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Total collections in Chennai : Rs. 4,15,46,518
Verdict: Hit
Average Theatre Occupancy (Weekend): 22%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend): Rs. 1,11,059
Average Theatre Occupancy (Weekdays): 14%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays): Rs. 1,24,085
Pizza is proof that a movie with a gripping story and direction can make it big in Tamil cinema without any star power. A horror movie that is set in a haunted house, Pizza is crisp and without unnecessary song and dance routines, thereby elevating the spookiness.
Made on less than a shoestring budget, Pizza has already made its investment’s worth. The movie has also been declared a hit.
Samantha recently watched the movie and was all praise for it on her twitter feed.
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 25%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 3,37,095
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 15%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 2,69,676
Debut director Karthik Subburaj’s Pizza is a crisply written and directed film that runs only for 127 minutes. The movie does not take your intelligence for granted and focuses only on spooking the daylights off you.
Pizza might as well be the dark horse of the year what with positive reviews and good collections fetching the movie a hit status.
Pizza is the first Tamil film to feature 7.1 surround sound!
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 50%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 53,47,492
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 40%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 47,15,136
Tamil cinema fans’ craving for a nice thriller has been answered with Pizza. Directed by debutante Karthik Subbaraj, Pizza surprises the audience, big time in the second half. On the whole, this Pizza is one satiating experience indeed.
A big thumbs-up for one of 2012’s most interesting movies.
After a slow start, Pizza has proceeded to garner impressive box-office returns. Hit, written all over it!
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 70%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 59,79,634
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 60%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 68,27,664
Pizza has stormed the public’s imagination thanks to its thrill quotient and also the unbelievable turn of events in the second half. The entire cast and crew have come in for appreciation from the film goers.
Pizza has joined the list of 2012’s hits. Will it survive the Diwali onslaught?
Word of mouth about the movie has spread like wild fire.
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 82%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 73,35,888
Ave Theatre occupancy (Weekdays) : 67%
Collection in Chennai (Weekdays) : Rs. 76,96,480
A decently done thriller in Tamil is long overdue and Pizza is right in time to fill the gap. Tautly written and neatly performed, Pizza is directed by debut talent Karthik Subbaraj.
Pizza might have had an average opening but the movie has very good word of mouth and is going good all over.
First Tamil film to feature the 7.1 surround sound system, the movie runs for only 127 minutes!
Ave Theatre occupancy (weekend) : 75%
Collection in Chennai (Weekend) : Rs. 28,02,308
Who would have thought a dark horse like Pizza will score such positive reviews upon its release, particularly since nobody bet anything on the movie. Directed by Karthik Subburaj, this neatly crafted thriller is one of the taut thrillers to be released this year.
Opening wasn’t particularly extraordinary but since the reviews and word of mouth are fantastic, the movie has every scope to make it big.
Be very scared!
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