Badhaai Ho has taken a good start of around 30-35% while Namaste London is poor at around 10-15%. The opening of Badhaai Ho is better than the other small medium films Sonu Ki Tito Ki Sweety, Raazi and Stree. It has opened better than Dhadak in the bigger centres but collections in the Jaipur's and Indore's are less. This is also the case when compared with Stree but it is a minimal difference there.
The added boost to Badhaai Ho compared to the other films is that its a holiday in many parts of the country. In Delhi Punjab it is not a holiday but the film has opened well there anyway due to the very authentic feel of middle class Delhi which shone in the trailer.
Many makers try to make this type of film due to the high concentrate of big multiplexes in the North belt but some get the aunthenticty and language correct while others are not quite there and its the former with Badhaai Ho. The holiday n delhi and Punjab will be tomorrow and the collections are sure to jump in these pasrts from a good start.
Namaste England was a downer from the theatrical trailer which was very 90's cinema. The film had some decent music but the damage had been done with the trailer. The opening is very low and on top its a holiday in 65% of the market which makes recovery a huge task for the film. The initial shows show double the response for Badhaai Ho and this may get wider as there are far more screenings at multiplexes for Badhaai Ho later on in the day. The opening show admits for both films are as follows. All figures are like for like.
Mumbai (45 Cinemas)
Badhaai Ho - 3,076 admits
Namaste England - 1,689 admits
Delhi (25 cinemas)
Badhaai Ho - 2,087 admits
Namaste England - 1,009 admits
Chandigarh (8 Cinemas)
Badhaai Ho - 693 admits
Namaste England - 237 admits
Jaipur (10 cinemas)
Badhaai Ho - 584 admits
Namaste England - 297 admits
TOTAL (88 cinemas)
Badhaai Ho - 6,440 admits
Namaste England - 3,232 admits
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