Diwali 2006- A one horse race
Diwali turned out be a one horse race at the box office but the jury is still out whether that horse can finish the race. On Saturday when the opening figures of Jaan-E-Mann were doing the rounds it left the industry stunned and shocked. There was a hope of a pick up and there is still today, but it's a longshot. The film started at around 40% and saw a jump to 60-70% on Sunday but was down to 50% on Monday again. The only plus is that collections have held at low levels and not fallen under 40% in big cities. At smaller centres the film has faced rejection and only a miracle can save it from being a loser here. The other release Don saw a great start of around 90% especially in Mumbai, East Punjab, West Bengal and Mysore where it was bumper, the next day collections fell due to Diwali but it had its best days on Sunday and Monday all over with 95%+ collections. The film has seen a drop in collections this morning in some circuits but it is not alarming. Overall if the film can sustain collections at this rate until Monday it will be at least a hit, an alarming fall in the next few days will see it settle as a commission to overflow fare.
No stopping the horse :cool:
