Now that the first quarter of 2007 January-March has come to a close, its time for some introspection. I am not going to elaborate on how the year has fared so far. We all know about it, don't we? So let's get down to hardcore facts and do some soul-searching ourselves. Where did we go wrong?
Let's have a quick look at the month-wise releases, their first week screen averages and the final result at the box-office. It's an IndiaFM exclusive…
JANUARY
FILM
PER SCREEN AVERAGE Rs.1st week
VERDICT
Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana
26,488
Flop
Guru
4,45,033
Hit
Anwar
21,365
Flop
Friendship
55,190
Flop
Risk
1,08,600
Flop
Mr. Hot Mr. Kool
17,434
Flop
Salaam-E-Ishq
5,35,988
Flop
Parzania Eng.
1,23,403
Flop
FEBRUARY
FILM
PER SCREEN AVERAGE Rs.1st week
VERDICT
Traffic Signal
1,51,967
Average in some circuits
Black Friday
2,60,066
Flop
Undertrial
45,532
Flop
Eklavya The Royal Guard
4,97,476
Flop
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
3,87,245
Average in some circuits
MARCH
FILM
PER SCREEN AVERAGE Rs.1st week
VERDICT
Nishabd
2,44,877
Flop
Nehlle Pe Dehlla
1,13,951
Flop
Red The Dark Side
1,23,658
Flop
1971
29,859
Flop
Water
1,51,674
Flop
Sarhad Paar
51,340
Flop
Hattrick
1,58,309
Flop
Just Married: Marriage Was Only The Beginning
1,69,131
Flop
Eik Dasttak
4,366
Flop
Namastey London
4,79,504
Hit in North. Above average to average at places
The Namesake English
2,16,103
Steady at select multiplexes
Khanna & Iyer
Awaited
Flop
Delhii Heights
Awaited
Flop
Say Salaam India
Awaited
Flop