CC2C Box Office Report India | chandni Chowk to China Box Office Collections

CC2C Box Office Report India | chandni Chowk to China Box Office Collections

After a great end to the year 2008 with blockbusters like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini, all eyes were on the first big release of 2009. Chandni Chowk To China starring Akshay Kumar was expected to do the following

1) Open big all over India and overseas.
2) Match the opening weekend collections of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Singh Is King and Golmaal Returns.
3) Further consolidate Akshay Kumar's position as one of the biggest stars in Bollywood, one who can guarantee a historic initial.

The other debate on discussion boards and blogs was; Can Chandni Chowk to China match or even beat the opening of Aamir Khan's historic Ghajini?

Unfortunately, Chandni Chowk To China (CC2C) has shocked the trade! The film opened to a worst possible start with most critics, International and Indian, slamming the film. Then came the next shocker, the occupancy at the paid preview shows was somewhere between 65 - 75%, which is not bad but well below what was expected from a Akshay Kumar film.

On Friday with a much wider release, CC2C managed about 65 - 70% collections all over India, again not bad for a film that has released on such huge number of prints, but nothing great either.

On Saturday, the film was expected to further pick up momentum which again didnt happen. Which probably was due to the bad word of mouth surrounding the film. At some places the collections were less than half of Ghajini and Singh Is King!

Sunday the collections have improved slightly, but much lower than expected. Can it sustain on Monday or will the film directed by Nikhil Advani witness a heavy fall? We feel due to the negative reviews, word of mouth and the fact that many viewers have rejected the film outright, CC2C should fall heavily on Monday.