Tweet Review: 'Players', first day, first show
New Delhi: Abbas-Mustan's much publicized thriller 'Players' has been released on the first Friday of the New Year 2012. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh in pivotal roles. The film also has Sikander Kher, Omi Vaidya and Vinod Khanna.
Based on the famous heist film 'The Italian Job', 'Players' is expected to keep the audiences glued to their seats till the end. The original Hollywood flick was made in 1969 starring Michael Caine, Noel Coward and Benny Hill. It was remade in 2003 in a sleek racy style starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Jason Statham. In both the movies - the main crux was a million dollar heist for gold bars.
While director duo Abbas-Mastan has always delivered sharp and exciting thrillers - this is the first time a Hollywood movie is directly being remade by them in Bollywood style. Lets see how the Bollywood remake fares.
Washington: Released in more than 160 theaters in the United States and Canada, Shah Rukh Khan's latest film 'Don 2' is doing a roaring business in North America.
Taking the benefit of the Christmas and year-end holidays wherein Indian American film lovers thronged movie theaters in large numbers, Don 2 during the first 11 days of its release grossed USD 3.3 million.
'Don 2' surpassed USD 3.1 million of previous record-holder 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' starring Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar, as well as the usd 2.5 million of Khan's own 'Ra.One' which was released during Diwali.
The Farhan Akhtar-directed action thriller 'Don 2' has already grossed more than Salman Khan's 2011 hits 'Bodyguard' and 'Ready' combined.
The movie also set a new record for the all-time biggest opening week for a Hindi film in North America collecting a stellar USD 2.64 million beating the USD 2.55 million that Shah Rukh's 'My Name is Khan' earned in its first seven days in February 2010.
Co-starring Priyanka Chopra and Boman Irani, 'Don 2' continues to play to large crowds in over 160 theaters across the US and Canada.
