DRY WEEK AHEAD AS LAST WEEK’S FILMS FLOP
A lot was expected from the Dussehrareleases, namely Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Jigra. Sadly, both had a negative word of mouth. As predicted, Jigra opened at Rs. 4.50 crores and jumped to Rs. 6.50 croreson Saturday. But that was due to the Dussehraholiday and on Sunday, it dropped to Rs. 5.50 crores. It rang alarm bells as a Sunday drop is a very bad sign. Jigra is expected to collect around Rs. 22 crores in its first week and despite an open run, it’ll not even cross the Rs. 30 croresmark.
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video was expected to open around Rs. 6-7 crores but it opened at just Rs. 5.50 crores. Just like Jigra, it saw a jump on Saturday (Rs. 6.75 crores) and then on dropped on Sunday (Rs. 5.75 crores). The reports were negative and surprisingly, it didn’t perform in certain mass belts though it is a mainstream comedy. The only plus for the film is that it did better than Jigra and would end up collecting around Rs. 35-37 crores.
This week was going to see the release of the classic animation film, Ramayana: The Legend Of Prince Rama. It would have got an audience but sadly, its release got postponed. The re-releases would once again take centre stage. The biggest of them is Singhamfollowed by Khosla Ka Ghoslaand Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari. The first two might get some audience. There are zero hopes from Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari. This is because there’s no recall value or popularity though it’s a lovely entertainer.
As for Hollywood, a film named The Apprentice, based on Donald Trump, was all set to be released. But its release got delayed after the makers refused to accept the Censor cuts. The biggest Hollywood film of the week is The Wild Robot. It was released in North America on October 4 and has received a humongous response. It now remains to be seen if it manages to bring some respite at the box office in India.
The other new releases from Bollywood and Hollywood are Aayushmati Geeta Matric Pass, Settlement and Goodrich. All these films will sink without a trace.
