Bollywood opens to poor weekends

MUMBAI: Navratri is not the right period for new releases. However, as many as four new films were released last Friday. During Navratris collections, are poor in Western India, especially Gujarat, because of dandiya festival and in North due to Ramleela. Besides, the Navratri celebrations are now spreading in other parts too, especially MP and Rajasthan.

Hence, while Crook: It Is Good To Be Bad and Do Dooni Chaar, films with known faces, suffered greatly, Lava Kusa (animated) and Bachao…. Inside Bhoot Hai is lost without trace.

Crook has collected a meagre Rs 70 million over the opening weekend in India, Do Dooni Chaar is poorer with barely Rs 30 million to account for the weekend. 

Anjaana Anjaani ended first week with approximately Rs 470 million, having shown a sliding trend from Monday.