Diwali releases brings cheer at box office

Diwali releases brings cheer at box office
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Mumbai, Nov 7 (PTI) There were Diwali cheers for Bollywood this year with 'Golmaal Returns' and 'Fashion' raking in the moolah at the box office. Though the excitement and curiosity was much less compared to last year, when big-budgeted movies 'Om Shanti Om' and 'Saawariya' were released, the successes brought respite to the industry which was going through a dull phase following poor box office response to big budgeted movies like 'Drona' , 'Karzzz' and 'Roadside Romeo' just before the festive season, trade sources said.

Sources said that 'Golmaal Returns' earned Rs 72 crore gross in the opening week worldwide, while 'Fashion' generated more than Rs 33 crore worldwide.

Both films were released on Wednesday, unlike the customary Fridays, last week to cash in on the Diwali-mania.

'Golmaal Returns', produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd and directed by Rohit Shetty, is a sequel to 'Golmaal' which was one of the biggest grosser of 2006.

Talking about the film, Shetty said that the the box office response to "Golmaal Returns" had been bigger than the original film.

'Golmaal Returns' ran to packed houses for three days, he said. "'Chitra' theatre in central Mumbai beat all records for the past nine years for the opening week and was booked houseful in advance for the second week as well," Shetty said.

Exhibitors and distributors are thrilled with the film's response not just in the Mumbai circuit but all over India too, he added

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