BO Office Update : Wanted Weak at multiplexes DBH

The Salman Khan starrer Wanted which had opened, surprisingly, universally weak on its opening shows picked up by Friday evening shows.

The film has Salman Khan playing character of an apparent underworld man who surprises them by actually being undercover worker for the Indian Police; and mixes a heavy dosage of action with commercially popular songs. The film which is remake of Telugu cinema's recordbreaking hit Pokhiri, appears headed for some success among the Hindi audiences as well. Post-release response to the film appears best in the Hindi circuits, with Delhi and Mumbai being ok also after pickup. Reports from theaters like Sheila in Delhi had 80-90% turnout for evening shows.

On the other hand, the multiplexes still haven't taken to the film in a big way like Ghajini which saw huge opening weekend response from both multiplexes and single screens, nonetheless the pickup from single screens could help mitigate some losses from the former.

Dil Bole Hadippa remains as it had opened in the morning: so so in some multiplexes to weak elsewhere. So while the exact fate of Wanted is still unclear, this Yash Raj/Aditya Chopra film is heading to be a box office flop.