Midweek B.O.: ‘Dabangg’ emerges the biggest opener ever

By Bollywood Hungama -

September 13, 2010 - 12:32 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Dabangg	Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Sonu Sood, Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Mahesh Manjrekar, Mahi Gill, Tinnu Anand, Murli Sharma, Malaika Arora Khan	Full on mass entertainer with Salman Khan like never before	Predictable storyline	Has shattered all records and emerged the biggest opener ever. Has crossed the opening weekend business of 3 IDIOTS, which held the record of the biggest opener. The opening weekend business of 3 IDIOTS was Rs. 41 cr. nett [incl. Thursday previews], while DABANGG has collected Rs. 47.75 cr. to Rs. 48.5 cr. nett in its first 3 days. The day-wise breakup is as follows:- Fri: Rs. 14.5 cr., Sat: Rs. 15.75 cr. to Rs. 16 cr., Sun: Rs. 17.5 cr. to Rs. 18 cr. Business at multiplexes as well as single screens was spectacular. The business is noteworthy because unlike other biggies, the ticket rates were not hiked to capitalize on the craze of the film
We Are Family	Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Aanchal Munjal, Nominath Ginsberg, Diya Sonecha	Towering performances and strong emotional quotient	Lackluster music	Dipped considerably in its second weekend due to the DABANGG wave. Below average [theatrical business]. However, the producers may scrape through to safety due to pre-selling of Satellite Rights
Lafangey Parindey	Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone, Piyush Mishra, Kay Kay Menon, Namit Das	Deepika Padukone and skating sequences	Neil Nitin Mukesh and cliched plotline	Moderate costs will ensure decent profits for Yash Raj. The returns from Satellite Rights have been a saviour
PEEPLI [Live]	Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vishal Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah	An outstanding satire	Difficult to find	Super Hit [theatrical business]; Blockbuster [returns over investment]
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai	Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut, Prachi Desai, Randeep Hooda, Avtar Gill, Naved Aslam, Mehul Bhojak, Ravi Khanwilkar, Gauhar Khan	A fantastic film in all respects	Slow pacing in its second hour	Hit