Friday, August 6, 2010

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Khatta Meetha’ Gets Mixed Response

Superstar Akshay Kumar starrer Khatta Meetha has had a sweet-sour effect on the box office as the Priyadarshan helmed comedy has made single-screen audiences burst into guffaws but left the multiplex gentry asking for more.“The overall average occupancy for Khaata Meetha over the weekend was 75 percent. Word of mouth is not that great and it is not being appreciated. Basically, it is a masses film meant only for single-screens where it is doing very well unlike in the multiplexes,” said Amit Awasthi, senior manager (Programming and Operations) of Spice Cinemas.“Monday onwards the occupancy of the movie has fallen drastically,” he added.A source from PVR cinemas said: “The weekend was Ok and the occupancy was only 60 per cent. The content is average and the initial was not as expected as out of an Akshay Kumar movie. We hope it sustains this week. However, it is doing well in single-screens.”

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