‘Mardaani’: A decent opening at the BO

MUMBAI: Mardaani, a Rani Mukerji show, her own Dabangg or Singham, gets an indifferent opening response. It improves a little on Saturday and again on Sunday to end its opening weekend with Rs 14.46 crore. Besides routines content, it’s ‘A’ certification also kept younger lot at bay.

Three other films released last Friday have all proved to be irrelevant failing to find audience. They are MAD: Mad About Dance, Life Is Beautiful and Katiyabaaz, though the last mentioned won some critical appreciation.

Singham Returns made the most of its extended weekend which included holidays of Independence Day on Friday and Gokul Ashtami on Monday by putting together Rs 85.3 crore for four days. The slide began Tuesday onwards as the film ended its first week with Rs 110 crore. Despite weak opposition in its second week, the drop was drastic on the eighth day as the film managed to collect a little over Rs 3 crore.

Entertainment has added Rs 11.75 crore in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 61.55 crore.

Kick has collected Rs 2.2 crore in its third week taking its three week tally to Rs 226.1 crore.