Khatta Meetha Has Good To Average Opening
Saturday 24th July 2010 09.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Khatta Meetha opened below expectations as it managed good opening only at some places and others having an average response. The first day all India average was in the 60-70% range. The reports are below the mark so it is likely to face an uphill battle from Monday onwards. Saturday may also see drops in business. Single screens in Maharashtra may fare better.
Lamhaa had a poor first week of around 8 crore nett. The film was rejected from day one due to lack of entertainment. FLOP
Tere Bin Laden picked up after a slow start to gross around 5.25 crore nett in week one. The film was steady on weekdays.
Udaan also picked up after a slow start and managed to do around 2.25 crore nett business in week one.
The English version of Hollywood film Inception did good business. Places like Bangalore were phenomenal. All versions of Inception grossed around 9 crore nett.
nice couple
i hv seen many ppl...
nobody saw this here?
i have seen tha mallu original so many times..it was a gem of a movie..one of the famous ‘common man’ flicks by mohanlal which made him the superstar he is now..
the movie is more than 20 years old..why priyan is run out of what to do that he has to remake a film that old!
I heard this is not a comedy movie…misleading promotion?
it was a bit comedy and bit emotional..a smile and tears story..one u call a family entertainer perhaps..
did they say it was something like KI or housefull in promotions..?
Khatta Meetha may turn out to be moderate success
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 12:07 [IST]
Khatta Meetha hasn’t lived up to the expectations from the content perspective. What was being sold entirely as a comedy has turned out to be a semi-humor-semi-drama affair. Even that would have been acceptable had the film being an engrossing watch. However, the fact remains that this is yet another loosely put together film by Priyadarshan, something which was the case with his last release Bumm Bumm Bole as well.
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This is the reason why even though the film opened reasonably well (at around 70% occupancy, something which was predicted in this column last week) the word of mouth hasn’t been very good. This is the reason why what seemed like an outright winner now appears to be heading towards the average/above average mark at maximum.
The opening weekend was around 22 crores which was obviously way lower than Akshay’s last release Housefull. Now this wasn’t surprising since the two films were pitched differently. However, the fact is that weekdays are very crucial for Khatta Meetha since it has one week to make it’s moolah before Once Upon A Time In Mumbai strikes.
Owing to the fact that the film has seen a huge share of criticism with majority of critics out rightly panning the film and audiences too not quite giving a whole hearted nod of approval, a long-run is ruled out. The film has been criticized most for its meandering narrative that doesn’t make up its mind to be a serious or a comic affair. Also, comic portions – though good – are totally forced. The running length of over two and a half hours means that the grip is also missing. Akshay Kumar has done quite well and though he rises above the script at places, it doesn’t help the final product much.
What goes in the favor of the film is its medium range costs which means that there is a chance of Khatta Meetha turning out to be a moderate success at theaters. However, for that, the second weekend would have to be closely monitored.