
couldn't
do
any
better
and
has
a
weekend
of
merely
0.75
crores*.
By
the
look
of
things,
the
film
will
struggle
to
have
even
1
crore
coming
in
by
the
time
the
first
week
is
through,
and
that
total
would
also
be
its
entire
lifetime.