Following up with the success of The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan registered her presence on the box office yet again, with Kahaani. Although the film had a slow start, its pick-up on Saturday and consolidation on Sunday saw the trade pandits dub it a hit.
However, they are not upbeat concerning the week's other release, Chaar Din Ki Chandni. The Vidya Balan thriller raked in about Rs 4.25 crore across India till Sunday, which tradesmiths consider an excellent number after opening with about Rs 80 lakh.
Veteran trade analyst Amod Mehra says, "Maybe people expected another The Dirty Picture, that's why the outlet was slow. The collections would has been higher if it weren't for the continued exams.
Apart from creating wealth over and above its investment of about Rs 18 crore, including prints and advertising, Kahaani has also established Vidya as one of the most top actresses."
As for the Tusshar Kapoor-Kulraj Randhawa rom-com, Mehra concludes that when opening to about Rs 80 lakh, the numbers of Chaar Din Ki Chandni went down throughout the weekend. Delhi-based distributor Sanjay Ghai adds that Paan Singh Tomar continued to hold strong within the second weekend too.
"Had it been given a much broader release, it might have fared better. Maybe the producers didn't expect this Irrfan Khan movie to take action well," he says, adding that while Kahaani was a plus film from the beginning, Chaar Din Ki Chandni didn't work for the audience.
Girish Wankhede of Cinemax attributes the success of Kahaani to raving reviews and subsequent strong word of mouth at the social networking sites. "IDENTICAL TO Paan Singh Tomar, Kahaani too saw the collections double up on Saturday and more on Sunday.
The strong word of mouth has generated considerable curiosity of Paan Singh within the second weekend. And and not using a film arising this Friday, Kahaani and Paan Singh will continue to attract of their audiences," he concludes.
Among the Hollywood imports, John Carter registered average numbers over the weekend. As Prakhar Joshi of PVR Cinemas tells us, "Overall, it saw an occupancy of about 50 per cent in the course of the weekend. But without a film this Friday, Kahaani and Paan Singh Tomar will continue to run well."
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
