Midweek: 'Desi Boyz' collects Rs 25.5 cr nett in opening weekend

Midweek: ‘Desi Boyz’ collects Rs 25.5 cr nett in opening weekend

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Desi Boyz	Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangda Singh, Sanjay Dutt [sp. app.], Anupam Kher, Omi Vaidya, Mohnish Bahl	Good performances and a breezy, entertaining first hour	Lacks the grip in the post-interval portions	Had, at best, a decent weekend. Ideally, a big canvas movie starring A-listers and released extensively [2200 screens in India alone] should've collected Rs 30 cr [or more] in its first weekend, but the business of the film didn't show any jump on Saturday or Sunday. Collected approx Rs 25 cr nett in its opening weekend, with multiplexes of North performing the best. Breakup:- Fri 8 cr, Sat 8.25 cr, Sun 9.25 cr [estimates]
Rockstar	Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kumud Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel	Ranbir Kapoor's sterling performance, A.R. Rahman's soulful music and several terrific moments	Falters in its second hour	Will make decent profits from theatrical and non-theatrical avenues