Akshay ends 2011 on a decent note with 'Desi Boyz'

After a decent weekend, 'Desi Boyz' just about managed to hang on for the rest of the week. Though there wasn't any spectacular growth that could have turned around the fortunes of this Akshay Kumar and John Abraham starrer, there wasn't any crash either which meant that the film found itself in a respectable zone at the least.

First week total of this Rohit Dhawan directed film reads a decent 40 crores. This is much better than what Akshay's last few films (barring 'Tees Maar Khan') have done in their first week, what with 'Thank You', 'Patiala House', 'Action Replayy' and 'Khatta Meetha' being left behind. From the preception perspective though this is one film which has fetched most appreciation for itself as well as Akshay. Those who watched the film had good things to say about it as well but surprisingly that didn't reflect in the theatre footfalls. On satellite and home video though the film is all set to enjoy many re-runs for itself.

Though till a week ago it was a given that the film would cross the 50 crore mark, lack of growth over the weekdays coupled with the bumper opening of 'The Dirty Picture' means that the film would end up missing that milestone. An average earner, it has still ended the year on a reasonably good note for Akshay who is now all set for a much better 2012 ahead with 'Housefull 2' and 'Rowdy Rathore' carrying immense hype.

Another release of the week, 'Dam 999', has turned out to be a disaster at the box office and struggled to complete even a week at the box office. With negligible collections to talk about, this would now be least grossing 3D film of all times.