Midweek B.O.: ‘YPD’ collects Rs 22.8 cr in Weekend 1, excellent

By Bollywood Hungama -

January 17, 2011 - 2:58 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Yamla Pagla Deewana	Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Johny Lever, Nafisa Ali, Sucheta Khanna, Amit Mistry, Mukul Dev, Himanshu Malik, Puneet Issar, Emma Brown Garrett, Ajay Devgn [voiceover]	Watching the Deols in one frame. Plus, a captivating second half	First half is sloppy. Romantic portions don't work	Collected approx. Rs. 22.8 cr nett in Weekend 1 [early estimates], which is excellent in view of the fact that the Deols and also director Samir Karnik haven't had a smooth run at the box-office. The breakup:- Fri: 7.95 cr, Sat: 6.60 cr and Sun: 8.25 cr. The film has performed very well in North India [exceptional in Punjab], but is on the lower side in Mumbai city. The contribution from single screens has been enormous, while multiplexes haven't contributed much from Mumbai city and South. The dip in business on Saturday could be attributed to an interesting cricket match
No One Killed Jessica	Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Neil Bhoopalam, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub, Myra, Rajesh Sharma, Satyadeep Misra, Shireesh Sharma	A poignant story of two women's resolve for justice narrated with utmost sensitivity by director Rajkumar Gupta	Could've been trimmed for a stronger impact	Maintained very well despite a strong opposition ['Yamla Pagla Deewana']. Collected approx. Rs. 4.22 cr nett in its second weekend. The breakup:- Fri: 1.25 cr, Sat: 1.42 cr and Sun: 1.55 cr. Total so far: approx. Rs. 24.72 cr nett. Will ensure healthy profits to UTV. Hit
Band Baaja Baaraat	Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Neeraj Sood, Manmeet Singh Sawhney, Manish Chaudhari	Fresh, youthful and extremely entertaining. Plus, Anushka and Ranveer's first-rate performances	Slips in the post-interval portions	Will ensure good profits to Yash Raj from theatrical and non-theatrical avenues. Hit
Tees Maar Khan	Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Ali Asgar, Raghu, Rajiv, Aarya Babbar, Murli Sharma, Aman Verma, Apara Mehta, Sudhir Pandey, Sachin Khedekar, Vijay Patkar, Salman Khan [sp. app.], Anil Kapoor [sp. app.]	Thoroughly entertaining first half. Plus, 'Sheila Ki Jawani'	Loses grip in post-interval portions. Screenplay lacks punch. Jokes fall flat	Below average [theatrical business]. Eventually, UTV may just about recover its investment mainly due to the contribution from Satellite Rights
Turning 30!!!	Gul Panag, Purab Kohli, Sid Makkar, Tillotama Shome, Jeneva Talwar, Satyadeep Misra, Ira Dubey, Anita Kanwar, Rahul Singh, Sameer Malhotra, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal	Interesting concept	Flawed screenplay	Was slightly better at select multiplexes, but overall dull