Midweek B.O.: ‘Avatar’ dominates, opening weekend: Rs. 21 cr. nett

By Bollywood Hungama -

December 22, 2009 - 8:26 AM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Paa	Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal, Arundhati Naag	Performances by every member of its cast, especially Amitabh Bachchan as Auro, plus R. Balki's sensitive direction	Script could've been tighter [the political track doesn't work]	Hit, on the basis of its excellent business at plexes. Plus, the revenue generated from non-theatrical avenues [Satellite] has helped recover its reasonable costs
Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year	Ranbir Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Mukesh Bhatt, D. Santosh, Gauhar Khan, Naveen Kaushik, Manish Chaudhari, Shazahn Padamsee	Excellent performances	Caters to a niche audience. Plus, devoid of entertainment	Crashed in its second weekend. One of the biggest disappointments of 2009
De Dana Dan	Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Sameera Reddy, Neha Dhupia, Archana Puransingh, Aditi Gowitrikar, Asrani, Chunky Pandey, Johny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Tinnu Anand, Vikram Gokhale, Sharat Saxena, Shakti Kapoor, Supriya Karnik	Terrific comic moments	Lengthy second hour and a stretched climax	Average, due to its high costs
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Darshan Jariwala, Smita Jaykar, Upen Patel, Govind Namdeo, Zakir Hussain, Navneet Nishan	Ranbir - Katrina chemistry, Pritam's music, terrific comic moments. Plus, Rajkumar Santoshi's handling of the subject has come in for praise. Also, terrific promotion by producer Ramesh Taurani	Second hour could've been better, writing-wise	Super Hit
World Cupp 2011	Ravi Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Suresh Oberoi, Zakir Hussain	Difficult to find	Amateurish writing	Poor opening

Note:- The first weekend business of AVATAR has been fantastic. Opening weekend nett from all four versions [English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu] is approx. Rs. 21 cr. nett.