The Hindi version of actor-filmmaker
Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam" hit the screens Feb 1 amid controversies
and the espionage thriller, made at Rs.95 crore, grossed approximately
Rs.7.66 crore in its opening weekend.
The Hindi version earned Rs.1.99 crore
on the opening day. The footfalls increased over the weekend, but
reception by audience was not as per the expectation.
"Weekend had 50 percent occupancy on an
average. More young crowds are coming, but it is less than what we
expected. So far 6,000 people came," Punit Sahay, senior manager,
programming and operations, Spice said.
The Tamil and Telugu versions, titled
"Vishwaroopam", were scheduled for Jan 25 release, but it was banned
after some Muslim organisations claimed that certain scenes in the
movie will hurt religious sentiments of the community. As a result it
was banned Tamil Nadu and later the film's screening was stopped in
Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Though the ban was lifted in Kerala,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on Jan 29, protesters in Tamil Nadu did
not allow the release of the movie.
Later Kamal agreed to edit out the objectionable scenes from the film and now it will hit screens in Tamil Nadu Feb 7.
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