Bumper start for Shraddha Kapoor-SidharthMalhotra's EK VILLAIN, HUMSHAKALS grabs 55crore!

t has happened
yet again, and within the same month. While the
critics have gone south, the audience travelled north!
EK VILLAIN and HUMSHAKALS
The critically maligned EK VILLAIN has embarked on
a bumper start all over. In fact the Mohit Suri directed,
Riteish Deshmukh, Shraddha Kapoor and Sidharth
Malhotra starrer, EK VILLAIN, is all set to be one of
the top opening day grossers of the year. The only
circuit where EK VILLAIN has seen just a good start
(not bumper!) is East Punjab, where it faces a stiff
challenge from the Punjabi film, PUNJAB 1984.
Given the star cast of EK VILLAIN and the moderate
budget, the opening can even be classified as
blockbuster, as per some trade experts.
Meanwhile, last week’s Vashu Bhagnani produced
and Sajid Khan directed Saif-Riteish starrer,
HUMSHAKALS, saw a good opening week, netting 55
crore from India. What is important to note is that
despite a bashing on the social media as also
scathing reviews, HUMSHAKALS managed stable
weekdays after a good opening weekend.
Concluding with the A. R. Murugadoss directed,
Akshay Kumar-Sonakshi Sinha starrer, HOLIDAY- A
SOLDIER IS NEVER OFF DUTY, the film added another
10 crore , thus netting 110 crore in 3 weeks from
India. The film is not only a hit plus, but also the
biggest grosser (and netter) of the first half of 2014,
surpassing Salman Khan’s JAI HO (109 crore).