Hat Trick for Rohit Shetty Golmaal 3

The third director Rohit Shetty on Golmaal franchise came out with three aces this Independence Day more than 90 percent occupancy in its opening weekend. Action has been beaten Replayy Vipul Shah.

"Golmaal 3 has done very well, while Replayy Action related stories had a bad start and only half during the weekend, "said trade analyst Amod Mehra told IANS on phone from Mumbai.

Both films opened on Independence Day on Friday. While advance bookings for Golmaal 3 are very strong until Sunday, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai starring action comedy period Replayy gradually picked up after a dull start on the first day.

Reports say that trade Golmaal 3 grossed around Rs.32 crore in the first three days, while Replayy Action won only half of it - Rs.16.75 crore in the same period.

Most multiplexes are not as enthusiastic about the content of the films, but at the same time they are happy with the business of Golmaal 3.

"Golmaal 3 has been much appreciated and weekend occupancy was over 90 percent. While the hearings are not really taking it in season period Akshay and Aishwarya in Action Replayy. He had an initial occupancy of only 60 - 70 percent, "Yogesh Raizada, Corporate Director (Cinema) Wave Cinemas told IANS.

"We had 10 to 12 shows for the property in an average of two films, and considering that no major releases are coming out next Friday, Golmaal 3 must have a long duration. It has a shelf life," he added.

Jayendra Banerji, VP (Operations) of Satyam cinemas, said: "The weekend was good because both films did good business and had an occupancy rate of between 90-100 percent Golmaal 3 was a little better with an occupancy rate of 80 percent of public and critical acclaim. while Replayy Action was about 65 to 70 percent of footprints. "

With an unprecedented buzz before its release, Golmaal 3 charged in terms of their previous two outings. While Devgn Ajay, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor resumed his duties in the third, Kunal Khemu and Mithun Chakraborty came as new additions to the cast.

Replayy action, meanwhile, saw Akshay and Aishwarya together as a couple for the first time, but not to create a spark, taking into account the initial audience reaction.

Srikant, a college student who went to see the movie with his friends, says he had a happy time. "We loved the movie. It is a paisa vasool, passing time laugh riot," he told IANS.

PVR Cinemas ran about eight to nine shows both films on average per property through Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). A source multiplex chain, said, "Golmaal 3" made a good deal, but the content is disappointing.

"The weekend was fantastic. Golmaal 3 and Replayy action both did well. But the content of both the film has not been much appreciated. It was only due to the pre-launch publicity that they have a good tread," the source said .

Kanika Jain, an avid movie fan, also complained that content. "There is no content in Golmaal 3. It was pathetic. He left halfway."