Despite being the biggest opening for a solo Saif Ali Khan starrer, 'Agent Vinod' will have to hugely depend on non-theatrical revenues to break even.
Saif Ali Khan's much ambitious mega-budgeted solo-starrer Agent Vinod released last Friday. The response was pretty mixed with many shunning the espionage thriller for lack of an interesting storyline. The film might be slick and stylish but was low on substance.
At the box-office, the film started on a slow note but business picked up slightly over the weekend because there was no other opposition or option for cine-goers. The first weekend collection is around Rs 30 crores which is the biggest opening for a solo Saif Ali Khan starrer. Also Agent Vinod boasts as the second biggest opening of 2012 (after Agneepath).
However with the film budgeted at more than Rs 60 crores, it needs to be seen if it would be able to recover the heavy costs. It will have to hugely depend on its non-theatrical revenues for recovery. The business is decent only in urban centers and multiplexes. Otherwise it's below average everywhere.
The coming Friday sees two modest releases. The first is Vishesh Films' Blood Money starring Kunal Khemu and Amrita Puri (last seen in Aisha). It needs to be seen whether Kunal Khemu will be accepted as the solo lead hero in this Bhatt production. The second film is a comedy titled Bumboo and stars Kavin Dave, Sanjay Mishra, Sharat Saxena and the likes. This one is heavily banking on its content and comic value, in absence of big stars.
Saif Ali Khan's much ambitious mega-budgeted solo-starrer Agent Vinod released last Friday. The response was pretty mixed with many shunning the espionage thriller for lack of an interesting storyline. The film might be slick and stylish but was low on substance.
At the box-office, the film started on a slow note but business picked up slightly over the weekend because there was no other opposition or option for cine-goers. The first weekend collection is around Rs 30 crores which is the biggest opening for a solo Saif Ali Khan starrer. Also Agent Vinod boasts as the second biggest opening of 2012 (after Agneepath).
However with the film budgeted at more than Rs 60 crores, it needs to be seen if it would be able to recover the heavy costs. It will have to hugely depend on its non-theatrical revenues for recovery. The business is decent only in urban centers and multiplexes. Otherwise it's below average everywhere.
The coming Friday sees two modest releases. The first is Vishesh Films' Blood Money starring Kunal Khemu and Amrita Puri (last seen in Aisha). It needs to be seen whether Kunal Khemu will be accepted as the solo lead hero in this Bhatt production. The second film is a comedy titled Bumboo and stars Kavin Dave, Sanjay Mishra, Sharat Saxena and the likes. This one is heavily banking on its content and comic value, in absence of big stars.
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