Midweek: 'Barfi' & 'Raaz 3', back-to-back hits!

Midweek: ‘Barfi’ & ‘Raaz 3’, back-to-back hits!

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Barfi!	Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Akash Khurana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rupa Ganguly, Jishu Sengupta, Sumona Chakravarti, Haradhan Bandopadhyay	A brilliant film in all respects	Pacing slackens intermittently in the first hour	Has done remarkable business in its opening weekend. The film gathered steam with each passing day, rising to the optimum on Saturday and Sunday. Released in less than 700 cinema halls in India [a tiny release as compared to some of the biggies], the occupancy at multiplexes was fantastic. Even at prominent single screens, frequented by the gentry, the numbers were excellent. Collected approx Rs 34.20 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 9.20 cr, Sat 11.50 cr, Sun est 13.5 cr
Raaz 3	Bipasha Basu, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Manish Chaudhuri, Mohan Kapur	Lethal combo of sex and horror in 3D, competent performances, an engaging human drama	Lack of hit music	Got hit by the BARFI! wave at plexes, but remained steady at single screens. Collected Rs 9.05 cr nett in its Weekend 2, taking the 11-day total to Rs 64.30 cr nett. Breakup for Weekend 2:- Fri 2.25 cr, Sat 2.80 cr, Sun 4 cr. Blockbuster, in view of the nominal costs on one hand and the revenue generated from India theatrical + Satellite + Music + Overseas biz on the other
Ek Tha Tiger	Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey, Roshan Seth	Salman and Katrina's chemistry, gripping second hour, dazzling action, stunning international locales and stylish execution	First half could've been tighter	[5th Weekend] Fri 8 lacs, Sat 11 lacs, Sun 20 lacs. Grand total: 198.78 cr nett. All Time Blockbuster