New York, July 10 : Indian comedy adventure "Bol
Bachchan" starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan scored a terrific
opening in North America generating the best debut this summer for any
Bollywood film. Released by Fox International Productions, Rohit
Shetty's comic hit grossed $562,000 in its first three days beating the
opening of Akshay Kumar's "Rowdy Rathore" by a remarkable 47 percent
despite playing in fewer theatres, according to Boxofficeguru.com. It
also debuted bigger than "Teri Meri Kahaani" starring Shahid Kapoor and
Priyanka Chopra. In addition, " Bol Bachchan" more than tripled the
opening weekend of the last Rohit Shetty- Ajay Devgn project "Singham"
which released in July of last summer. The Hollywood Reporter
remarked that Abhishek Bachchan gives "one of his best performances to
date" and that the film is filled with "engaging performances and
ever-spiraling hysteria." " Bol Bachchan" landed in the Top 20 at the North American box office and also scored a huge number one opening in India. © IANS |
