Midweek: ‘HF2’ is Akshay’s biggest opener

By Bollywood Hungama -

April 9, 2012 - 1:17 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Housefull 2	Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Asin, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shazahn Padamsee, Zarine Khan, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Johny Lever, Ranjeet, Malaika Arora Khan	Crazy, over-the-top humor	Writing could've been tighter	Has proved its detractors wrong and has emerged Akshay Kumar's biggest opener. Had a bountiful start on Friday [Rs 14 cr], slided downwards slightly on Saturday, though the fall was marginal [Rs 13 cr], but had a solid Sunday [Rs 16.5 cr], taking the 3-day total to Rs 43.5 cr nett. Is the second biggest opener of 2012 so far, after AGNEEPATH. The business on Friday and Saturday was affected due to the cricket matches, while the business in North and South circuits got affected due to the strong opposition posed by a Punjabi and Telugu film, respectively. Yet, a fabulous start of Rs 40 cr + weekend has ensured the film a prime place in the biggest openers' listing
Kahaani	Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Darshan Jariwala, Indraneil Sengupta	Taut script, brilliant execution and super performances	Difficult to find	Super Hit
Blood Money	Kunal Kemmu, Amrita Puri, Manish Chaudhuri, Sandiip Sikcand, Mia Uyeda, Karan Mehra, Teeshay	Absorbing first hour coupled with soulful music	Humdrum post-interval portions	Was relegated to the backseat due to a tough opposition [HOUSEFULL 2]. The screens were reduced and the business hit a low in its Weekend 2
Agent Vinod	Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Adil Hussain, Gulshan Grover, Zakir Hussain, Shahbaaz Khan, Ram Kapoor, Ravi Kishen, Anshuman	Slick and stylish fare with interesting twists-n-turns in the plot	Slackens in its second hour	Flop