= Shootout At Wadala = Reviews+BO Collection - Page 3

'Shootout At Wadala' All Set For A Very Good Opening

The moment has arrived. For an industry that was waiting with a bated breadth to see some very good collections at the box office, Shootout at Wadala should be an answer. It can be comfortably stated that the film is all set to take the second biggest start of the year at least, if not the biggest, after Race 2 which had brought in 51 crores during it's opening weekend. The stakes are really high for this mega film and the Sanjay Gupta directed affair can look forward to an opening in the excess of 60% with mass dominated centres, especially at the single screens, doing even better.

The makers have done well to keep some sustained hype for this multi-starrer which has been sold primarily as a John Abraham affair. In the news for a couple of years and seeing some sustained promotion for itself during last six months, the Ekta Kapoor film has been pitched as a biggie which should end the drought when it comes to a big ticket film that indeed ends up putting the box office on fire and gain some massive moolah. So far the only 100 crore affair has been Race 2 while Special 26 has crossed the 70 crore mark. Now Shootout at Wadala is expected to join the league.

Shootout At Wadala had a great beginning today when it opened to a total 65%-70% occupancy with single screens raking up a better business for the film than multiplexes at the Domestic Box Office. The film is faring better in Maharashtra, CP Berar, North India and U.P circuits which will cover for a large part of the film's income in the weeks to come.

South India, Bengal will read a lower occupancy rate compared to the rest of the circuits. This film is predictably one of the best box office openers of this year. The collections is sure to rise by the later shows of the day, with evening shows expecting a better occupancy.

With the humongous popularity of Shootout At Lokhandwala which became one of the year's biggest hits,Shootout At Wadala is easily a better film. Being a mass entertainer, the film will attract more cine goers over the weekend and can be assumed to have a great opening weekend collection at the Box Office!