Midweek: ‘Murder 2’ is a monstrous hit, ‘Chillar Party’ has healthy pick up

By Bollywood Hungama -

July 11, 2011 - 4:05 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Murder 2	Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prashant Narayanan, Sulagna Panigrahi, Sudhanshu Pandey, Sandiip Sikcand, Shweta Kawatra, Yana Gupta	A well-penned, well-executed film	Lacks the lilting melodies of the first part	Had a monstrous weekend of Rs 22.35 cr nett. Although the film was limited to 4/6 shows a day at plexes, it has yielded huge returns from plexes as well as single screens. In fact, the contribution from single screens is simply humungous. It's the biggest opener of Bhatts/Emraan Hashmi cmobo and one of the biggest openers of the year so far. Breakup:- Fri 7.1 cr, Sat 6.5 cr, Sun 8.75 cr. If one looks at the costs and the returns at the B.O., the film is heading for Super Hit status
Delhi Belly	Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunal Roy Kapur, Shenaz Treasury, Poorna Jagannathan, Vijay Raaz, Paresh Ganatra, Rahul Singh, Aamir Khan [sp. app.]	An outstanding film in all respects	May not be savored and relished by everyone	Maintained exceptionally well in its second weekend. Collected Rs 2.5 cr on Fri, Rs 3.75 cr on Sat and Rs 4.5 cr on Sun [Weekend 2 total: Rs 10.75 cr nett], taking the 10-day total to approx Rs 48.75 cr nett. Super Hit
Chillar Party	Child actors Naman, Divij, Sanath, Vedant, Aarav, Chinmay, Sherya, Rohan, Visshesh and Irfan Khan	Works not just as an entertainer, but also advocates a message strongly	Writing could've been tighter	Started on a slow note, but gathered momentum with each passing day. The appreciation has translated into healthy numbers. Breakup:- Fri 45 lacs, Sat 1.10 cr, Sun 1.6 cr. Total: Rs 3.15 cr nett
Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap	Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Raveena Tandon, Sonu Sood, Sonal Chauhan, Charmee Kaur, Prakash Raj, Makrand Deshpande, Shahwar Ali, Rajeev Mehta, Rajeev Varma, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Atul Parchure	Bachchan show all the way	Skeletal plot, some unwanted sub-plots in the narrative	Collected approx. Rs 2 cr nett in its second weekend. The 10-day total stands at approx. Rs 13.5 cr nett. Thanks to the revenue generated from non-theatrical avenues, will prove a Profitable venture for its investors
Double Dhamaal	Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Jaaved Jaffrey, Aashish Chowdhary, Mallika Sherawat, Kangna, Satish Kaushik	Hilarious entertainer	Rests on a thin plotline	Above average